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Source Description
This right tasset (hip and thigh defense) with virtuoso detailing is from an armor of Wilhelm V, duke of Jülich, Cleve, and Berg (1516-92). His sister Anne married Henry VIII of England (and survived!), and, in 1546, he married the sister of Archduke Ferdinand and the future Emperor Maximilian II. In recognition of this family tie and Wilhelm's prowess in battle, an armor of his was displayed by Archduke Ferdinand in his Hall of Heroes, part of his collection of arms and armor in Ambras Palace near Innsbruck, Austria. Grosschedel was from a family of armorers who worked for the English and Spanish courts as well as for important clients around Europe.
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Document identity
localId
77482
label
Two-Piece Tasset
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.49 (51.540, 51.541)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77482
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.49 (51.540, 51.541)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Two-Piece Tasset
description
This right tasset (hip and thigh defense) with virtuoso detailing is from an armor of Wilhelm V, duke of Jülich, Cleve, and Berg (1516-92). His sister Anne married Henry VIII of England (and survived!), and, in 1546, he married the sister of Archduke Ferdinand and the future Emperor Maximilian II. In recognition of this family tie and Wilhelm's prowess in battle, an armor of his was displayed by Archduke Ferdinand in his Hall of Heroes, part of his collection of arms and armor in Ambras Palace near Innsbruck, Austria. Grosschedel was from a family of armorers who worked for the English and Spanish courts as well as for important clients around Europe.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1560
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.49 (51.540, 51.541)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
body armor
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm); 8 5/8 in. (21.91 cm)
Source extras
med
etched and embossed, blackened and fire-gilded steel; copper alloy, leather
creator_ids
3625
collection_ids
ARM
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
259adba4d9542162