Armure pour le joute de la paix ca.1500 et plus tard Helmet (04,3.291A) fait par Daniel Tachaux français cette figure équestre colorée est une reconstruction fidèle d'un jouster allemand de CA.1500. Parmi les premières acquisitions d’armes et d’armures du Metropolitan Museum, achetées avec la collection Duc de Dino en 1904, l’armure a été exposée dans les Arms and Armor Galleries jusqu’en 1988.C’est une fois de plus dans la Grande salle qu’il a été exposé pour annoncer la célébration par le Musée du centenaire du ministère des armes et de l’Armure (1912-2012), un siècle au cours duquel la collection est devenue l’une des plus grandes et des plus en

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• Dimensions: 2000 x 1731 px | 33,9 x 29,3 cm | 13,3 x 11,5 inches | 150dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 21 janvier 2022

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Armor for the Joust of Peace ca. 1500 and later Helmet (04.3.291a) made by Daniel Tachaux French This colorful equestrian figure is a faithful reconstruction of a German jouster of ca. 1500. Among the Metropolitan Museum’s earliest acquisitions of arms and armor, purchased with the Duc de Dino Collection in 1904, the armor was exhibited in the Arms and Armor Galleries until 1988. It was once again on display, in the Great Hall, to herald the Museum’s celebration of the Department of Arms and Armor’s centennial (1912–2012), a century in which the collection became one of the largest and most encyclopedic of its kind.The armor is a special type worn in Germany and Austria for the "joust of peace" (Gestech), fought by two contestants on horseback armed with blunt lances. The aim was to unseat the opponent or at least to break a lance against his armor. An extreme sport, the joust was a test of the rider’s skill, courage, and horsemanship. Safety was of greater concern than mobility, so the armor was thick, heavy, and rigid. The helmet was bolted firmly to the breast- and backplate. Inside, the wearer’s head was encased in a padded hood and strapped firmly in place against the shock and whiplash of being struck with a lance. The lance was supported by a hook (lance-rest) and a long counter-hook (queue) bolted to the right side of the breastplate. Leg armor was not necessary, as blows below the belt were forbidden.The horse wears a "blind" shaffron (head defense), with the eyes covered so as to prevent it from shying away from the encounter. Similarly, a collar of bells muffled the noise of the oncoming horse and roaring crowd. The horse is fitted with brocade and velvet trappings (modern) that include a straw-filled bolster hung across its chest that acted like a "bumper" to protect the horse and the rider’s legs in the event of a collision. This was necessary in a joust fought in an open field, which lacked a barrier (called the tilt) to keep the horses s