Du Quesnoy, Ferdinand van der Eynden Monument, 1633, Rome, Santa Maria dell\u2019Anima<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe presence of a metal accroche indicates that the helmet was designed to be suspended\u2014very likely above a coat of arms within a larger commemorative ensemble. This intended placement recalls the arrangement employed by Fran\u00e7ois Du Quesnoy on the monument to Ferdinand van der Eynden (\u20201630) in Santa Maria dell\u2019Anima, Rome. While parallel in conception, the present example diverges through the addition of a grotesque mask, a feature that aligns it more closely with Italian Renaissance prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sculpture thus reflects the fluid exchange of heraldic and antiquarian motifs between French and Italian workshops. By merging martial symbolism with classical idioms, it participates in the broader 17th-century vocabulary of dynastic celebration\u2014an artistic language crafted to express enduring authority, cultivated taste, and the permanence of noble memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This finely carved marble helmet, adorned with a grotesque mask, exemplifies the 17th-century fascination with antique martial ornament. Its stylised form evokes the elaborate parade helmets known from Renaissance prints and court festivities rather than any functional piece of armour. Within heraldic practice, such crests (cimieri) served as potent emblems of lineage, rank, and dynastic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"class_list":["post-2600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sculpture-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
Marble Helmet - Dei Bardi Art<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marble Helmet - Dei Bardi Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This finely carved marble helmet, adorned with a grotesque mask, exemplifies the 17th-century fascination with antique martial ornament. Its stylised form evokes the elaborate parade helmets known from Renaissance prints and court festivities rather than any functional piece of armour. Within heraldic practice, such crests (cimieri) served as potent emblems of lineage, rank, and dynastic […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dei Bardi Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deibardiartbruxelles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-20T13:44:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-20T13:44:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"pdgm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"pdgm\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"pdgm\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ed8c4da84e5c13e0715345161385cd7c\"},\"headline\":\"Marble Helmet\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-20T13:44:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-20T13:44:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/\"},\"wordCount\":228,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sculpture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/\",\"name\":\"Marble Helmet - Dei Bardi Art\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-20T13:44:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-20T13:44:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Marble Helmet\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Dei Bardi Art\",\"description\":\"Sculptures et objets d'art Haute Epoque et Renaissance\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dei Bardi Art\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/favicon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Dei Bardi Art\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deibardiartbruxelles\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deibardiart\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ed8c4da84e5c13e0715345161385cd7c\",\"name\":\"pdgm\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2eb03648a43de9b7a284b6a36177849281b0a6840c816293258b2061b0d1d05a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2eb03648a43de9b7a284b6a36177849281b0a6840c816293258b2061b0d1d05a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"pdgm\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Marble Helmet - Dei Bardi Art","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Marble Helmet - Dei Bardi Art","og_description":"This finely carved marble helmet, adorned with a grotesque mask, exemplifies the 17th-century fascination with antique martial ornament. Its stylised form evokes the elaborate parade helmets known from Renaissance prints and court festivities rather than any functional piece of armour. Within heraldic practice, such crests (cimieri) served as potent emblems of lineage, rank, and dynastic […]","og_url":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/","og_site_name":"Dei Bardi Art","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deibardiartbruxelles\/","article_published_time":"2026-01-20T13:44:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-20T13:44:51+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg","width":1,"height":1,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"pdgm","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"pdgm","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/"},"author":{"name":"pdgm","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ed8c4da84e5c13e0715345161385cd7c"},"headline":"Marble Helmet","datePublished":"2026-01-20T13:44:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-20T13:44:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/"},"wordCount":228,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg","articleSection":["Sculpture"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/","url":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/","name":"Marble Helmet - Dei Bardi Art","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-20T13:44:50+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-20T13:44:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/sculpture-en\/marble-helmet\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Marble Helmet"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/","name":"Dei Bardi Art","description":"Sculptures et objets d'art Haute Epoque et Renaissance","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Dei Bardi Art","url":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/favicon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Dei Bardi Art"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deibardiartbruxelles\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deibardiart\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ed8c4da84e5c13e0715345161385cd7c","name":"pdgm","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2eb03648a43de9b7a284b6a36177849281b0a6840c816293258b2061b0d1d05a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2eb03648a43de9b7a284b6a36177849281b0a6840c816293258b2061b0d1d05a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"pdgm"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/deibardiart.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611,"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions\/2611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/deibardiart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/comparaison-566x1024.jpg\")