The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Backplate in the Maximilian Style
c.1510–30
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.- Spiller; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat.# 297.
- 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
- Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- {{cite web|title=Backplate in the Maximilian Style|url=false|author=|year=c.1510–30|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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