Wooden Shield with a Prayer to Saint James - Prague
Anonymous
c. 1550
Location:
Prague (Czechia), the National Museum
Material:
Oil on Poplar Wood
Dimensions:
49 cm - diameter
Unverfehrt catalogue:
De Vrij catalogue:
More information
Part of the exposition "Bosch e un altro Rinascimento” in Palazzo Reale in Milan 2022/2023.
Credit line:
History:
Around the shield is painted in Spanish: 'SANTIAGO BENCEDOR DELOS MOROS GOARDE MEDEL ENEMIGO' what means 'O Saint James, conqueror of the Moors, guard me against the enemy'
Literature:
Hommage à Bosch - Various authors - Published by Nadace Hieronymus, Praha 1997
Source:
Article Jan Royt: 'Iconography of the Wooden Shield from the National Museum' - hommage à bosch.
