Barbute

Jacopo da Cannobio, called Bichignola

ca. 1460 · Steel · Arms and Armor

This barbute is stamped with the mark attributed to the Brescian armorer Jacopo da Cannobio, called Bichignola, and with the lion of Saint Mark, which signified ownership by the Republic of Venice.

Artist

Jacopo da Cannobio, called Bichignola

Date

ca. 1460

Medium

Steel

Culture

Italian, Brescia

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. George A. Douglass, in memory of her husband, 1960