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Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present

As part of a special Sunday at the Met program held in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in Charge, details the growth of the department after 1929, changes in the galleries, and notable acquisitions.

Video/Audio (6)

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 690 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 280 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4364 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 227 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 321 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 208 views

Shield

Date:: ca. 1530–50
Culture:: Italian
Medium:: Wood, leather, gesso, bole, paint, gold
Classification:: Shields
Credit Line:: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number:: 14.25.779

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 374

Description

The shield's inner side is painted with lively battle scenes, busts in grisaille, and acanthus scrolls that reflect the Renaissance interest in antique subject matter and ornament.
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What
Metal (59,364)

Costume (41,678)

Clay (23,649)

Gold (12,457)

Leather (5,761)

Armor (2,071)

Shields (380)

Gesso (362)

Bole (39)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Italy (20,983)
When
A.D. 1400-1600 (20,545)
In the Museum
Arms and Armor (13,084)