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Burgonet, Armorer Filippo Negroli. Italian, dated 1543. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Lucas Cranach the Elder. German, ca. 1530. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Silver gilt Highland brooch inscribed 'ani io cne ab an hi', from Kindrochit Castle, Braemar, Aberdeenshire. Scottish, late 15th century. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Knight, Death and the Devil, Albrecht Dürer, 1513. Petit Palais, Paris.

The Repentant Magdalen, Georges de La Tour, c. 1635/1640. The National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC).

Box with cover, 15th century, possibly Egyptian. The Met Museum.

Gauntlets of Mail, 17th century, Hungarian. The Met Museum.

Album of designs for embroidery, 1615–35, Dutch. The Met Museum.

Gloves, 16th century, British. The Met Museum.

Saint Apollonia Destroys a Pagan Idol, Giovanni d’Alemagna, c. 1442/1445. The National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC).