Knight on a horse
German man’s armor for use in the field, created c. 1505 in Landshut by Matthes Deutsch
This armor is one of a few complete, or reasonably complete, European field armors surviving from the beginning of the sixteenth century. It is also the richest, latest, and most complete of the surviving works of Matthes Deutsch, a successful armorer living in the Bavarian ducal residence of Landshut.
German horse armor of duke Ulrich of Württemberg, for use in the field. Created in 1507 in Nuremberg by Wilhelm von Worms the Elder and an anonymous graphic artist.
This horse armor is the earliest complete example outside of Europe, and one of only a handful of such early date in the world. It is also the only surviving horse armor by Wilhelm von Worms, an illustrious armorer in the city of Nuremberg. Duke Ulrich of Württemberg possibly commissioned this armor in anticipation of riding, along with other German princes, with Maximilian I of Austria from Germany to Rome, where Maximilian was to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Julius II. Because the Republic of Venice refused to grant safe passage, however, the planned journey never took place.
The original statue can be seen in The Philadelphia Museum of Art (USA).

ARM01
- H. 35 cm, B. 31 cm.