id:			95923
accession number:	1916.1640.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1640.a
updated:		2022-01-04 14:38:50.778000

Breastplate in the Maximilian Style, c.1510–30. Germany, Nuremberg(?), early 16th century. Steel, brass rivets; overall: 48.3 x 40.3 x 16 cm (19 x 15 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1640.a

title:				Breastplate in the Maximilian Style
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creation date:			c.1510–30
creation date earliest:		1510
creation date latest:		1530
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Germany, Nuremberg(?), early 16th century
technique:	steel, brass rivets
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 48.3 x 40.3 x 16 cm (19 x 15 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Armor Court Reinstallation
	opening date:   1998-09-10T00:00:00
	<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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

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PROVENANCE

	Spiller; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat.# 297.
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wall 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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms &amp; Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 62-63, C6
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n87

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