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Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance

Stuart W. Pyhrr, Filippo Negroli, José-A. Godoy, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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Overview

The second quarter of the sixteenth century witnessed the emergence of a new fashion of armor design based on the forms and ornament found in classical art. Embossed in high relief, richly gilt, and damascened in gold and silver, these lavish parade armors all'antica were worn by Renaissance kings and captains who wished to project an aura of power and virtue by arraying themselves like the heroes of ancient Roman history and mythology.

Details

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1998
Pages: 357
Language: EN
Categories: Art / General, Art / Folk & Outsider Art, History / Europe / General, History / Military / General
ISBN-13: 9780870998720