Vamplate Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Catalogue
- Year
- 1530
- Medium
- Steel, gold, paint
- Dimensions
- D. 8 1/2 in. (33.3 cm); H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diam. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1454 g)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Kunz Lochner
Artist
Kunz Lochner was an eminent master plate armourer, blacksmith and silversmith from Nuremberg, Germany, Holy Roman Empire. He was the son of a skillful armourer with the same name, and his two brothers Heinrich and Hans who were also skillful armourers and blacksmiths. In 1543, Lochner started working for the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, and the following year he began his service at the future Maximilian II as court armourer. Lochner's workshop produced some of the most magnificent plate armours made during the 16th-century Renaissance period for field warfare, tourney and ceremonial occasions. Lochner's patrons included royalty, knights and nobility from across Europe.
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Record
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- Kunz Lochner
- Year
- 1530
- Medium
- Steel, gold, paint
- Dimensions
- D. 8 1/2 in. (33.3 cm); H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diam. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1454 g)
- Watts ID
- WW-1530-338391
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified