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Date : approx. between 1535 and 1554
Material : Engraved steel
Acquisition : Fletcher Fund (1923)
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Arms and Armors
Weapons
Vitrine : V01 (Ref. 4421)
Area related
Bavière (Germany)
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Wolgang Grosschedel was the most famous Landshut armorer of his generation. Included among his patrons were the Holy Roman Emperor and Philipp II of Spain. These armors for man and horse constitute superb examples of Grosschedel's works from different periods in his career.
The man armor, dating from about 1535, is stamped with Grosschedel's personal mark and that of Landshut. The etched decoration includes human figures and ornaments copied from engravings by the German printmaker Barthel Beham. The armor is part of a garniture that originally included exchange elements for use in battle and in the tourney.
The horse armor, dated 1554, is complete and homogeneous and, though unmarked, can be attributed to Grosschedel on stylistic grounds. The escutcheon on the chanfron bears the arms of a member of the Bavarian family Freiberg von Ashau, possibly Pankraz von Freiberg (1508-1565).
The armors of both man and horse were preserved together in the armory of Hohenaschau Castle, the historical seat of the Freibergs until the mid-nineteenth century.
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