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Double portrait of a married couple as Saint Sebastian and Saint Barbara by Hans Wertinger, 1511, Private collection (oil and tempera on panel, 78.5 x 51.5 cm, Hampel Fine Art Auctions in Munich, December 3, 2020, lot 400).

From the collection of a German aristocrat. Monogrammed and dated "HS (in ligature) 1511" on the painted pillar at the centre left. Hans Wertinger (ca. 1465/70-1533), also known as Hans Schwab von Wertinger or Schwabmaler, was a German draughtsman, painter, and stained-glass artist of the late Gothic and Renaissance periods, active in Landshut. Between 1479 and 1502, the Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut was Hedwig Jagiellon (1457-1502), the eldest daughter of King Casimir IV.

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The so-called “Rose-Petal” Garnitures: a series of four armors and barding with a matching rotella made by Franz Großschedel for the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II for a series of tournaments held on the occasion of the marriage of Archduke Karl II to Princess Maria of Bavaria, so named for the floral motifs which feature heavily in the armors’ etchings.

Each armor is specialized for a particular tournament game: the first, a light armor for the Scharmützel; the second, a heavy jousting armor for the free tourney; the third, a light armor for the Plankengestech; the fourth and final, a tonlet armor for foot combat.

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