Closed helmet; Fox Helmet
Item
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Title
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Closed helmet; Fox Helmet
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Rights
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Vienna Art History Museum. Vienna, Austria. Fair Use.
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Creator
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Hans Seusenhofer (1470 - 1555)
Leonhard Meurl ( ? - 1547)
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Date
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ca. 1526 - 29 C.E.
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Description
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Silver close helmet with visor shaped to represent the face of a fox. The fox features include its eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, and small engraved details to mimic fur. The helmet is largely silver but decorated with sections of gold, as well as engraved with floral motifs.
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Format
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Iron, forged, chased, partly etched, partly openworked. Etched decoration: partly fire-gilded, partly filled with black paint (modern). Rivet caps: brass, partly fire-gilded. Leather (modern). H 33 x W 23 x D 38 cm.
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Publisher
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Vienna Art History Museum
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Contributor
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Joce Dolezal
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Identifier
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Vienna Art History Museum. A 461.
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Subject
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Close helmet; grotesque armor; Hans Seusenhofer; Leonhard Meurl; Renaissance armor; Emperor Ferdinand I.
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Source
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Jpeg file. Unknown Photographer. Vienna Art History Museum Digital Collections. 10/27/2023. https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/372858/?offset=28&lv=list
