Helmet all'Antica
Filippo Negroli
ca. 1532–35
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
H. 11 1/4 in. (85 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm); D. 9 in. (22.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2 oz. (964 g)
Classification
Helmets
Culture
Italian, Milan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession Number
04.3.202
About the Artist
Filippo Negroli · 1485–1605
Filippo Negroli (ca. 1510–1579) was the preeminent Milanese armorer of the Renaissance, renowned for transforming functional steel plate into sculptural masterpieces of parade armor. Born into a dynasty of armorers that traced back to the mid-fifteenth century, he was the son of Gian Giacomo Negroli (ca. 1463–1543), who led the family workshop in Milan, and worked alongside his brothers Giovan Bat...