#metarmsandarmor

[victusinveritas]

Armored Cavalryman.

Tibetan, and possibly Bhutanese and Nepalese

18th–19th century.

This figure has been assembled based on photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa during the Great Prayer Festival. The photographs showed troops of ceremonial armored cavalry, who wore a standardized set of equipment as stipulated by the central government of Tibet probably from the mid-seventeenth or eighteenth century onward. The equipment included a helmet, a mail shirt, a set of four mirrors, an armored belt, a bow case and quiver, a matchlock musket, a bandoleer with gunpowder and bullets, and a short spear for the rider, as well as a saddle, saddle rug, and tack for the horse. Armed and equipped in a similar fashion, Tibetan government officials were periodically required to demonstrate proficiency on horseback with musket, bow and arrow, and spear until as late as the mid twentieth century.

@metarmsandarmor

#arms and armor #tibetan #nepalese #bhutanese #himalayas #cavalry

[shoedaydreams]

Thursday night was Member’s Night so we got to see some new exhibits and some we had not gotten to yet. The main target was Hew Locke's "Gilt" on The Met's facade, the third of commissions on the Museum's exterior. Then the gorgeous pieces in the "Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan." We also loved “Water Memories” which showcased the relationship and importance of bodies of water and waterways to indigenous communities. Such a special opportunity. .... #UnderGlassCollection #ShoeDaydreams #CuratedCloset #TheClosedDoorCollection #SophisticatedPrecious #TheCarnelianKitten #newyork #nyc #museum #exhibit #samurai #metmuseum #metmembers #japan #nativeamerican @metmuseum @metmembers @metamericanwing @metarmsandarmor (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNmHpuOKfJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#underglasscollection #shoedaydreams #curatedcloset #thecloseddoorcollection #sophisticatedprecious #thecarneliankitten #newyork #nyc #museum #exhibit #samurai #metmuseum #metmembers #japan #nativeamerican

[george-steel-armours]

• Field Armor Probably of Sir John Scudamore (1541 or 1542–1623). • Made under the direction of Jacob Halder (British, master...

#metarmsandarmor #armsandarmor #themet #medievalarmour #knight #armatura #moyenâge

[steellegacy]

📸 Photo from @loricaclothing ⠀ A close-up of the field armor of Maximillian I, circa 1480, currently on view at @metmuseum as part of the "Last Knight" exhibition. ⠀ This armor is a stunning example of the Gothic style, with its fluted decoration and exquisite punch work. One might look at such a work of art and think surely it must be a purely decorative piece, but indeed this armor was intended for the battlefield. It was created when the future Holy Roman Emperor was just a 23-year-old prince, recently crowned Duke of Burgundy, and eager to craft the powerful, noble image that would establish his influence in the years of his reign. ⠀ - - Фото полевого доспеха Максимиллиана I, ок. 1480 г., который находился в @metmuseum в рамках выставки «Последний рыцарь». ⠀ Этот доспех - потрясающий образец готического стиля с изысканным чеканным рифлением. Можно было бы подумать, что такое произведение искусства должно быть чисто декоративным, но на самом деле эта броня была настоящим боевым снаряжением. Доспех был создан, когда будущий Император Священной Римской империи был всего лишь 23-летним принцем, недавно коронованным герцогом Бургундии, и стремившимся создать мощный, благородный образ, который усилил бы его влияние в годы его правления. ⠀ #armor #armour #metlastknight #metarmsandarmor #armsandarmor #armsandarmour #medievalhistory #medievalarmor #medievalart #15thcentury #historyfacts #historylover #medievalworld #middleages #themet #metropolitanmuseumofart #artmuseum #historymuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Pm3f9HurY/?igshid=15vywdwkxhrt7

#armor #armour #metlastknight #metarmsandarmor #armsandarmor #armsandarmour #medievalhistory #medievalarmor #medievalart #15thcentury #historyfacts #historylover #medievalworld #middleages #themet #metropolitanmuseumofart #artmuseum #historymuseum

