Breastplate

Hans Maystetter

ca. 1510 · Steel · Arms and Armor

The breastplate's rounded form and ribbed surface anticipate the appearance of a style of fluted armor popular in Germany and Austria during the early sixteenth century that is called the "Maximilian style."

Artist

Hans Maystetter

Date

ca. 1510

Medium

Steel

Culture

Austrian, Innsbruck

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1928