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Heavy Jousting Armor (Stechzeug) of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519)
about 1485
Lorenz Helmschmied
Lorenz Helmschmied (German, active Augsburg, 1477–1515)
Medieval Art
Heavy Jousting Armor (Stechzeug) of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519), about 1485. Workshop of Lorenz Helmschmied (German, active Augsburg, 1477–1515). Steel and leather; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Lent by the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna 9.2022 The loan of this armor was made possible by a gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation The mark of Lorenz Helmschmid from Augsburg (Bavaria, Germany) appears on this armor, one of the foremost armorers in late medieval Europe.
- Maker/Artist
- Helmschmied, Lorenz
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Steel and leather
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 9.2022
- Credit Line
- Lent by the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
- Museum Location
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