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    • Elements of a Light–Cavalry Armor, ca. 1505–10
    Christian Schreiner the Younger (Mühlau, recorded 1499–1528)
    Austrian (Innsbruck/Mühlau)
    Steel
    Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, in honor of Helmut Nickel, 1991 (1991.4)

    This armor is a rare example of the fluted, or "Maximilian," style in its earliest stages. The armor was made in either Mühlau or neighboring Innsbruck soon after Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519) established his court armor-making workshop in Innsbruck in 1504. Little is known of its maker, Christian Schreiner the Younger. Only two of his works survive, of which this is the most complete.

    A strong Italian influence is apparent in this armor and in armors of the Innsbruck/Mühlau school in general. They are characterized by full, rounded forms and sparing use of surface ornament, as opposed to the purely German Gothic style typified by slender proportions and pierced openwork. Particularly distinctive in this piece are the gracefully bold mitten gauntlets, which blend features of late Gothic design with the evolving German Renaissance style.

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  • Meech-Pekarik, Julia "Twelve Japanese Screens." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 37, no. 2 (Autumn, 1979).
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    • "Director" PDF
  • Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs "Dedication [of Metropolitan Museum Journal, Volume 24 (1989) to Helmut Nickel]." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 24 (1989).
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  • De Montebello, Philippe "Forward [to Metropolitan Museum Journal, Volume 24 (1989), dedicated to Helmut Nickel]." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 24 (1989).
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  • Draper, James David "Helmut Nickel: An Appreciation." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 24 (1989).
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  • "The Publications of Helmut Nickel." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 24 (1989).
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  • "Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1990–1991," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 49, no. 2 (Autumn, 1991).
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    • "American Decorative Arts" PDF
    • "American Paintings and Sculpture" PDF
    • "Ancient Near Eastern Art" PDF
    • "Arms and Armor" PDF
    • "Asian Art" PDF
    • "Costume Institute" PDF
    • "Director" PDF
    • "Drawings" PDF
    • "Egyptian Art" PDF
    • "European Paintings" PDF
    • "European Sculpture and Decorative Arts" PDF
    • "Greek and Roman Art" PDF
    • "Islamic Art" PDF
    • "Medieval Art and The Cloisters" PDF
    • "Musical Instruments" PDF
    • "Prints and Photographs" PDF
    • "The Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas" PDF
    • "Twentieth Century Art" PDF
  • Liedtke, Walter A. "Addenda to Flemish Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 27 (1992).
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  • "Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1991–1992," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 50, no. 2 (Fall, 1992).
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    • "Africa, Oceania, and the Americas" PDF
    • "Ancient World" PDF
    • "Asia" PDF
    • "Director" PDF
    • "Europe 1700-1900" PDF
    • "Islam" PDF
    • "Medieval Europe" PDF
    • "Renaissance Europe" PDF
    • "Twentieth Century" PDF
    • "United States 1780-1900" PDF
  • Kossak, Steven "The Arts of South and Southeast Asia." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 51, no. 4 (Spring, 1994).
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    • "Director" PDF
    • "Introduction" PDF
  • Leidy, Denise P., Wai-fong Anita Siu, and James C. Y. Watt "Chinese Decorative Arts." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 55, no. 1 (Summer, 1997).
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    • "Chronology of Dynastic China" PDF
  • Jones, Julie, and Heidi King "Gold of the Americas." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 59, no. 4 (Spring, 2002).
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    • "Director" PDF
    • "Gold in Ancient America" PDF
    • "Gold of the Indies" PDF
  • Falchetti, Ana María “The Darién Gold Pendants of Ancient Colombia and the Isthmus”Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 43 (2008).
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    • Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor, ca. 1505–10
    Christian Schreiner the Younger (Mühlau, recorded 1499–1528)
    Austrian (Innsbruck/Mühlau)
    Steel
    Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, in honor of Helmut Nickel, 1991 (1991.4)

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