Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Gauntlet for the Left Hand, 1575/90
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Lucio Piccinino |
| Spatial Coverage | Milan |
| Temporal Coverage | 1565-1600 |
| Description | Intended purely for spectacle, parade armor represented the pinnacle of the armorer's art. This fragmentary gauntlet for the right hand was part of such a harness. The workshop of Lucio Piccinino produced several similar commissions for various dukes and princes of the Habsburg court. The work of several craftsmen, this gauntlet merges the arts of armoring and goldsmithing. Here the technique of gold-and-silver overlay is combined with embossing—pushing the thin steel from both inside and out. With its riot of classical ornament, including grotesque figures, fruit garlands, and trophies of arms, the decoration reflects the prevailing artistic taste, known as Mannerism, at the end of the 16th century. [A work made of steel, gold, silver, and brass.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | The `description` field in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License (CC-By) and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. All other data in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 designation and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. |
| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Suit-gauntlet Armor Arms And Armor Artworks Applied Arts of Europe |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Visual Artwork |
