COUSTENS, Pieter Coat-of-Arms of Anthony of Burgundy, 1478

 COUSTENS, Pieter Coat-of-Arms of Anthony of Burgundy, 1478
Oil on panel, 94,2 x 58,7 cm
Sint-Salvatorskerk, Bruges

The coat-of-arms of Anthony of Burgundy (1421-1504), as Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Great Bastard of Burgundy, knighted during the 9th chapter in The Hague in 1456, is adorned with a helm, a crest and mantling and is enfolded by the golden chain of the order, from which a ram's fleece hangs. (Web Art Gallery)

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