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Rapier

Pietro de Formicano

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rapier by Pietro de Formicano: A long, slender sword with a pointed tip and a decorative hilt. The hilt features a coiled, ornate design at the top with a spherical pommel; a crossguard with a slight curve at the ends; and a long, straight blade with a sharp point. The background is a gray gradient, dark at the top and light at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1610–20
Medium:
Steel, iron
Culture:
hilt, Northern European, possibly German; blade, Italian, Belluno
Dimensions:
462 × 624 px
Museum record:
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