id:			170184
accession number:	2012.38
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.38
updated:		2023-04-23 11:16:04.451000

Field Armor in Maximilian Style, c. 1510–15. Germany, Augsburg(?), early 16th century. Fluted steel with leather straps; overall: 170.2 cm (67 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2012.38

title:				Field Armor in Maximilian Style
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creation date:			c. 1510–15
creation date earliest:		1505
creation date latest:		1520
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Germany, Augsburg(?), early 16th century
technique:	fluted steel with leather straps
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 170.2 cm (67 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria
	opening date:   2008-02-24T00:00:00
	<i>Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-June 1, 2008).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), San Francisco, CA
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	(Sale: Sotheby's London, lot 153)
	date: June 9, 1961
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	David Norton Yerkes (1911-2011), Washington, D.C., by inheritance to his daughter, Catharine Y. Kulski
	date: 1961-2011
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	Catharine Y. Kulski, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2011-2012
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2012-
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fun fact:
This armor was made to mimic the trend of pleated clothing that was popular at the time.

digital description:


wall 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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	
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	Sotheby's (Firm). <em>Fine Arms and Armour</em>; Firearms. 1961.
	page number: 	lot 153
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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: 	p. 87
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 282-283
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IMAGES

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