The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Field Armor in Maximilian Style
c. 1510–15
Overall: 170.2 cm (67 in.)
Location: 210A Armor Court
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This armor was made to mimic the trend of pleated clothing that was popular at the time.Description
Most of the elements of this armor were made together, forming a single suit. The lower legs contain some modern restorations. The helmet is believed to be the work of the esteemed Augsburg armorer, Lorenz Helmschmied, who was active at the Habsburg, Mantua, and Urbino courts between 1467 and his death in 1515.- William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), San Francisco, CAJune 9, 1961(Sale: Sotheby's London, lot 153)1961-2011David Norton Yerkes (1911-2011), Washington, D.C., by inheritance to his daughter, Catharine Y. Kulski2011-2012Catharine Y. Kulski, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art2012-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- nullSotheby's (Firm). Fine Arms and Armour; Firearms. 1961. lot 153Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. p. 87Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 282-283
- Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-June 1, 2008).
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