490854 Closed sallet with grotesque face, or Schembart visor, Nuremberg, c.1500 (painted steel) by German School, (16th century); 27.3x25.7x22.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: A small number of similar painted helmets survive today. All appear to date to the early 1500s. The visors of these helmets are usually in the form of fiercely grimacing human or animal faces, known as Schembart visors after the masked revelers in the Schembartlaufen, the medieval Shrovetide parades. The city of Nuremberg was particularly famous for its Shrovetide parades which were often held in conjunction with a tournament in which the younger members of the city\'s patrician families, presumably sporting such helmets, participated.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; German, out of copyright.