The bold and colorful decoration, etched and gilt on a blued ground, includes a medallion containing the profile portrait of Pope Julius III (Giovanni Maria del Monte, 1487–1555, elected pope in 1550) surmounted by the stylized three-lobed mountain of the del Monte arms. The style and technique of the decoration anticipate the Brescian-made armors traditionally worn by the Papal Swiss Guard from the late sixteenth century.
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Title:Burgonet of the Guard of Pope Julius III
Date:ca. 1550–55
Geography:Brescia
Culture:Italian, Brescia
Medium:Steel, gold, brass
Dimensions:L. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); W. 9 in. (22.8 cm); H. 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 14 oz. (1758 g)
Classification:Helmets
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1904
Object Number:04.3.222
Charles Maurice Camille de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Dino, Paris (until 1904; sold to MMA).
Houston. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "The Lively Arts of the Renaissance," January 15–February 21, 1960, no. 71.
Flint. Flint Institute of Arts. "The Art of the Armorer," December 7, 1967–April 1, 1968, no. 25.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "European Helmets 1450–1650: Treasures from the Reserve Collection," January 25, 2000–December 30, 2001, no. 33.
Rochester, N.Y. Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. "Renaissance Remix: Art & Imagination in 16th-century Europe," June 1, 2012–June 26, 2016 no catalog.
Cosson, Charles Alexander. Le Cabinet d'Armes de Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Dino. Paris: E. Rouveyre, 1901. p. 35, no. B. 31, pl. 9.
Dean, Bashford, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Catalogue of European Arms and Armor. Hand-book (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)), Vol. 15. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1905. p. 113, fig. 49D.
Laking, Guy Francis, Charles A. de Cosson, and Francis Henry Cripps-Day. A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries. Vol. IV. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1920–1922. pp. 164–165, fig. 1243.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Lively Arts of the Renaissance. Houston, Tex.: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1960. cat. no. 71 (described).
Flint Institute of Arts and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Art of the Armorer. Flint, Mich., December 7, 1967–April 1, 1968. no. 25, ill.
Boccia, Lionello G., and Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna. L'Armeria del Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna. Busto Arsizio, Italy: Bramante Editrice, 1991. p. 61.
Laking, Guy Francis, Charles Alexander Cosson, Francis Henry Cripps-Day, and Claude Blair. A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries. Vol. 4. Cambridge: Ken Trotman Ltd., 2000. pp. 164–165, fig. 1243.
Pyhrr, Stuart W. European Helmets, 1450–1650: Treasures from the Reserve Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan 25, 2000 - Dec 30, 2000. pp. 4, 24,cat. no. 33, ill.
"catalogo della mostra a cura di Maria Gulia Barberini." In l'Elmo Lucente : dal XV al XIX secolo nella Collezione Odescalchi. Rome: Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, December 16, 2003–January 16, 2004. p. 31, no. 53, ill.
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