ca. 1360 - 'devotional panel ('Andachtsbild') with scenes from the Life of Christ', Cologne, possibly former Klarissenkloster St. Klara, Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany
The official date for this beautiful devotional panel with scenes from the Life of Christ apparently is around 1370 to 1380 on bildindex: www.bildindex.de/document/obj05011225?part=0&
I'm inclined to date it slightly earlier, around 1360. The armour and fashion is similar to examples from the late 1340s, 1350s, but the long tight-fitting pourpoints are typical for western Germany around 1360 to 1370.
Note the gambesons in various patterns worn under the hauberks of the soldiers at the Resurrection. I actually do think they are cuisses instead: look at the soldier on the left; the studded fabric seems to be a part of each leg!
The daggers are attached by chains to the breasts through the typical Western European surcoats of the 1330s/40s/50s worn short in front and longer behind (erroneously called a cyclas).
Not that much plate armour is worn, apart from the helmets (bascinets with vervelles and aventails, one great helm, kettle helmets), which isn't uncommon for Germany around this date.
ca. 1360 - 'devotional panel ('Andachtsbild') with scenes from the Life of Christ', Cologne, possibly former Klarissenkloster St. Klara, Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany
The official date for this beautiful devotional panel with scenes from the Life of Christ apparently is around 1370 to 1380 on bildindex: www.bildindex.de/document/obj05011225?part=0&
I'm inclined to date it slightly earlier, around 1360. The armour and fashion is similar to examples from the late 1340s, 1350s, but the long tight-fitting pourpoints are typical for western Germany around 1360 to 1370.
Note the gambesons in various patterns worn under the hauberks of the soldiers at the Resurrection. I actually do think they are cuisses instead: look at the soldier on the left; the studded fabric seems to be a part of each leg!
The daggers are attached by chains to the breasts through the typical Western European surcoats of the 1330s/40s/50s worn short in front and longer behind (erroneously called a cyclas).
Not that much plate armour is worn, apart from the helmets (bascinets with vervelles and aventails, one great helm, kettle helmets), which isn't uncommon for Germany around this date.