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Vamplate Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania

Kunz Lochner

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Circular metal object with a central hole; surface is dark brown with gold, red, and white; small rivets around edge; intricate etched designs.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1555; probably repainted later
Medium:
Steel, gold, paint
Culture:
German, Nuremberg
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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