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Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio (detail). Rogers Fund, 1939 (39.153).

A flaming petard, an explosive device, represents the most modern among fifteenth-century weapons and as such symbolizes the preparedness and effectiveness of the duke's artillery in case of enemy attack.

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