The armour represents the theme of the knightly tournament. However, it is important to note that the armour is richly ornamented and was primarily used for representational purposes. It also has a modern shape at the time of its creation, referring to fashionable men’s clothing. Decorativeness, representativeness, the decoration of weapons and the constant reference (or dictation) of civilian fashion will be frequent themes in the objects presented in the exhibition.
Italy and Germany, ca. 1560
Iron, leather, brass, forging, etching, punching, cutting, casting
From 1941, deposited by the Tarnowski family in the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow. Purchased for collection in 1982
Germany or Spain, between 1570-1620
Iron, brass, forging, etching
Gift of Leon Bratoszyn Zenowicz, 1916