THE SACK OF ROME (1527) VATICAN SOLDIERS VS LANDSKNECHTS SET
€6.975,00
Product code: K832CS
Unique Chess Set, made in Bronze by lost wax process technique, finished using Real Gold 24 Karat. Each piece is signed by the Sculptor. The Chess Board is made in Onyx and Bronze with a frame in bronze and real gold.
The Landsknechts were german mercenary infantry of the 15th - 16th and 17th centuries, famous for the violence and looting perpetrated in France and Italy. In May 1527 Rome suffered the famous and terrible sack by the soldiers of Charles V, mostly made up of lutheran Landskechts.
KING: ht cm 10,8 - CHESSBOARD: cm 55x55x11 - cm 5,6
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