Helmet of Suit of Armor

ca. 1450-1500 (Renaissance)

67.8 cm 169 cm 53 cm

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The two main "schools" of armor design in 15th-century Europe were the Italian and the German. While the Germans favored pointed "Gothic" lines and surfaces decorated with channeling, the Italian style was characterized by a smooth finish and rounded surfaces, which gave the...

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Sale, American Art Association, New York, November 19, 1921, no. 316; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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