
Cleveland Museum of Art
Close Helmet in Maximilian Style
- Date
- c. 1510–30
- Medium
- steel, brass rivets
- Culture
- Germany, Nuremberg(?), 16th century
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 95931
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Distinguished by its regularly fluted surfaces, armor in this style was popularized in South Germany during the early 1500s. The style is usually called "Maximilian," as it was introduced during the reign of Emperor Maximilian I (1493-1519). The style reflects male costume of the period and the shift to the new rounded forms of the Renaissance. Other examples of this armor style may be seen nearby.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Provenance
- Frank Gair Macomber, Boston; cat. #139
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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