[emilalzamora]

Just shipped everything off to @pontonegallery in #London for upcoming solo “Expanded Present”. June 7 - July 7. #ceramic #clay #claysculpture #sculpture #art #fineart #contemporaryart #arms #armor #metarmsandarmor #history #warrior https://www.instagram.com/p/BxXT4vmhmlp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rv0vjybwinh9

#london #ceramic #clay #claysculpture #sculpture #art #fineart #contemporaryart #arms #armor #metarmsandarmor #history #warrior

[museummixtape]

It’s ironic because Odette abhors violence, really. - since 1760! #metmuseum #metarmsandarmor #careerpath (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

#careerpath #metmuseum #metarmsandarmor

[henryseneyee]

Armored Horse @metmuseum #TheLastKnight @metarmsandarmor - #painting #ArtRageApp #illustration #henryseneyee #MetLastKnight #knights #metarmsandarmor #horse #armor #petportrait (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8y3wZWBl9-/?igshid=17l6l9r02vh92

#thelastknight #painting #artrageapp #illustration #henryseneyee #metlastknight #knights #metarmsandarmor #horse #armor #petportrait

[indiantiquest]

#Repost @metmuseum • • • • • • This exceptionally rare war mask is one of only two known examples from Tibet. It is subtly forged in iron to represent a human or divine visage, boldly damascened in gold with flame-like tendrils for eyebrows, around the mouth, and framing the face. See this mask along with two others that have just been added to The Met’s permanent display in Gallery 378 in celebration of #AsiaWeekNY. #TheMet #warmask #metarmsandarmor @metarmsandarmor⁣⁣ ⁣____⁣ Pictured: War Mask. Tibetan, 14th–16th century. Iron, gold, copper alloy. Promised gift of Steven Kossak, 2019.⁣⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/ByMR3HdFa0b/?igshid=1mn5yceoxc5x0

#repost #asiaweekny #themet #warmask #metarmsandarmor

[hinducosmos]

Extremely rare dhal (shield) from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Runjeet Singh wrote : An extremely rare dhal (shield) from a group of dhal that were produced in the 2nd part of the 19th century in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Near identical examples are signed by the maker ‘Khooshal Dhunjee & Sons, Dhalgarwada street, Ahmedabad’ and a similar example, signed in this fashion is in the collection of the @metarmsandarmor @metmuseum

What sets this example apart from others known is the four cartouche panels which portray animals and hunters in foliage. Two European men in pith helmets are shown in one scene, and in another, two Indian men in turbans.

www.runjeetsingh.com (via Instagram: Runjeet Singh)

#shield #armor #antique #India

[joqatana]

I lifted this from @metarmsandarmor’s Twitter page because there is very little metalwork that can stop The Goldsmith’s Daughter in her tracks. This is amazing. 
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#tsuba #swordguard #katana #katanasword #metalart #metalsmithing #mixedmetals #carvedmetal #goldcarving #japaneseart #japanesemon #japanesecrest #goldandsteel #thegoldsmithsdaughter (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQW0lFpFx0/?igshid=2fvzbfw5k7or

#tsuba #swordguard #katana #katanasword #metalart #metalsmithing #mixedmetals #carvedmetal #goldcarving #japaneseart #japanesemon #japanesecrest #goldandsteel #thegoldsmithsdaughter

[armthearmour]

A beautifully gilt and brassed Pollaxe, Venice, Italy, ca. 1475, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, @metarmsandarmor . . . . . . . #weapons #polearm #pollaxe #gilt #venice #italy #medieval #renaissance #art #history #themet #metmuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/BqXvh36HeYL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=litcfcqcmpvx

#weapons #polearm #pollaxe #gilt #venice #italy #medieval #renaissance #art #history #themet #metmuseum

[grimoireofpestilentialthought]

