Pair of ceiling panels depicting armored men-at-arms

Tempera on wooden panel
Lombardy, late 15th century
19.2 x 43.5 cm – 19.5 x 45 cm

Inside a space defined by a red polylobed architectural structure, a young man-at-arms wearing armor proudly displays himself.

These painted wooden panels adorned the coffered ceilings of important Lombard palaces in the 15th and 16th centuries.