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A Pair Of Italian Renaissance Figures C.1550

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FUYC3

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2021
  • £2,600.00 For the Pair
  • €3,024 Euro
  • $3,237 US Dollar

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Item Description

A pair beautifully carved dark walnut Italian Renaissance figures c.1550.

Depicting an idealistic representation of Renaissance soldiers wearing Ancient Roman ‘cingulum’ - an apron like or skirt like arrangement of leather straps often set with metal disks, copied from the Greek soldiers before them who wore the similar ‘pteruges’ - these provided a degree of protection, without impeding movement or over-heating the wearer as more rigid armour would have done.

A perfect example of Renaissance carvers harking back to the perceived glory of classical Antiquity.

Item Info

Seller Location

North Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Item Dimensions

H: 35cm W: 10cm D: 5cm

Period

16thC

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

North Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44(0)7771 962494

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