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Casque à tête de lion

ca. 1475–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 373
Ce casque est le plus ancien exemple qui nous soit parvenu d’une armure Renaissance all’antica (à l’antique). Il figure la tête du lion de Némée, dont Hercule revêtit la peau après l’avoir tué. Cet épisode de la mythologie devint un sujet très prisé des artistes de la Renaissance, qui firent du héros ainsi paré un symbole d’invincibilité, de courage et de persévérance. Le casque, qui pèse plus de trois kilos et demi, est composé d’un habillage extérieur en cuivre doré, auquel l’artisan a habilement donné la forme d’une tête léonine, par estampage. Cet habillage est fixé sur un casque d’acier noir appelé « salade ». Doté de remarquables qualités sculpturales, ce casque est un chef-d’œuvre d’orfèvrerie du début de la Renaissance.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Casque à tête de lion
  • Date: v. 1460–1480
  • Aire géographique: Italie
  • Technique: Acier, cuivre, or, verre, pigments et textile
  • Dimensions: H. 29,8 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Harris Brisbane Dick, 1923
  • Accession Number: 23.141
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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