Proper Left Tasset

c. 1590

Pompeo della Cesa

Pompeo della Cesa (Italian, active 1572–93)

Medieval Art

Proper Left Tasset, c. 1590. Pompeo della Cesa (Italian, active 1572–93). Steel, etched and gilded; brass rivets; leather and velvet fittings; overall: 21.4 x 29.7 cm (8 7/16 x 11 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1996.299.l Pompeo della Cesa was the Armani or Gucci of the 1500s; everyone wanted to wear him.
Maker/Artist
Pompeo della Cesa
Classification
Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium
steel, etched and gilded; brass rivets; leather and velvet fittings
Dimensions
Overall: 21.4 x 29.7 cm (8 7/16 x 11 11/16 in.)
Departments
Medieval Art
Accession Number
1996.299.l
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
Rights Statement
CC0
Museum Location
210A Armor Court

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