Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris
12th Jan 2012✧12:5711 notes
ArchitectureGothicFrenchParis16th Century
Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve (trial proof), 1504 engraving
28th Dec 2011✧18:0650 notes
16th CenturyGermanRenaissanceEngraving
Hercules and Antaeus, in style of Giovanni Bologna (‘Giambologna’), 16th century; terracotta; 35-1/2 in. (h) Metropolitan Museum of Art
28th Dec 2011✧10:489 notes
16th CenturyRenaissanceItalianSculpture
French burgonet with falling buffe, c. 1550; steel, blued and gilt Metropolitan Museum of Art
26th Dec 2011✧23:5518 notes
ArmorFrenchRenaissance16th Century
Italian buffe, possibly by Lucio Piccinino, c. 1590; steel, embossed, damascened with gold and silver, and rivetted Victoria & Albert Museum
26th Dec 2011✧23:5220 notes
ArmorItalianRenaissance16th Century
Giovanni Battista Serabaglio (Panzeri), Burgonet, c. 1560 Kunsthistorisches Museum
23rd Dec 2011✧19:1756 notes
ArmorBurgonetItalian16th CenturyRenaissance
Jörg Sigman, Steel Burgonet, c. 1555 Kunsthistorisches Museum
23rd Dec 2011✧18:5026 notes
ArmorBurgonetGerman16th Century
Myochin Munesuke (inscription), Saotome Hidetama, European-inspired Kabuto, late 16th century, iron with lacquer, 8-3/4 in. (height). The Walters Art Museum
23rd Dec 2011✧18:458 notes
ArmorJapanese16th CenturyHelm
French Close Helmet, c. 1570, steel, 12-3/16 in. (height) The Walters Art Museum
23rd Dec 2011✧18:25
FrenchArmor16th Century
Michael Witz the Younger, Chamfron with Arms of Baron Kasper Völs-Schenkenberg, steel, 1560, 16-9/16 in. (height). The Walters Art Museum
23rd Dec 2011✧18:0515 notes
16th CenturyArmorAustrian
Il Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella), Lion Hunt, 16th century, bronze Metropolitan Museum of Art
22nd Dec 2011✧09:165 notes
Renaissance16th CenturyItalianBronze
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