Armor ca. 1575; breastplate, later; lancerest and gilt decoration, probably 18th-19th century Italian, probably Milan The man's armor, dating from about 1575, is part of a small garniture that included exchange elements for the battlefield and reinforcing pieces for the tournament. The breastplate is a restoration.The associated horse armor also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 21.139.2), dating from about 1560, is one of the few complete examples of its period to be preserved. It comes from the armory of the counts Collalto at the castle of San Salvatore, near Treviso, where it was presumably kept from the late sixteenth until the early twentieth century. The bands of etched ornament include classically inspired trophies of arms and armor and musical instruments. These were standard decorative motifs on Italian armor of the period, but here, they are depicted with much more precision, on a larger scale, and in far greater detail and variety than usual. The high qualit

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Armor ca. 1575; breastplate, later; lancerest and gilt decoration, probably 18th-19th century Italian, probably Milan The man's armor, dating from about 1575, is part of a small garniture that included exchange elements for the battlefield and reinforcing pieces for the tournament. The breastplate is a restoration.The associated horse armor also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 21.139.2), dating from about 1560, is one of the few complete examples of its period to be preserved. It comes from the armory of the counts Collalto at the castle of San Salvatore, near Treviso, where it was presumably kept from the late sixteenth until the early twentieth century. The bands of etched ornament include classically inspired trophies of arms and armor and musical instruments. These were standard decorative motifs on Italian armor of the period, but here, they are depicted with much more precision, on a larger scale, and in far greater detail and variety than usual. The high qualit

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Armor ca. 1575; breastplate, later; lancerest and gilt decoration, probably 18th-19th century Italian, probably Milan The man's armor, dating from about 1575, is part of a small garniture that included exchange elements for the battlefield and reinforcing pieces for the tournament. The breastplate is a restoration.The associated horse armor also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 21.139.2), dating from about 1560, is one of the few complete examples of its period to be preserved. It comes from the armory of the counts Collalto at the castle of San Salvatore, near Treviso, where it was presumably kept from the late sixteenth until the early twentieth century. The bands of etched ornament include classically inspired trophies of arms and armor and musical instruments. These were standard decorative motifs on Italian armor of the period, but here, they are depicted with much more precision, on a larger scale, and in far greater detail and variety than usual. The high qualit by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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