Victorian Reproduction of Renaissance Breastplate Armor

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This Victorian-period reproduction of a Renaissance breastplate is gallery-mounted and features a frenetic array of fantastic beasts, maidens, musicians, and … Read more This Victorian-period reproduction of a Renaissance breastplate is gallery-mounted and features a frenetic array of fantastic beasts, maidens, musicians, and warriors all tangled within a floral scene and literal knots.

Not until the end of the fifteenth century did armorers begin to create a style in which the surface of the metal itself provided the medium for incredibly complex ornamentation.

Dimensions:
6.125” x 6.125” x 19.5” (stand)
13.5” x 7” x 19” (breastplate)

19th Century Collection
Spanish Colonial Collection


GrpB 6.6 See less