Title
Casket with scenes of courtly love
Caption
Casket with scenes of courtly love (About 1180 AD); Copper, gilt, enamel Limoges, France Troubadour poets entertained the courts of Europe with love ballads. The front of this casket shows scenes of courtship from medieval love poetry. On the left, a troubadour serenades a dancing lady with a stringed instrument. On the right, a man kneels in submission to a lady who restrains him with a leash. A mysterious figure in black, holding a key and sword, separates the couples.
Date
1180
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A06_253
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (4,7Mb) / 21,1in x 11,0in / 6343 x 3306 (300dpi)