# Enseigne with battle composition [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, French]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Enamel, gold ## Commentary Enseigne with battle composition c. 1538 Enamel, gold Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris The first half of the sixteenth century was marked by a vogue for 'enseignes', ornaments for male headgear analogous to similar pieces worn in the Middle Ages. These pieces bore compositions influenced by ancient models and themes. This composition, swarming with soldiers equipped with ancient battle gear and ridding white horses, is a nocturne. It may have been intended to evoke the battle of Marignano, which took place at night. ## Related artworks - [Allegory of Faith in Baptism]() - [Angel Reliquary \(detail\)]() - [Angel Reliquary]() - [Aquamanile]() - [Binding of a Book of Hours]() - [Bust Reliquary]() - [Butterfly Reliquary]() - [Casket with Scenes of Courtly Love]() - [Casket with Scenes of Courtly Love]() - [Corpus]() - [Fibula of Picquigny]() - [Golden Horse]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()