Tomb Effigy of a Knight in Gothic Armor

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tomb effigy of a knight in Gothic armor by an unknown artist. A weathered stone sculpture of a man wearing Gothic armor. The figure has short hair and wears a helmetless armored top with a gorget around the neck. The armor consists of a breastplate with etched designs, pauldrons on the shoulders, and laminated cuisses on the lower part. The arms are bent at the elbows, with the hands clasped together in front. A large rectangular slab serves as a backrest. The figure sits on a flat base with etched circular patterns around the waist. The statue has a grayish-brown color with darker patches of grime. The background is a gradient from dark gray to light gray.