Art Institute of Chicago
Breastplate
Spanish or northern ItalianLinkedCulture matchlcp-c8ecafe2c51f
- Date
- 1500/20
- Medium
- Steel
- Culture
- Spain
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 116212
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The Italian style of plate armor with smooth surfaces dominated the tastes of most Western European courts, particular in Flanders, France, and Spain. By about 1500, breastplates were commonly produced from a single plate rather than two overlapping ones. Here the arm-and-neck opening is raised with a heavy boxed edge to divert the point of weapons. The central ridge is another feature that emerged at this time to help glance away blows.
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- Credit line
- George F. Harding Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300209266
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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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