Roland

ca. 1541

Not on view

The chevalier Roland was not among the Nine Heroes celebrated in Jacques de Longuyon’s Les Voeux du Paon, but, as the revered hero of the Battle of Roncesvalles (Roncevaux) and the protagonist of the epic La chanson de Roland, he would have been a readily acceptable addition to the company.

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Title: Roland
Enameler: Colin Nouailher (French, active 1539, d. after 1571)
Date: ca. 1541
Culture: French, Limoges
Medium: Painted and partly gilded enamel on copper
Dimensions: Diameter: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: Purchase, John H. and Susan Gutfreund Gift, 1993
Object Number: 1993.65.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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