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Illustrated Manuscript Inventory of an Armory for Sale by Lottery

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue-armored knight riding a brown horse. The knight wears a blue helmet with a curved red plume on top; a blue breastplate with a rounded protrusion at the top center; tassets; and greaves. The horse has a blue saddle blanket and a blue champron. The horse's front right leg is raised. The background includes black calligraphy writing at the top and gray shadows behind the horse. The work is titled "Illustrated Manuscript Inventory of an Armory for Sale by Lottery" by an unknown artist. The illustration depicts a man in armor on a horse.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Vellum
Culture:
German
Dimensions:
408 × 624 px
Museum record:
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