Artist
Hans Collaert IIFlemish, 1566–1628
Artistafter
Johannes StradanusFlemish, 1523–1605, active Italy
PublisherPublished by
Joannes GalleFlemish, c. 1600–1676
CultureFlemish
Titles
- Politura Armorum
- The Polishing of Armor
Datec. 1600
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate or block: 7 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (19.7 × 27.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in. (28.3 × 34.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in. (28.3 × 34.4 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1998.9.17
Not on view
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
"The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 1–April 26, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on the plate bottom left below the image: 17.
Printed on the plate centered below the image: POLITVRA ARMORVM.
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Enses, bipennes, arma Bellonae omnia, Nostro, haud vetusto, funt polita tempore.
Printed on the plate centered below the image: POLITVRA ARMORVM.
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Enses, bipennes, arma Bellonae omnia, Nostro, haud vetusto, funt polita tempore.
Printed on the image centered left to right: Joan. Stradanus inuent. Ioan. Collaert Sculp. Ioan. Galle excud.
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Hans Collaert II
c. 1600
Engraving
BF.1998.9.16
Hans Sebald Beham
1544
Engraving
BF.1998.11
