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Unknown Artist — Gauntlet for the Right Hand

Unknown Artist

Gauntlet for the Right Hand

1560

Articulated steel plates allowed maximum dexterity while maintaining protection, making this Renaissance gauntlet a masterpiece of both engineering and metalworking.

Medium
Steel

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Unknown Artist, Gauntlet for the Right Hand, 1560

Articulated steel plates allowed maximum dexterity while maintaining protection, making this Renaissance gauntlet a masterpiece of both engineering and metalworking.

Medium
Steel
Year
1560
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Steel, Sculpture, Unique Work

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago