This is a painting of a heraldic coat of arms with a helmet and swan motif at the top. The painting prominently features a shield with diagonal stripes in black and gold tones. Atop the shield is an ornate silver helmet adorned with decorative golden flourishes. Seated above the helmet is a white swan. A scroll bearing the phrase "TART SVIS VENV" twists behind the swan, while another scroll at the base of the painting reads "DE HONDECOVTRE" along with the date "1543." The rest of the painting features elaborate leaf motifs in golden yellow and dark gray on the black background.

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Crested Coat of Arms [reverse]

Probably painter Antwerp 16th Century

1543

Medium: oil on panel
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: painted surface: 24.5 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.) ; overall (panel): 25.6 x 20.1 cm (10 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Culture: Antwerp
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CNE-R
Credit line: Gift of Adolph Caspar Miller
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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