Breastplate from an Armor of Francesco Maria II della Rovere (1548–1631), Duke of Urbino, ca. 1570, probably Milan, Italian, probably Milan, Steel, gold, 17 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (43.8 x 34.5 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 14 oz. (3113 g), Armor Parts-Breastplates, This breastplate belongs to an armor made for Francesco Maria II della Rovere (1548–1631), duke of Urbino from 1574. The armor is represented in a portrait of the prince painted by Federico Barocci soon after Francesco Maria returned to Urbino following his participation in the destruction of the Turkish fleet at the battle of Lepanto in October 1571
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Breastplate, Armor, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, 1548–1631, Duke, Urbino, ca, 1570, Milan, Italian, Steel, gold, 17 1/4 x 13 9/16, 43.8 34.5 cm, Wt, 6 lb, 14 oz, 3113 g, Armor Parts-Breastplates, breastplate, belongs, armor, Maria, II, della, Rovere, duke, 1574, represented, portrait, prince painted, Federico Barocci, soon, returned, Urbino following, participation, destruction, Turkish fleet, battle, Lepanto, October 1571
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