Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564)
Kunz Lochner · German
Date: dated 1549
Medium: Steel, brass, leather
Dimensions: H. 67 in. (170.2 cm); Wt. 52 lb. 14 oz. (24 kg)
Classification: Armor
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Themes: Madonna and Child
Purchase, Rogers Fund and George D. Pratt Gift, 1933
Met highlightDate range
1549 – 1549
Largest dimension
170.2 cm
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