Armor for the Duke of Medina Sidonia
This armor is engraved all over with a design based on an M, signifying the duchy of Medina Sidonia. It was made for Don Alonso Perez de Guzman el Bueno, duke of Medina Sidonia (1550-1615). Extremely rich, he was also commander of the Spanish fleet (the Armada) under King Phil...
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Artifact
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17890
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object
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normalized
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provenance
Dukes of Mendoza and Medina Sidonia (?); Don Joaquin Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1894-1955) [date and mode of acquisition unknown];Duke of Medina Sidonia Sale, 1924; Marquis de Mondejar [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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3
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