Yelmo en forma de cabeza de león

Italia

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 373

Este yelmo es el ejemplo más antiguo de armadura renacentista all’antica (al estilo de la antigüedad clásica). Representa la cabeza del león de Nemea, cuya piel sirvió de atuendo al héroe mitológico Hércules, muchas veces representado en el arte renacentista vestido con la piel del león como símbolo de fuerza indomable, valor y perseverancia. El yelmo, que pesa casi cuatro kilos, consiste en una cubierta de cobre dorado repujada con maestría para dar forma a la cabeza del león y montada sobre un simple yelmo de acero denominado sallet. De gran valor escultórico, este yelmo es también una obra maestra de la orfebrería protorrenacentista.

Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian

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Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian

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