Images I’ve been thinking about . . . 1. Mitch Epstein @mitch_epstein via @ormankanunu 2. Noa Glazer & Ofra Lapid installation photo via @fionabiberstein_atfifteen @noaglazer @ofralapid 3. Tlatoanis, Germán Venegas at Museo Tamayo @eneltamayo 4. Yoroi, Japanese, Early 14th century via @metarmsandarmor 5. Richard Tipping at @gagprojects https://www.instagram.com/p/B1fFds-JiAo/?igshid=1ye9p48fw23d

[george-steel-armours]

Mystery solved. This dog-eared photograph in our Department's archives is the earliest known representation of elements of armor for man and horse that Bashford Dean, the founder and first curator of our Department, had in his private collection and bequeathed to us in 1928. The rider's helmet is a probable work of the celebrated Augsburg armorer Kolman Helmschmid and certainly one of the gems in our collection. Where did Dean acquire this equestrian ensemble? We did not know, but the photograph, which was taken before he owned it, seemed a potential clue. The humble document has now lived up to our expectations, for the same image was found in an auction catalogue, of which we did not have a copy. The equestrian ensemble was a lot in a 1920 German sale of property from the German House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, and one of a group of items that, by way of a complicated inheritance process, had come to them from the armory of the Princes Radziwill in Nesvizh Castle, Belarus (at the time Lithuania.) This new provenance confirms stylistic evidence that out helmet belongs to other elements known to originate from the same armory and that are now widely scattered. It is now time to track them all down and reconstruct, on paper at least, the luxury armor of which they were parts! Photo: @pierre.terjanian #themet #metarmsandarmor #armor #provenance #clue #sayn #wittgenstein #radziwill #research #piecingittogether #bashforddean (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZ6go8HGiQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cwf52okk50bu

#themet #metarmsandarmor #armor #provenance #clue #sayn #wittgenstein #radziwill #research #piecingittogether #bashforddean

[steellegacy]

@Regran_ed from @arm_the_armour - This poor armor has seen better days. Elements of a Gothic style armor, German or Austrian, ca. 1480-1490, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, @metarmsandarmor . . . . . . . #armor #gothic #germany #austria #medieval #middleages #renaissance #themet #metropolitanmuseumofart #metmuseum #art #history - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BrkQLgsnU_s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m5bd9lmz8x3l

#armor #gothic #germany #austria #medieval #middleages #renaissance #themet #metropolitanmuseumofart #metmuseum #art #history #regrann

[historicalfightingguide]

“ Peffenhauser was among the most celebrated and long-lived armorers of Augsburg, a city famous for its armor-makers. The pieces pictured here are thought to be part of a garniture commissioned by Elector August of Saxony (1526–1586) in 1582. Because of its slender proportions, the armor is assumed to have been ordered as a present for the elector’s son, Christian (1560–1591), who later succeeded his father as archduke and elector of Saxony. These elements were intended for light cavalry or infantry use. The original garniture also included a complete armor for heavy cavalry with exchange pieces for the tournament, parts of which are still preserved in the Saxon Electoral Armory in Dresden. #metarmsandarmor #armsandarmor #themet #sculpture #metalwork #armor#Peffenhauser #Saxony #Germany #Augsburg Elements from a Garniture Made for Christian I of Saxony (1560–1591). Anton Peffenhauser (German, Augsburg, 1525–1603). Augsburg, ca. 1582 (38.163.1a–d) “

Found via  XVI century European Armour

#armor #armour #Peffenhauser #Augsburg #saxony #plate armor

[shoedaydreams]

4:30 spontaneous. Membership has its privileges. 😉 @metmuseum @metarmsandarmor #newyorkcity #nyc #metmuseum #armor #museum #fridaymood #fridayfeeling https://www.instagram.com/p/CMVYeukjd-W/?igshid=1eohpcatbs6c8

#newyorkcity #nyc #metmuseum #armor #museum #fridaymood #fridayfeeling