Helmschmied, Lorenz. Heavy Jousting Armor (Stechzeug) of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519), about 1485. Steel and leather, Lent by the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, 9.2022. Copyrighted.

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.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Helmschmied, Lorenz
Classification: Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium: Steel and leather
Medium: steel, leather
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 9.2022
Credit Line: Lent by the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna
Rights Statement: Copyrighted
Museum Location: 210A Armor Court