http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/36106/half-armor ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Half armor http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/36106/half-armor 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/36106/half-armor http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/36106/half-armor Arms and Armor Artist Unknown (Northern Italy) 1560 1560 Europe, Northern Italy Steel, leather, cloth Arms and Armor Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:12:10 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Half armor</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Northern+Italy%29">Artist Unknown (Northern Italy)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1560">c. 1570-1580</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G340%22">G340</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Steel with etched bands of stylized trophies alternating with polished bands and cartouches framing classical and biblical figures. The figure of Judith with the head of Holofernes is at center of the breast plate. Leather straps hold tassets of one plate, embossed and etched to simulate separate articulated horizontal lames. Includes a cabasset helmet with brass rivets in stylized flower shape around brim. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/36106/half-armor Artist Unknown (Northern Italy)