Thursday, January 23, 2014

Morion for Francesco I de Medici by Benvenuto Cellini, c. 1570.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morion_(helmet)

2 comments:

  1. Art (high art) over function.

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    1. It might have still been functional, who knows? I imagine that Cellini wouldn't have wanted to get it all dented up if he could avoid it, however.

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