Kunst & Kunsthandwerk, Antiken

| 437 rage includes several commanders and stand- ard bearers amongst soldiers in armour. According to the Latin inscription on the lower edge of the central panel, “EXERCITUS ROMANUS PONTE E NAVIBUS CON- STRUCTU DANUBIUM TRAICIT M.AURELIUS CUM EXERCITUS SUUM”, this scene shows Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 Rome - 180 A.D.) and his Roman army crossing the Danube during the Marcomannic Wars (169 - 175 and 178 - 180). To this end, as can be seen in the picture, a floating bridge was built using ships and pillars. During the period that followed, the campaigns led by the other- wise peaceful emperor were considered to be important cornerstones in extending the Ro- man Empire to the north of the Alps. The trip- tych commemorates this event. The upper edge of the panels decorated with an ornamental arch, a papal coat of arms in the top archway of the central panel, featuring a tiara, the crossed keys of St. Peter and six fleurs-de-lys on the shield, flanked by two winged angels with laurel wreaths and palm branches. A coat of arms with alliance fields in the half arch of the left panel, including the Austrian eagle. The Medici coat of arms in the arch of the right panel. Damage due to age. The gilding is rubbed. Dimensions 37 x 54 x 4 cm. Attention – shipping to non-EU countries sub- ject to CITES regulations. 261295 III € 25.000 2430