Armor of the Dukes of Alba, ca. 1575–85, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, silver, Wt. 25 lbs. 12 oz. (11.68 kg); Helmet (a) H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Wt. 5 lbs. 1 oz. (2,296.31 g); Colletin (b) H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 2 oz. (963.88 g); Breastplate (c) H. 18 1/8 in. (46.0 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 7 7/8 in. (19.9 cm); Wt. 5 lbs. 4 oz (2,381.36 g); Backplate (d) H. 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm); W. 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm); Wt. 3 lbs. 3 oz. (1,445.83 g); Pauldron right (e) H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 9 oz. (1,162.33 g); Pauldron left (f) H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 12 oz. (1,247.38 g); Arm Defense right (g) L. 18 1/2 in. (46.9 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 7 oz. (1,105.63 g); Arm Defense left (h) L. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 6 oz. (1,077.28 g), Armor for Man-1/2 Armor, This is one of the few armors attributable to Lucio Piccinino, the last of the great Italian armor embossers. Distinctive of Piccinino's style is the covering of the armor surface with a dense network of embossed ornament with vertical bands connected laterally by swags of acanthus and fruit
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Armor, Dukes, Alba, ca, 1575–85, Milan, Italian, Steel, gold, silver, Wt, 25 lbs, 12 oz, 11.68 kg, Helmet, H, 12, 30.5 cm, W, 8 1/2, 21.6, D, 11, 29.2, 5, 1, 2, 296.31 g, Colletin, b, 7, 17.8 7/16, 29.1, 2, 963.88, Breastplate, 18 1/8, 46.0, 15, 38.1, 7 7/8, 19.9, 4, 381.36, Backplate, d, 14 5/8, 37.2, 3, 1, 445.83, Pauldron right, e, 10, 26.7, 29.5, 9, 162.33 left, f, 3/8, 26.4, 11, 27.9, 247.38, Arm Defense, g, L, 46.9, 105.63, h, 1/4, 46.4, 6, 077.28, Man-1/2 Armor, armors attributable, Lucio Piccinino, last, great Italian armor, embossers, Distinctive, Piccinino, style, covering, armor surface, dense network, embossed ornament, vertical bands, connected, laterally, swags, acanthus, fruit
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