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Creative Commons License
Spear for the Guard of Emperor Ferdinand I
(Renaissance Europe , Arms and Armor )
This spear is one of the ceremonial staff weapons carried by the lieutenants of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I (1503-64) at his coronation in 1558. He was the father of Emperor Maximilian II and grandfather of Archduke Albert.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Guard of Kaiser Ferdinand I [1503-1564]. Richard Zschille Collection; Zschille Sale, London, 1897, no. 107. Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5-6, 1924, no. 218; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2016 | A Renaissance Original: Carlo Crivelli . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/2016 | Treatment | Examined, repaired |
| 2/1/2016 | Treatment | Examined and repaired in preparation for exhibition. |
Geographies
Austria (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 83 1/4 in. (211.46 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1327