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Jousting Armor

Anton Peffenhauser

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a full-body suit of jousting armor made of shiny silver metal. The armor is made up of multiple pieces, including a helmet with a pointed top, a chest plate, shoulder guards, arm guards, a waist guard with a triangular opening, thigh guards, knee guards, and shin guards. The armor has rivets along the edges of each piece. The armor is standing on a black platform. The background is a plain gray wall. The armor is titled "Jousting Armor" and attributed to the artist Anton Peffenhauser.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1580
Medium:
Steel, leather
Culture:
German, Augsburg
Dimensions:
409 × 625 px
Museum record:
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