And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Detail of the Hercules armor of the Emperor Maximilian II of Austria. Made in 1555.
I doubt there is a soul alive that could come close to replicating that level of craftsmanship. The asymmetry in the rivets in the shoulder pieces is interesting. I wonder why it was done that way.
What an artisan made that! Impeccable. Stunning. I am running out of words.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to be the King ... err ... Emperor
ReplyDeleteImagine the pay for his skill in the money at the time compared to what the market would pay for that now?
ReplyDeletePretty picture, but doesn't stop an arrow.
ReplyDeleteI doubt there is a soul alive that could come close to replicating that level of craftsmanship. The asymmetry in the rivets in the shoulder pieces is interesting. I wonder why it was done that way.
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