Collection Online as of August 12, 2022

Backplate in the Maximilian Style

c.1510–30

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Germany, Nuremberg(?), early 16th century

Steel, brass rivets

Overall: 42 x 33.9 x 15.5 cm (16 9/16 x 13 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1640.b

Location

210A Armor Court

Description

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.

Provenance

Spiller; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat.# 297.

Citations

Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: pp. 62-63, C6 archive.org

Exhibition history

The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).