id:			96109
accession number:	1916.1855
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1855
updated:		2022-07-09 09:00:24.163000

Close Helmet in Maximilian Style, c. 1520. Germany, 16th century. Steel and brass; overall: 30.5 x 21.8 x 32 cm (12 x 8 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1855

title:				Close Helmet in Maximilian Style
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creation date:			c. 1520
creation date earliest:		1515
creation date latest:		1525
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Germany, 16th century
technique:	steel and brass
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 30.5 x 21.8 x 32 cm (12 x 8 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

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

	title:		Knights of the Trump Coat of Arms. Masterpieces of the armorial art from the armoury in Nesvizh
	opening date:   2023-03-23T04:00:00
	<i>Knights of the Trump Coat of Arms. Masterpieces of the armorial art from the armoury in Nesvizh</i>. The Royal Castle in Warsaw - Museum, Warszawa, Poland (organizer) (March 23-June 4, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Prince Christopher Nikolaus Radziwill I (Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł) (1549-1616), Niasviž, Belarus
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	James Drummond Collection (1816-1877), Edinburgh, Scotland
	date: -1877
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	Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916-
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fun fact: 
Known as the "Last Knight," Maximilian played a prominent role in this history of armor by building up the armament industry and fostering the modernization of the armorer's craft.

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wall description: 
The regular fluting of this helmet is a style known as "Maximilian," named after Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519). Besides being decorative the fluting is a strengthening device that works similar to corrugated metal. This decoration would have been costly as it was time consuming to produce and required precise work. It would have only been available to the wealthiest of clients.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 3, <em>16th century</em>. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (138) 141
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour3_201602/page/n169

	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: p. 44, B9; Reproduced: Plate IX, B9
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n60

	Gilchrist, Helen Ives, and Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art. 2nd ed., 1948.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 14-15 ; Reproduced: p.29
	url:		https://archive.org/details/HandbookArmsArmor1948/page/n35

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 109
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n133

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 109
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n133

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 127
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n147

	Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	pp. 93, 165; cat. no. 61
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	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	cat. no. 60, p. 185
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