Gothic Backplate
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1613
Over time the increasing effectiveness of the crossbow and longbow made steel plates necessary for protection. Around 1400 a knight was protected almost entirely by plate armor. The elements shown here (backplate and fan-shaped pauldrons), with their sculptural line, illustrat...
Artifact
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95905
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object
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en
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wikidata
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"Q60758476"
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import
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accession
1916.1613
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1613/1916.1613_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1613/1916.1613_web.jpg |
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Terms
Culture
Germany, late 15th Century
Technique
steel, modern leather straps
Medium
steel, modern leather straps
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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