Infantry Armor
The armorers of Nuremberg were famous for their ability to produce large quantities of plate armor relatively quickly. In the second half of the sixteenth century, they specialized in making high-quality infantry armors with simple but bold decoration in the form of bright bands that contrast with the black-painted surfaces. This late example is typical of these armors for its open-faced helmet (burgonet) and plates covering only the upper half of the arms, the torso, and the legs from the hips to the knees. The blackened surfaces presumably rendered the armor less susceptible to rust, so that it required little maintenance.
Artwork Details
- Title: Infantry Armor
- Date: ca. 1600
- Geography: Nuremberg
- Culture: German, Nuremberg
- Medium: Steel, leather
- Dimensions: H. 49 1/4 in. (125 cm)
- Classification: Armor for Man-1/2 Armor
- Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
- Object Number: 14.25.720
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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Probably German
15th century
Kunz Lochner
dated 1549
German, probably Nuremberg
ca. 1500
German, Nuremberg
late 16th–mid-17th century
German, Nuremberg
ca. 1520 and later
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