Close Helmet from an Armor of Tsar Dmitry I

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Close Helmet from an Armor of Tsar Dmitry I

Italian, MilanLinkedCulture matchlcp-1d93c4686fe9

Date
1605-1606
Medium
Steel, brass, and traces of gilding
Culture
Milan
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
261474

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On the upper visor above the vision slits on this helmet, the Moscow coat of arms with an imperial double-headed eagle identifies the owner as Dmitry I, the ill-fated tsar of Russia who falsely claimed to be Ivan the Terrible’s lost youngest son. After only 11 months of rule, members of the Russian nobility (boyars) assassinated him and shot the ashes of his body out of a cannon. Dmitry rose to power with Polish support and was heavily influenced by Western taste and politics. This Italian-made helmet (with matching breastplate and backplate, also in the Art Institute’s collection) represents the height of Western fashion at the time and might have been a diplomatic gift. Only traces remain of the original gilding that once highlighted the bands of etched decoration.

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Purchased with funds provided by John Edwardson; through prior acquisition of the George F. Harding Collection; purchased with funds provided by Paul Carbone; Laird Landmann Arms and Armor Fund; purchased with funds provided by Daniel Manoogian, purchased with funds provided by Michael Haney.

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  • Representative object from the topic European Renaissance Armor Components
    European Renaissance Armor Components

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