Gothic Backplate

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gothic Backplate

Date
c. 1475–1500
Medium
steel, modern leather straps
Culture
Germany, late 15th Century
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
95905

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Over time the increasing effectiveness of the crossbow and longbow made steel plates necessary for protection. Around 1400 a knight was protected almost entirely by plate armor. The elements shown here (backplate and fan-shaped pauldrons), with their sculptural line, illustrate the beauty of plate armor from the Gothic age. This armor would have been polished mirror bright and been a spectacular sight in the sunlight.

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Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Provenance
Thill | ?-1916: Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1916-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic European Renaissance Armor Components
    European Renaissance Armor Components

    These 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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