Sujet

Two-Handed Sword, 1550-1600. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Two-Handed Sword, 1550-1600. The two-handed sword, originally a weapon of war for specialist infantry, is so named because two hands were required to wield it. By the late 1600s, these enormous swords assumed a largely ceremonial or bodyguard function.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19G17_039

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

25,0Mo (2,3Mo) / 15,8cm x 39,6cm / 1870 x 4679 (300dpi)

Mots clés

acier Unknown steel The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art Arms and Armor Arms and Armor second half of 16th century leather and wood grip leather and wood grip cloth-covered middle cloth-covered middle