The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Fireback

Fireback

c. 1500–1600
(?)
cast iron
Overall: 105.4 x 82.6 cm (41 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1975.61
Location: not on view

Description

The fireback is embellished with the standing figures of Saint Helena and her son, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (about ad 280-337), beneath fictitious coats of arms. The origin of this fireback is unknown.
  • George and Florence Blumenthal, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; (Blumka Gallery, New York).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.61