Suit of armor, Spain. Late 15th century Front view

Born from the progress in the steel industry and the technical developments that marked the 14th century, armor assumed its final form in the 15th century, protecting the entire body. Heavy defeats at the hands of the Welsh archers in Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356) also led to improvements in bodily protection. Metal attire reserved for armed men of high ranks, the suit of armor became a symbol of chivalry and being ready for war and other important occasions, until the warrior's final slumber.
Although contemporary, this composite armor—a suit of armor with constitutive parts—comes from different workshops and can be called a "white suit of armor," in direct reference to the polished surface of the armor.
The protection of a cavalryman was ensured from head to toe by a morion-style helmet with upturned edges ending in a sharp angle in front of the nose. The lower part of the face is covered by a pivoting bevor.
The armor, made up of the breastplate and back section, is soberly decorated on the sides in a late-gothic style, which was the ideal aesthetic at the time. Relatively rare, the pauldrons are extended by disparate vambraces, while the more recent gloves are in the Maximilian style.
Created for a foot soldier, the leg protection is made of up three elements: a mid-thigh plate, a poleyn with a wide ailette, and a tapered mid-leg plate