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Gauntlet for the Right Hand, Belonging to the Armor of Don Alonzo Pérez de Guzman el Bueno (1550–1619), Count of Niebla and Duke of Medina-Sidonia, ca. 1580, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, silver, gold, textile, leather, L. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm); H. 6 1/4 in. (16.2 cm); Wt. 25 oz. (707 g), Armor Parts-Gauntlets, The gauntlet's elaborately chiseled and damascened decoration exemplifies the highest quality of late Renaissance Milanese metalworking. The owner's crowned monogram on the cuff identifies the gauntlet as belonging to the armor of Don Alonzo Pérez de Guzman el Bueno (1550–1619), count of Niebla and duke of Medina-Sidonia, the commander of the ill-fated armada sent against England in 1558.

Gauntlet for the Right Hand, Belonging to the Armor of Don Alonzo Pérez de Guzman el Bueno (1550–1619), Count of Niebla and Duke of Medina-Sidonia, ca. 1580, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, silver, gold, textile, leather, L. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm); H. 6 1/4 in. (16.2 cm); Wt. 25 oz. (707 g), Armor Parts-Gauntlets, The gauntlet's elaborately chiseled and damascened decoration exemplifies the highest quality of late Renaissance Milanese metalworking. The owner's crowned monogram on the cuff identifies the gauntlet as belonging to the armor of Don Alonzo Pérez de Guzman el Bueno (1550–1619), count of Niebla and duke of Medina-Sidonia, the commander of the ill-fated armada sent against England in 1558.
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Gauntlet for the Right Hand, Belonging to the Armor of Don Alonzo Pérez de Guzman el Bueno (1550–1619), Count of Niebla and Duke of Medina-Sidonia, ca. 1580, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, silver, gold, textile, leather, L. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm); H. 6 1/4 in. (16.2 cm); Wt. 25 oz. (707 g), Armor Parts-Gauntlets, The gauntlet's elaborately chiseled and damascened decoration exemplifies the highest quality of late Renaissance Milanese metalworking. The owner's crowned monogram on the cuff identifies the gauntlet as belonging to the armor of Don Alonzo Pérez de Guzman el Bueno (1550–1619), count of Niebla and duke of Medina-Sidonia, the commander of the ill-fated armada sent against England in 1558
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36.6 x 36.6 cm | 14.4 x 14.4 in (300 dpi)