Roland

Colin Nouailher

ca. 1541 · Painted and partly gilded enamel on copper · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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.

Artist

Colin Nouailher

Date

ca. 1541

Medium

Painted and partly gilded enamel on copper

Culture

French, Limoges

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, John H. and Susan Gutfreund Gift, 1993