Ducato d'Austria

Breastplate, German or Austrian, 15th century


The notch at the upper left served to support the lance of a charging knight. The coat of arms is thought to belong to either the von Meissau or the Eglauer family, both of Austria. On the banderoles is the defiant motto IO HARR · LAS UBER GAN (possibly, "Just wait. You'll be beaten"). Part of the motto, IO HARR, is repeated around the border. The shield comes from Reifenstein castle, in the Austrian Tirol. The castle was owned by the religious, military order known as the Teutonic Knights.


The coat of arms is that of the city of Enns, in Upper Austria.

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St. Michael slaying the dragon 15th Century South Tyrol (Hans Klockner - Michael Pacher) Austria Austrian



Saint Jerome, 15th century, Made in Styria, Austria, Austrian, Limewood with paint, H: 31 1/2' (80 cm), Sculpture-Wood


Austria, An early 15th century Austrian carved wooden figure of Saint Barbara, Auction 1118 Old Masters and 19th Century Art, Lot 1651





Literary, MS M.763 fol. 112v - Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts - The Morgan Library & Museum


Hugo, von Trimberg, ca. 1230-ca. 1313. Der Renner Austria, probably in Tyrol, last quarter of the 15th century MS M.763 Folio 110r



Graf Albrecht von Hohenlohe und Ziegenhain, 1490 [Landesarchiv HZAN].




WEAPONS

Crossbow | German, possibly Austrian | The Met Date:15th century Culture:German


Grosse-Messer or Kriegsmesser Austrian, Late 15th Century With long broad falchion-like blade double-edged at the point, cut with a narrow fuller over most ...