Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor
Item
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Title
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Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor
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Rights
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
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Creator
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Christian Schreiner the Younger (Austrian, Mühlau, recorded 1499–1528)
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Date
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ca. 1505–10
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Description
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Half-armor in the earliest stages of the fluted design. There is Italian influence through the use of a more rounded form, along with Gothic influence in the mittened gauntlets.
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Format
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Steel, leather. H. as mounted approximately 32 in. (81.28 cm); Wt. 21 lb. 7 oz. (9724 g).
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Publisher
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Contributor
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Rieley Lawson
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Identifier
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1991.4.
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Subject
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Innsbruck; half-armor; fluting; steel; armor; Christian Schreiner the Younger; Austrian
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Source
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Jpeg File. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/02/2025
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24945
