Close Helmet

Art Institute of Chicago

Close Helmet

Dutch

Date
1610/20
Medium
Steel and gilding
Culture
Netherlands
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

During its conflict with the Spanish Habsburgs during the first half of the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced a flowering of the armor’s art. Once part of a heavy cavalry armor, this helmet with rounded forms and crisp lines exemplifies the best of Dutch workmanship.

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Object type
AAT300209266

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