Close Helmet (from a Small Garniture, perhaps for Siegmund Friedrich, Freiherr von Herbertstein [d.1621])

Q: When was "Close Helmet (from a Small Garniture, perhaps for Siegmund Friedrich, Freiherr von Herbertstein [d.1621])" created?

This artwork was created c. 1580.

Q: Is "Close Helmet (from a Small Garniture, perhaps for Siegmund Friedrich, Freiherr von Herbertstein [d.1621])" in the public domain?

Yes, Close Helmet (from a Small Garniture, perhaps for Siegmund Friedrich, Freiherr von Herbertstein [d.1621]) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Unknown Artist

c. 1580

Medium

steel, etched and gilded, brass rivets

Dimensions

40 × 35.5 × 23 cm

Classification

Arms and Armor

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance

Accession Number

1916.1531

About this artwork

This helmet appears to belong to a garniture for man and horse of which other elements survive in the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The associated visor has been removed to better show the beautiful etched and gilded strapwork decoration.

Close Helmet (from a Small Garniture, perhaps for Siegmund Friedrich, Freiherr von Herbertstein [d.1621])

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