490851 Backplate in the Maximilian style, c.1510-30 (steel with brass rivets) by German School, (16th century); 42x33.9x15.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Distinguished by its regularly fluted surfaces, armour in this style was popularized in South Germany during the early 1500s. The style is usually called \'Maximilian\', as it was introduced during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1493-1519). The style reflects male costume of the period and the shift to the new rounded forms of the Renaissance. For breastplate see image 490850.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; German, out of copyright.