Anton Peffenhauser (1525-1603), Augsburg, Germany.
Stigma - Triskelion (Greek Three-legged) in the form of three running legs.
One of the most famous Augsburg armorers is Anton Peffenhauser. A large number of his exquisite works have survived to this day and are displayed in many museums around the world. He began his career in 1545, crafting elaborately decorated armor for dukes and royalty. He became so wealthy and influential in society that even the Augsburg guild of craftsmen, which oversaw the quality of local craftsmen, had little influence over him. From 1582 onward, Peffenhauser began working for the Saxon court. He crafted 32 engraved suits of armor for the Electors of Saxony, Christian I and Christian II, 17 of which are preserved in the Dresden collection. One of his most famous fluted suits of armor was made for the Portuguese King Sebastião and is now housed in the Royal Armory (Real Armeria) in Madrid. Anton Peffenhauser's hallmark and family crest is the triskelion - a three-legged design in the form of three running legs clad in greaves and sabatons, emerging from one point, which was an ancient symbol of infinity.
Famous customers of the master:
King of Spain Felipe II.
Herzog von Bayern Wilhelm V.
Friedrich Wilhelm I Herzog von Sachsen-Altenburg.
Christian I Kurfürstentum von Sachsen.
Christian II Kurfürstentum von Sachsen.
Johann Wilhelm Herzog von Sachsen-Weimar.
King of Portugal Sebastian I (Sebastião I).
Armor of the great master you can see:
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Germanisches National Museum, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany.
Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Detroit Institute of Arts Museum, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Rüstkammer, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tirol, Republik Österreich.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany.
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom.
Royal Armouries Museum Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
The Royal Armoury of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Musée royal de l'armée et de l'histoire militaire, Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk gewest, Koninkrijk België.
Musée de l'Armée, Paris, France.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA.
Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, Austria.
Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.
Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Art institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.