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Kasten-brust armour is widely represented by paintings and statues of the first half of the 15th century. A style featuring a sharp ridge at the apex of the breastplate first shows up in art during the first decade of the 15th century. By 1420 a more rounded shape begins to appear in art, sometimes
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with fluted embellishments. This style did not necessarily supplant the earlier style- both variety appear alongside each other in the lower left panel of the
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A knight in full kasten-brust armour without gauntlets (altar of Saint Leonard churge in Basele by Conrad Witz,1435)
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Knights in kasten-brust armours (altar of Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent by Jean van Eyek, 1427–30)
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indicate the style remained in use in Denmark into the last quarter of the 15th century.
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Osprey-Military "German Medieval Armies 1300-1500" (Men-at-Arms Series t166), text by
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Goll, M. (2008). Eine bisher unbekannte Kastenbrust des berliner Zeughauses.
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Goll, M. (2008). Eine bisher unbekannte Kastenbrust des berliner Zeughauses.
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A statue of Arthur from the Great Ancient Kings Kenotath in
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German
plate armour
gothic armour
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grand-bascinet
cuirass
Metropolitan Museum of Art
German Historical Museum
Berlin
Rathaus Museum
Vienna
Ghent Altarpiece
Gierslev Sogn
Knights in kasten-brust armours (altar of Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent by Jean van Eyek, 1427–30)
A statue of Arthur from the Great Ancient Kings Kenotath in Innsbruck (Austria), one of several examples of Kasten-Brust armor worn by the statues within Maximilian's tomb, this particular example displaying anachronism
Innsbruck
Living History Library entry for Kastenbrust armour (cached version)
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Christopher Gravett
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