Artist: Tiziano Vecellio (Titian)
Date: 1545
Museum: Santa Maria della Salute (Venice, Italy)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
The marksman had to carry on his person the powder necessary for the early hand firearms in a so-called powder flask or powder horn. For the present container, the entire shell of a Greek tortoise was used. the soft parts of the animal were exceptionally reconstructed in silver and applied to the armour in the appropriate positions.
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