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Close Helmet

Armorer Attributed to Wolfgang Grosschedel German
ca. 1560
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 371
Grosschedel, Landshut’s most renowned armorer of the mid-sixteenth century, fulfilled many commissions for both the German and the Spanish branches of the Hapsburg family. The decoration of this helmet is very similar to that of a large garniture made by Grosschedel for King Philip II of Spain (1513–1579) about 1560. It also resembles the decoration on a large series of armors that Grosschedel and others made for Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564) and his son, Maximilian II (1527–1576, Emperor from 1564) for use in a large tournament held in Vienna in 1560. It is not known to which commission the helmet originally belonged.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Close Helmet
  • Armorer: Attributed to Wolfgang Grosschedel (German, Landshut, active ca. 1517–62)
  • Date: ca. 1560
  • Geography: Landshut
  • Culture: German, Landshut
  • Medium: Steel, leather, copper alloy
  • Dimensions: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 11 lb. 3.1 oz. (5077.4 g)
  • Classification: Helmets
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1904
  • Object Number: 04.3.267a
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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