Godfroy de Bouillon

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen|Colin Nouailher

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

In medieval legend, Godfroy de Bouillon, a leader of the First Crusade and first ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, was ranked as one of the three greatest Christian heroes. With King Arthur and Charlemagne, the biblical King David, Joshua, Judas Maccabeus, and the pagan luminaries Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar, he was celebrated as one of the nine most worthy of all time.

Artist

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen|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