Filippo Negroli
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| Filippo Negroli | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Filippo Negroli |
| Birth date | c1510 |
| Birth place | Milan |
| Date of death | 1579 (aged 68–69) |
| Work | |
Filippo Negroli (ca. 1510–1579) was an Italian armourer. He was renowned as being extremely skilled, and may be considered the most famous armourer of all time. His pieces are considered especially remarkable because they were wrought in steel, rather than the more-easily worked iron that was the traditionally assumed medium.
He made parade armour for several esteemed clients, including Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Guidobaldo II della Rovere.
[edit] References
- Famous Makers and European Centers of Arms and Armor Production. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Fred Stern. Did Napoleon wear armor?, artnet.com - magazine.
- Alan R. Willliams. The Steel of the Negroli. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Negroli, Filippo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Armourer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | c1510 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1579 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
