
Cleveland Museum of Art
Field Armor in Maximilian Style
- Date
- c. 1510–15
- Medium
- fluted steel with leather straps
- Culture
- Germany, possibly Augsburg
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 170184
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Most of the elements of this armor were made together, forming a single suit. The lower legs contain some modern restorations. The helmet is believed to be the work of the esteemed Augsburg armorer, Lorenz Helmschmied, who was active at the Habsburg, Mantua, and Urbino courts between 1467 and his death in 1515. This armor was made to mimic the trend of pleated clothing that was popular at the time.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Provenance
- William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), San Francisco, CA | June 9, 1961: (Sale: Sotheby's London, lot 153) | 1961-2011: David Norton Yerkes (1911-2011), Washington, D.C., by inheritance to his daughter, Catharine Y. Kulski | 2011-2012: Catharine Y. Kulski, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2012-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Part of a LinkedCulture topic
European Renaissance Armor ComponentsThese objects are all pieces of defensive armor and military equipment from 15th-17th century Europe, primarily from major armoring centers like Italy, Germany, and France.
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