Close Helmet, ca. 1560, Landshut, German, Landshut, Steel, leather, copper alloy, H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 11 lb. 3.1 oz. (5077.4 g), Helmets, Grosschedel, Landshut’s most renowned armorer of the mid-sixteenth century, fulfilled many commissions for both the German and the Spanish branches of the Hapsburg family. The decoration of this helmet is very similar to that of a large garniture made by Grosschedel for King Philip II of Spain (1513–1579) about 1560
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Close Helmet, ca, 1560, Landshut, German, Steel, leather, copper alloy, H, 14 3/4, 37.5 cm, W, 9 1/8, 23.2, D, 13 1/4, 33.7, Wt, 11 lb, 3.1 oz, 5077.4 g, Helmets, Grosschedel, renowned armorer, mid-sixteenth century, fulfilled, commissions, Spanish branches, Hapsburg family, decoration, helmet, large garniture, King Philip II, Spain, 1513–1579
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