Portions of an Armor for Vincenzo Luigi di Capua (d. 1627)
Object type: Portions of an armor
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian, Milan
Artist: Pompeo della Cesa
Artist bio: Italian, Milan, ca. 1537–1610
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1595
Medium: Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy
Dimensions: H. as mounted 19 in. (48 cm)
Classification: Armor for Man
Geography:  Milan     
Credit line: Gorget, pauldrons, and breastplate: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2001; Backplate: Purchase, Gift in honor of Maximilian and Alexander Saga, 2013
Accession year: 2001