View Portrait of a knight, possibly François le Vasseur, seigneur de Moriensart and 9th Greffier of the Order of the Golden Fleece (d. 1603), half-length, in armour, holding a commander's baton (Late ...

A 16th-century sallet (light helmet) bearing the interlinked initials of Mary of Hungary and her husband Louis II Jagiellon, rescued from dusty obscurity as photographed in 1920 within the former ...

Armor from later periods than the Middle Ages has been tested several times, for example in the 2017 episode of the TV show Nova, 'Secrets of the Shining Knight,' in which a late 16th century ...

These elaborate suits of armor, all originating from the 16th century, are on display at SAMA. During medieval times, armor conveyed status and sophistication while also protecting the wearer.

A knight in "shining armor" wielding a sword or lance is an iconic medieval image, but more advanced weapons also appeared in the Middle Ages — including guns that fired bullets. This leads to ...

Head to the Frist Art Museum’s upper-level galleries, and you’ll come face-to-face with a 500-year-old knight in shining armor.. OK, so it’s not an actual knight. The armor, however, is the ...

Two new art exhibits, 'Knights in Armor: ... "Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries" is an awe-inspiring collection on the ground floor of seven monumental 16th-century tapestries.