16th Century Italian Armor by bmac62
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...A sturdy horse was required to carry this 98 pounds of horse armor and an additional 60 pounds of armor for the knight.
The details of this matched set of etched armor are marvelous...have left this file very large for ZOOMING:)
Armored knights were a favorite museum exhibit for me as a boy and they are to this day.
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Bill:)
Photo taken with permission of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
"Remember the Days of Your Youth"
Comments (41)
sharky_
I'm dying just trying to carry my camera equipment and water...lol A lot of weight they carry. Nice shot. Aloha
DAVER2112
Very beautiful and ornate. Imagine having to wear that in combat. Excellent shot!!
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!
jendellas
The armour is beautiful, what work went into that. I do feel for the horse though :o)
Buffalo1
Great pic and I loved the knight's armor that was on display at several museums in Chicago when I was a kid. The Art Institute has some cool stuff.
kbrog
That is very finely made armor. How much you say. :) About 3/4 million U.S. dollars by todays standards and that does not include the Clydesdale horse or it's armor. Excellent capture!
dbrv6
Wonderful indeed! Thanks for the big image so the detail can be seen.
Chipka
What an amazing piece of work, both the armor itself and the photograph of it! I have no romantic notions of life in the days when such armor was "state of the art" but I must say that there is a certain visual aesthetic that I love, that and the fact that it's the direct history of friends I've come to know...Pavl foremost among them; there's something to be said for seeing something like this and realizing that a human being wore it and that human's direct descendants might be alive today and that those same direct descendants might be guys like Pavl (or in Italian, Paolo.) I love the fact that so much has been evoked. And yes, this is an intricate and gorgeous piece of work, a marvelous display of brute force and fine, elegant detail: it's such a paradox, as is most of human life. This is brilliant!
neiwil
Stunning Bill, as a child I always wanted to be this guy.You've caught so much detail in this, the true sign of rank and status in it's day. A most expensive piece of kit, that could be stopped by the cheapest...the English longbow.Still very nice to look at.
cfulton
I can only imagine the time and dedication it took to create this - so much detail and care invested. The armour maker must have been devastated if his liege was injured in battle. I like your composition, Clive
danapommet
The etched armor is so fantastic and so is this shot. I hope that you have more. Dana