Hans Collaert II
Politura Armorum

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Artist Hans Collaert II(Flemish, 1566–1628)Flemish, 1566–1628

Artistafter Johannes Stradanus(Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy)Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy

PublisherPublished by Joannes Galle(Flemish, c. 1600–1676)Flemish, 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)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1998.9.17

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Knights in Shining Armor: Myth and Reality, 1450 - 1650," Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, January 28–June 17, 2007.

"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 image centered left to right: Joan. Stradanus inuent. Ioan. Collaert Sculp. Ioan. Galle excud.

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