3614056 Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547??9), c.1555 (steel, gold, silver, leather, textile) Date: ca. 1555 Medium: Steel, gold, silver, leather, textile by French School, (16th century); 188 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Henri II (1519-59) ruled from 1547 until his death in a jousting tournament Design drawings by Jean Cousin the Elder (c.1490-1560) and Baptiste Pellerin (1542??5) surivive The surfaces are covered by dense foliate scrolls with human figures and a variety of fabulous creatures from the Italian grotesque. Decoration includes a Roman warrior receiving tribute, Apollo chasing the nymph Daphne and Apollo with the slain monster Python. The crescent moon, one of the badges of Henry II appears in several places.); French, out of copyright.