Breast and Backplates from a Maximilian Armor
Unknown Artist
c.1510–30
Medium
steel, brass rivets
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Accession Number
1916.1640
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.