Date : approx. between 1570 and 1575
Material : Engraved steel, Leather
Acquisition : Fletcher Fund (1921)
Moyen-Age
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Arms and Armors
Weapon (Armure)
Vitrine : V01
Area related
Brescia (Italy)
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The horse armor is covered with etched ornament that includes foliage, mythological creatures and heroes from biblical and classical history such as David and Goliath and Marcus Curtius. The quality of the etching and the overall decoration suggest an origin in Brescia, the second most important armor-producing center in northern Italy after Milan. Like the adjacent Italian horse armor, this example comes from the armory of the counts Collato at the castle of San Salvbatore near Treviso. It is one of the few complete horse armor to survive from the late sixteenth century, when the heavily armored cavalery played a diminishing role in warfare
The man armor is composite. Genuine elements from an Italian garniture of about 1570 are combined with restored pieces etched to match.
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Les juifs
Les juifs (hébreu : Yëhûdîm - yiddish : yiden - ladino - djudios, arabe يَهُودِيّ - latin : Iudæus , grec ancien - [ɪuðajos]) adhèrent au judaïsme.
Histoire de David
David était un jeune berger de Bethléem. Il gardait les moutons de son père Isaï tout en jouant de la harpe et en chantant à la gloire de Dieu.
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