Warrior Culture

Armor of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland, ca. 1580–85 Made in the Royal Workshops English (Greenwich) Steel, etched, blued, and gilded; H. 69 1/2 in. (176.5 cm), Wt. 60 lb. (27.2 kg) Munsey Fund, 1932 (32.130.6) www.metmuseum.org

This is the culture of elite courtly society in the Middle Ages. Looking at art as historical evidence, what can you say about the world view of warrior culture in the Islamic and among the kingdoms of Europe? What values, attitudes do you see embedded in these works?

Courtly Culture       Medieval Islamic Art       European Medieval Art

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