Inscription:"hi[l]f ritter sant iorg hilf got du ewigs wort dem leib hie und der sel dort” Translated from German:"Help, knight Saint George; help, God, your eternal word, the life here and the soul there."
Description: At the top is the coat of arms of the duchy of Saxony quartered with crossed swords, symbols of the elector of Saxony's office as archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire.
Shield (Pavise)
Date: ca.1450–75
Geography: Saxony
Culture: German, Saxon
Medium: Wood, leather, gesso, silver foil, polychromy
Dimensions: Height. 65.1 cm; Width. 44.5 cm; Weight. 3.230 kg
Inscription: "hi[l]f ritter sant iorg hilf got du ewigs wort dem leib hie und der sel dort”
Translated from German: "Help, knight Saint George; help, God, your eternal word, the life here and the soul there."
Description:
At the top is the coat of arms of the duchy of Saxony quartered with crossed swords, symbols of the elector of Saxony's office as archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire.
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art