  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  This exceptionally well-preserved shield is a paramount example of a uniquely Venetian technique called cuoridoro, or gilded leather. Its maker covered its wooden core in leather, followed by layers of metal leaf, before applying a unique formula of pigments and oil to achieve a luminous, jewel-like surface that recalls enameled goldwork. The technique&acirc;&#128;&#153;s shimmering effect and decorative floral patterns emulated luxurious leather goods that were imported from the Ottoman Empire and Persia (present-day Turkey and Iran), demonstrating the influences of the Islamic world on European art in the late 1500s.
  
  
  Title
  Parade Shield for the Bodyguard of Wolf-Dietrich von Raitenau, Archbishop of Salzburg
  
  
  Artwork Date
  ca. 1595
  
  Artist
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  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Culture
  
  
  
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  Italian, venice
  
  
  Medium
  Wood, tooled leather, metal leaf, polychromy, varnish
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 24 1/2 inches (62.2 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Arms and Armor
  
  
  Department
  European Sculpture and Dec Arts
  
  
  Credit
  Museum Purchase, Jill Ford Murray Fund
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  2022.5
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
