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Close Helmet of Claude Gouffier (1501-1570)

Close Helmet of Claude Gouffier (1501-1570). Culture: French. Dimensions: H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); D. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 5 oz. (2863 g). Date: ca. 1555-60.
This is an excellent example of a French heavy cavalry helmet of the mid-sixteenth century. Its elaborate decoration includes the monogram of Claude Gouffier (1501-1570), Master of the Horse (Grand Écuyer) for Henry II and Charles IX. This monogram is also on a knee piece from the armor of Gouffier's in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 1994.390).
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Close Helmet of Claude Gouffier (1501-1570)
Close Helmet of Claude Gouffier (1501-1570). Culture: French. Dimensions: H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); D. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 5 oz. (2863 g). Date: ca. 1555-60. This is an excellent example of a French heavy cavalry helmet of the mid-sixteenth century. Its elaborate decoration includes the monogram of Claude Gouffier (1501-1570), Master of the Horse (Grand Écuyer) for Henry II and Charles IX. This monogram is also on a knee piece from the armor of Gouffier's in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 1994.390).
Technique/matériel:
Steel, gold, brass
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:
4200 x 3782 px | 45.4 MB
Taille d'impression:
35.6 x 32.0 cm | 14.0 x 12.6 in (300 dpi)