Northern Italian Comb Morion, 1590-1600, steel, brass & leather, 13-1/3 in. (h.), George F. Harding Collection, 1982.2192 The Art Institute of Chicago
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ArmorRenaissanceItalian
L’Illustration, Samedi 1er Août 1914, 72e Année, No 3727
28th Dec 2011✧17:3923 notes
ArmorFrenchNewspaper
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
Parade Burgonet of Charles V by Filippo and Francesco Negroli (Milan), 1545, steel with gilding, Patrimonio Nacional, Real Armería, Madrid Featured in The Art of Power (2009), an exhibition by the National Gallery of Art. The catalog alone is a beautiful publication.
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ArmorItalianRenaissance
Steel burgonet by Filippo & Francesco Negroli, c. 1570 Museo Poldi Pezzoli
26th Dec 2011✧23:235 notes
ItalianRenaissanceArmor
Danish armored Harley-Davidson motorcycle from 1930s
26th Dec 2011✧16:259 notes
DanishVehicleArmorMilitary
Indo-Persian Steel Helmet (Kulah Khud) and Shield (Dhal), 19th century; 11 in. H. (helmet), 18 in. D. (shield). Sold together for $5,019 Sale 1319 | The Russell B. Aitken Collection | Christie’s
25th Dec 2011✧23:3618 notes
ArmsArmorPersian19th Century
Steel German Close Helmet, 1530-1550 Higgins Armory Museum
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GermanArmorRenaissance
Jacob Halder, Portions of an Armor for Field and Tilt, c. 1580-1590, steel with gilding, iron, brass & leather, 30 in. (h.), George F. Harding Collection, 1982.2241a-h The Art Institute of Chicago
25th Dec 2011✧22:244 notes
EnglishArmorRenaissance
Greek Silver Helmet, 4th century BCE, 9-1/2 x 7-1/8 in. (height x width). Detroit Institute of Arts
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AncientGreekArmorHelmet
Giovanni Battista Serabaglio (Panzeri), Burgonet, c. 1560 Kunsthistorisches Museum
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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
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