Request: period images of venetian/italian ear daggers. -- myArmoury.com

Iagoba Ferreira

Somehow I can't find them. I know of dozens of paintings from the Iberian Peninsula, but Italian ear daggers are hiding from me. Confused

I can only find photos of original or replica daggers, but not a single painting, sculpture or whatever thing made in the XV/XVIth centuries showing them.

Thanks in advance Wink

Mark Lewis · Posted: Thu 19 Jul, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject:

Hi Iagoba,
I can think of a few examples, all from around 1510-30.

A portrait by Bernardino dei Conti:

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Callisto Piazza's "Musicians":

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Albrecht Durer includes one in his illustration of battle trophies won by the Emperor Maximilian in Italy:

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Durer's assistant, Hans Schaufelein, also drew one... maybe in imitation?

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Lloyd Winter · Posted: Fri 20 Jul, 2018 10:41 am Post subject:

Dopnt know the exact provenance on this one but here it is

https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_carloni/7386760048/

Iagoba Ferreira · Posted: Sat 21 Jul, 2018 1:02 pm Post subject:

Mark, thanks, those are superb!
Used to the "older" Iberian examples, they have certain fanciness...

Lloyd, thanks, but being part of the National Art Museum of Catalonia, and judging some details, could be another Iberian painting.

Through flickr tags found a fresco in Rome:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_carloni/21625177503/