Milan Barbute-Sallet, c. 1455

Replica of an Italian helmet (transition from Barbute to Sallet) based on the very attractive A75 helmet in the 'Corinthian' style (Milan, Italy approx. 1455). The original helmet is kept at the Wallace Collection in London. From the beginning of the fifteenth century, Italian artists of all kinds, including armourers and weapon-smiths, were fascinated by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome. It is this revival of the interest in the classical world which gave birth to the renaissance, which was expressed not only in painting, sculpture, and literature, but also in the art of weapon-smiths and armourers. Further product information ...