Cleveland Museum of Art
Gothic Breastplate
- Date
- c. 1540
- Medium
- steel
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
A breastplate is an element of armor that protects the chest and abdomen; it would have been worn with a now missing backplate. Nuremburg was one of the chief armor production centers and gained international renown; armor produced there was exported throughout Europe. It was not a coincidence that Nuremburg was known for its armor. The ore available in the region made Nuremburg an iron producing center close to the raw material needed to make a better quality and reliable product. If you are looking for this in the armor court make sure to look up; it is displayed as part of a panoply, or display with other arms.
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