About this artwork
The Italian style of plate armor with smooth surfaces dominated the tastes of most Western European courts, particular in Flanders, France, and Spain. By about 1500, breastplates were commonly produced from a single plate rather than two overlapping ones. Here the arm-and-neck opening is raised with a heavy boxed edge to divert the point of weapons. The central ridge is another feature that emerged at this time to help glance away blows.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 239
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Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
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Title
- Breastplate
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Place
- Spain (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1470–1530
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Medium
- Steel
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Credit Line
- George F. Harding Collection
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Reference Number
- 1982.2416a
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/116212/manifest.json
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