Gothic Breastplate

c. 1540 Overall: 32.4 x 31.4 cm (12 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.684

A breastplate is an element of armor that protects the chest and abdomen; it would have been worn with a now missing backplate. Nuremburg was one of the chief armor production centers and gained international renown; armor produced there was exported throughout Europe. It was...

Artifact

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Culture
Germany
Technique
steel
Medium
steel
Department
Medieval Art

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