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Body Guard (Brigandine)
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Body Guard (Brigandine)

c. 1500–1525 · linen; gold velvet; steel; brass

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The brigandine is a light, vest-like body defense popular with both knights and infantry from the 1400s through about 1550. It is constructed of multiple small plates attached to a cloth covering. Finer examples, like this one, are faced in velvet or fabric made of gold thread. The lightweight brigandine provided protection from the weather, and was extremely flexible.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineBody Guard (Brigandine), c. 1500–1525. Italy (?), early 16th Century. Linen; gold velvet; steel; brass ; overall: 56.5 x 47.6 cm (22 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1921.1250
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