Armor for the Field and Tourney
South German or Austrian (Probably Innsbruck)
1560/70
On view — Gallery 239 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
This Augsburg armor is rare in that all of the pieces are original and belong to the same garniture. The elements have alternate polished areas and etched bands enclosing strap work and arabesque grounds; the etched bands were originally gilded, but only traces of the gilding remain. This is a…
Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Medium
- Steel, brass, traces of gilding, leather, and velvet textile
- Dimensions
- H.: 188 cm (74 in.)
- Origin
- Innsbruck