This is German "Field Armor." Photograph taken by myself, during a trip to The Art Institute of Chicago in January, 2015. This image is in the public domain.
The AIC has since made a new page for this, their description is as follows:
Field Armor [Made between] 1510-1570
German, Augsburg
Skillfully forged of steel, this composite armor achieves its beauty with the simple elegance of its austere lines and form rather than its surface decoration. The armor was expertly crafted for protection: the smooth, rounded shape, breastplate, and heavy roping (turned edge etched with lines) at the upper edge of the breastplate functioned to deflect sword thrusts and glancing blows. Thick roping on the gauntlet knuckles acted as added protection. The helmet, with its smooth, rounded form, was shaped to deflect downward blows away from the head. The bracket attached to the right breastplate is called the lance rest, a shock-absorbing support designed to hold the lance when it was couched under the right armpit.
Status: Currently off View Department: Applied Arts of Europe Title: Field Armor Place: Augsburg (Object made in:) Credit Line: George F. Harding Collection Refrence Number: 1982.2104a-j
This is German "Field Armor." Photograph taken by myself, during a trip to The Art Institute of Chicago in January, 2015. This image is in the public domain.
The AIC has since made a new page for this, their description is as follows:
Most of my collection is from 1940-2010. and can be browsed here:
https://milbooru.org/posts?tags=order%3Ascore&z=5
Or from our community discord:
https://discord.gg/3AgAyAj5xD
It's nice to have some PolyBooru related content for a change.