Cuirass and Tassets (Torso and Hip Defense)

Title: Cuirass and Tassets (Torso and Hip Defense)
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, New York. Public Domain.
Creator: Armorer attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (1471–1532), Etching attributed to Daniel Hopfer (1471–1536)
Date: ca. 1510 - 20 C.E.
Description: Three of the etchings found on the breastplate of a German cuirass piece. The figures found on this breastplate are Saint George, the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, and Saint Christopher. On the backplate of this cuirass are etchings of Saint James the Great, the Virgin holding Saint Anne and the Christ Child, and Saint Sebastian.
Format: Steel, leather. H. 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm).
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contributor: Joce Dolezal
Identifier: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 38.143b–d.
Subject: Renaissance armor; German armor; Virgin and Child; Saint Christopher; Saint George; cuirass; German cuirass; German breastplate.
Source: Jpeg file. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collection. 10/14/2023. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24660