Is “Shield” in the public domain?

Yes. “Shield” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Can I use “Shield” commercially for free?

Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

“Shield” (ca. 1450) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Shield

Title	Shield
Date	ca. 1450 15th century
Medium	Wood, iron, gesso, polychrome, pigskin, silver leaf
Classification	Shields
Origin	German, Nuremberg German
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Mrs. Florence Blumenthal, 1925
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Shield” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1450. It is executed in wood, iron, gesso, polychrome, pigskin, silver leaf and classified as shields. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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