Striscia di Cristiano II, elettore di Sassonia

Hilt by Israel Schuech German
 Blade by Juan Martinez Spanish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 376

L’elsa di questa spada, in bronzo dorato fuso e cesellato con grande complessità, è l’unica opera tramandata dello spadaio Israel Schuech di Dresda. Le decorazioni sulla guardia e le figure allegoriche, ornate con pietre preziose incastonate e in precedenza smaltate, emulano la maestria degli orefici in voga all’epoca presso la corte di Sassonia. Sull’elsa è montata una lama di Toledo, città famosa appunto per la qualità delle sue lame da spada, che venivano esportate in tutta Europa. Questo esemplare fu fabbricato da Juan Martinez, che firmava il suo lavoro come Espadero del Rey (spadaio del re).

Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo

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Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611), Hilt by Israel Schuech (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610), Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood, hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo

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