Fashion in Steel

Name: Fashion in Steel
Brand: Yale University Press
SKU: 3375588
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This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art the Landsknecht Armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1513). Recently conserved to its original glory, this magnificent suit of armor, made for a trusted courtier, diplomat, and commander of infantry units for the Habsburgs, deceives the eye: the steel sleeves drape in graceful folds, with cuts in the surface, suggesting the armor is made from cloth rather than metal. The author of this fascinating volume explores the question: why does the armor look this way? Stefan Krause looks back five centuries to the political, social, and cultural context in which von Rogendorf lived. Among other key venues in the Holy Roman Empire, this story takes the reader to the court of Emperor Charles V in Augsburg. There von Rogendorf was introduced to the court amorer of Charles V, Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532). Helmschmid was famous for his inventive and masterfully sculptured works, and this book elaborates on his unique contributions to the history of armor, and how and why von Rogendorf's suit was informed by contemporary fashion.

Артикул

3375588

Издательство

Yale University Press

Тип обложки

твердый переплет

Автор

Krause Stefan

Год

2017

Страниц

128