Closed Sallet with Grotesque Face (Schembart visor)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Closed Sallet with Grotesque Face (Schembart visor)

c. 1500

painted steel
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Masked revelers at the <em>Schembartlaufen </em>of Nuremberg enjoyed food, drink, music, and dancing until coming to an abrupt end in 1539 due to the objections of a preacher.

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