The Knight and Man-at-arms - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBTitle: The Knight and Man-at-arms. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg) Date: n.d. Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: sheet: 15 x 10 7/8 in. (38.2 x 27.7 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Gift of Junius Spencer Morgan, 1919. Accession Number: 19.73.158. Learn more about this artwork. An illustrated explainer.
The Decoration of European Armor | Essay - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBAs in antiquity, early medieval shields were invariably of wood, usually covered with leather, and often painted, with paint substituting costly applied ornaments on lesser examples. Middle Ages (ca. 1000–1400) As in the previous centuries, the main protection for the man-at-arms was a mail shirt, which would usually be left undecorated.
The Decoration of Arms and Armor - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBArtists such as Albrecht Dürer, Hans Burgkmair, and Hans Holbein drew elaborate designs for cannons, sword hilts (2000.27), scabbards, armor, and etched decoration of various parts of armor, while field and tournament armors were etched with designs of exquisite quality by printmakers like Daniel Hopfer (1471–1536).
Arms and Armor: A Farewell to Persistant Myths and Misconceptions
WEBSep 7, 2014 · Arms and Armor: A Farewell to Persistant Myths and Misconceptions. By Dirk Breiding. Perspectives on Medieval Art – Learning through Looking, edited by Ena Giurescu Heller and Patricia C. Pongracz (New York: Museum of Biblical Art, 2010)
The Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms …
WEBMar 20, 2018 · This spring, the Art Institute unveils the new Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor, presenting nearly 700 objects from the museum’s rich holdings of art from 1200 to 1600: monumental altarpieces, exquisite jewelry, and the beloved arms and armor collection.
Man-at-arms - Wikipedia
WEBGerman man-at-arms 1498 by Albrecht Dürer. The equipment is that of a demi-lancer. A man-at-arms was a soldier of the High Medieval to Renaissance periods who was typically well-versed in the use of arms and served as a fully-armoured heavy cavalryman.
The Men-at-Arms | The Soldier in Later Medieval England
WEBThis chapter considers the military service of non-knightly men-at-arms (esquires) in the Hundred Years War. We investigate how important their contribution was to the English military effort.
Arms and armor - The Art Institute of Chicago
WEBArms and armor | The Art Institute of Chicago. Open today 10–11 members | 11–5 public. The Collection. Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources. Artworks. Publications. Research.
Exercises in Arms: the Physical and Mental Combat Training of …
WEBSummary. The concept of knights and men-at-arms leisurely sparring against each other in the middle of a castle courtyard to pass the time of day is one which has often been taken for granted in modern fiction, yet a contradictory view that knightly combat was clumsy and brutish has arguably persisted within scholarship and amongst the general ...
Arms and armor - Worcester Art Museum
WEBRanging from ancient Egypt to nineteenth-century Japan, this collection is comprised of over 1,500 objects. At its heart is a diverse array of full suits of armor from around the world. The core of this collection is the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection.