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The gilded burgonet along with the saddle was a Christmas gift to Elector Christian I from his wife, Sophie, in 1589. The skull of the impressive helmet is completely decorated with violent battles among ancient riders, much like the saddle steels. The equestrian scenes on the cheek plates and the eye and neck guards as well as the ridge are correspondingly smaller. [...] The considerable number of saddles, weapons, and armor made in Augsburg acquired under Christian I testifies to the great appreciation for the skill and refinement of southern German masters at the court of Saxony.

Details

  • Title: Burgonet
  • Creator: Master from Augsburg
  • Date Created: before 1589
  • Physical Dimensions: H: 32 cm; Wt: 2,580 g
  • Technique and Material: Copper, embossed, engraved, punched, gilded; decorative rivet and comb rim: silver; lining: silk velvet, red
  • Provenance: First mentioned in the complete inventory of the Rüstkammer in 1606
  • Museum: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Rüstkammer
  • Inv.-No.: N 141
  • ISIL-No.: DE-MUS-845714
  • External Link: http://www.skd.museum/de/museen-institutionen/residenzschloss/ruestkammer/
  • Copyright: Photo © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Rüstkammer/ Jürgen Karpinski; Text © Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach, A Cooperation of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen München, Catalogue of the Exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nov 20, 2016 – March 26, 2017, Munich: Prestel, 2016; cat. no. 52 / Viktoria Pisareva
  • Catalogue: https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Renaissance-and-Reformation/Stephanie-Buck/Prestel-com/e504919.rhd
  • Artist Dates: unknown
  • Artist Biography: unknown

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