Art in an Early Global World at WAM: A WAM/College of the Holy Cross CollaborationMain MenuAmanda Luyster17d39c1ecea88fb7ff282fe74a410b89478b8327Created by the Worcester Art Museum and the College of the Holy Cross, with the Worcester Public Schools AP Art History class of 2024. Financial support provided by the Medieval Academy of America and "Scholarship in Action" at Holy Cross.
Where was this Composite Stechzeug made?
12024-03-28T13:30:35-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8f448015google_maps2024-10-22T18:32:31-07:0049.452, 11.077Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5The WAM's Jousting Armor was created in Nuremberg, Germany, around the year 1500 CE. At the time, Germany was a loose collection of principalities and territories known as the Holy Roman Empire. Despite its fragmented nature, the Holy Roman Empire had been a central player in European politics for centuries. Its leader, the Holy Roman Emperor, was selected by a group of influential princes and nobles within the Empire, and then anointed by the Pope, legitimizing his claim as chosen by the people of the Empire and by God. The Holy Roman Emperor at the time when this armor was made was probably Emperor Maximilian I, who was crowned as the Holy Roman Emperor in 1493. Maximilian was a member of the Habsburg family, which continued to dominate European politics for centuries after he became emperor.
An image of the city of Nuremberg was published in a printed book in 1493, showing an imposing walled city.
Zachary Barney, Class of 2025, College of the Holy Cross
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