{"data":{"id":118551,"api_model":"artworks","api_link":"https:\/\/api.artic.edu\/api\/v1\/artworks\/118551","is_boosted":false,"title":"Armor for Field and Tournament","alt_titles":null,"thumbnail":{"lqip":"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAAFAPQAAKJ9gamLjqmjna2oo8K\/vMLAvdfU0dnV0+Pj5OXl5fHx8fPz8\/T09Pj5+fr5+fr7+\/z8\/Pz8\/f39\/gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAAEAAUAAAUR4IIkC1MQyjMITXQYEhQATggAOw==","width":1690,"height":2250,"alt_text":"A work made of steel with gilding, iron, brass, leather, and cord."},"main_reference_number":"1982.2411a-r","has_not_been_viewed_much":false,"boost_rank":null,"date_start":1530,"date_end":1570,"date_display":"About 1560","date_qualifier_title":"Made","date_qualifier_id":4,"artist_display":"J\u00f6rg T. Sorg, the Younger, after\nGerman, Augsburg, active 1502-1542","place_of_origin":"Augsburg","description":"<p>The growing relationship between armor and costume in the 16th century is indicated in the delicately incised and etched center band with scalloped edge on this armor, which mimics the embroidered front closing of a contemporary male doublet (a close-fitted bodice). The particularly fine decoration of etched floral arabesques suggests the workmanship of the Augsburg armory, perhaps of J\u00f6rg T. Sorg. The elements of this armor are from the same garniture\u2014multiple matching pieces of armor that could convert a basic suit into various field or sporting armors. Perforations on the breastplate are for bolting a shock-absorbing lance rest in place and reinforcing plate armor for sporting events. When approaching an opponent, the latch door on the helmet would be closed for protection, whereas in more casual times, the door would be opened for air circulation.<\/p>\n","short_description":"The growing relationship between armor and costume in the 16th century is indicated in the center band of this armor. Delicately incised and etched, with scalloped edge, it mimics the embroidered front closing of a contemporary male doublet (a close-fitted bodice). The particularly fine decoration of etched floral arabesques suggests the workmanship of the Augsburg armory, perhaps of J\u00f6rg T. Sorg.","dimensions":"H.: 185.4 cm (73 in.)","dimensions_detail":[{"depth":null,"width":null,"height":185,"diameter":null,"clarification":null}],"medium_display":"Steel with gilding, iron, brass, leather, and cord","inscriptions":null,"credit_line":"George F. Harding Collection","catalogue_display":null,"publication_history":"Walter Karchieski, \"Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago\" (Art Institute of Chicago\/Little, Brown, and Company, 1995), p. 42 (ill.)\n\nCover of the Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 9\/1931, vol. 26.","exhibition_history":"Victoria and Albert Museum, 1925.\n\nLoan exhibition, Metropoliltan Museum of Art, 1931.\n\nArt Institute of Chicago, 1971.\n\nOn exhibition, Harding Museum, Nov. 28, 1975.","provenance_text":"George F. Harding, Jr. (died 1939), Chicago; bequeathed to the George F. Harding Museum, Chicago; transferred to the Art Institute, 1982.","edition":null,"publishing_verification_level":"Web Cataloged","internal_department_id":6,"fiscal_year":1982,"fiscal_year_deaccession":null,"is_public_domain":true,"is_zoomable":true,"max_zoom_window_size":-1,"copyright_notice":null,"has_multimedia_resources":false,"has_educational_resources":false,"has_advanced_imaging":false,"colorfulness":16.7243,"color":{"h":45,"l":47,"s":48,"percentage":0.0003171763690917972,"population":3},"latitude":null,"longitude":null,"latlon":null,"is_on_view":true,"on_loan_display":null,"gallery_title":"Gallery 239","gallery_id":28498,"nomisma_id":null,"artwork_type_title":"Armor","artwork_type_id":29,"department_title":"Applied Arts of Europe","department_id":"PC-9","artist_id":68273,"artist_title":"J\u00f6rg T. Sorg, the Younger","alt_artist_ids":[],"artist_ids":[68273],"artist_titles":["J\u00f6rg T. Sorg, the Younger"],"category_ids":["PC-9"],"category_titles":["Applied Arts of Europe"],"term_titles":["suit","steel","iron alloy","metal","inorganic material","armor","arms and armor"],"style_id":null,"style_title":null,"alt_style_ids":[],"style_ids":[],"style_titles":[],"classification_id":"TM-1135","classification_title":"suit","alt_classification_ids":["TM-64","TM-351"],"classification_ids":["TM-1135","TM-64","TM-351"],"classification_titles":["suit","armor","arms and armor"],"subject_id":null,"alt_subject_ids":[],"subject_ids":[],"subject_titles":[],"material_id":"TM-2538","alt_material_ids":["TM-2678","TM-2568","TM-2600"],"material_ids":["TM-2538","TM-2678","TM-2568","TM-2600"],"material_titles":["steel","iron alloy","metal","inorganic material"],"technique_id":null,"alt_technique_ids":[],"technique_ids":[],"technique_titles":[],"theme_titles":[],"image_id":"ff8959bc-76f1-3eae-7de6-b6bd994a5860","alt_image_ids":[],"document_ids":[],"sound_ids":[],"video_ids":[],"text_ids":[],"section_ids":[],"section_titles":[],"site_ids":[],"suggest_autocomplete_all":[{"input":["1982.2411a-r"],"contexts":{"groupings":["accession"]}},{"input":["Armor for Field and Tournament"],"weight":8719,"contexts":{"groupings":["title"]}}],"source_updated_at":"2026-08-27T11:03:15-05:00","updated_at":"2026-09-25T13:13:32-05:00","timestamp":"2026-09-26T21:58:15-05:00"},"info":{"license_text":"The `description` field in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License (CC-By) and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. All other data in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 designation and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu.","license_links":["https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/","https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/terms"],"version":"1.16"},"config":{"iiif_url":"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/iiif\/2","website_url":"http:\/\/www.artic.edu"}}