Jean de Croÿ and His Armor: Self-Fashioning in Paint and Steel
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Lecture Hall
Presented in conjunction with the focus exhibition Guests of Honor: Armor as Fashion (on view through April 26, 2026), this lecture will introduce the 17th-century knight, diplomat, and art collector Jean de Croÿ. Dr. Chassica Kirchhoff, Assistant Curator of European Sculpture & Decorative Arts, will explore Croÿ’s self-presentation within the glittering world of the Spanish Habsburg court.
In addition to Croÿ’s story, Dr. Kirchhoff will share the complex, intersecting histories of his portrait by Juan van der Hamen y Léon and the surviving elements of the spectacular, gilded armor featured in the painting.
This program, hosted by the Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts on the occasion of its Annual Meeting, is free, open to the public, and presented with live American Sign Language interpretation.
Jean de Croÿ and His Armor: Self-Fashioning in Paint and Steel
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Lecture Hall
Related Exhibition
Guests of Honor: Armor as Fashion
April 25, 2025 - April 26, 2026
Guests of Honor: Armor as Fashion reunites the spectacular Portrait of Jean de Croÿ, 2nd Count of Solre, by Juan van der Hamen y Léon (1596–1631) with three pieces of the gilded armor forged in Brussels and worn by Croÿ in the painting.
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