Caption

Helmet visor, 14th/15th century. Drawing on paper glued with the entire surface to cardboard, which is glued with its edge to a larger brown-toned cardboard. 1846. Drawing: height 9.8 cm, width 11.7 cm; base: height 10.0 cm, width 13.5 cm; cardboard: height 25.0 cm, width 35.2 cm. Depicts a helmet visor; related subjects: helmets, army, militaria, knights' armour., A drawing of two medieval-style helmets on a beige background, one large helmet on the left and a smaller helmet on the right; both are rendered in gray tones with darker gray shading and highlights, each showing a narrow horizontal eye slit and angular contours; the large helmet has a sloped front with a series of small dark openings along the lower edge and a stepped flange at the side, while the smaller helmet shows a rounded front with pronounced central ridge and darker shadowing under the brow; the paper has a thin off-white border and a surrounding darker brown mount.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_022

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.5Mb (730.2Kb) / 10.9in x 8.4in / 3281 x 2506 (300dpi)

Keywords

Helmet visor 14th 15th century Drawing paper glued entire surface cardboard glued edge larger brown-toned cardboard 1846 height 9.8 cm width 11.7 cm base 10.0 cm width 13.5 cm 25.0 cm width 35.2 cm Depicts helmet visor related subjects helmets army militaria knights armour drawing two medieval-style helmets beige background large helmet left smaller helmet right rendered gray tones darker gray shading highlights showing narrow horizontal eye slit angular contours sloped front series small dark openings lower edge stepped flange side rounded front pronounced central ridge darker shadowing under brow paper thin off-white border surrounding darker brown mount.