Attributed to Wolfgang Grosschedel
(German, 1517-1562) Landshut
Left Greave and Sabaton
INV-1166
Attributed to Wolfgang Grosschedel
(German, 1517-1562) Landshut1540/50
Left Greave and Sabaton
Attributed to Wolfgang Grosschedel (German, 1517-1562) Landshut →arms and armorsuit-element
Date
1540/50
Medium
Steel and gilding
Dimensions
H: 81.3 cm (32 in.)
Wt: 2.5 lb.
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
George F. Harding Collection
A fine example of the armor’s art, this sabaton (foot defense) follows period style in its broad, square toe. This piece is thought to have belonged to an armor made for the German duke William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg that now survives only in fragments scattered across several collections.