Antonio Missaglia, (1416-1496г.), Milan, Italy.
Antonio was the son of Tomaso Missaglia and one of the famous armorers of the city of Milan. The style of armor made by him and his father was later adopted by armorers in Germany.
In the Milan archives there are a large number of documents related to Antonio, dating from the beginning of 1450.
Antonio worked for the Duke of Milan Galeazzo Maria Sforza and his wife Bona of Savoy, after the death of the former he became the duke's armorer.
In 1456 Antonio made armor for the papal guard and at the same time expanded his workshops on Via degli Spadari. In 1469 the Duke of Milan granted him a workshop. In 1470 Antonio Missaglia received from the Duke a lease of iron mines near the forest, near Lake Segrino, and already in 1472, in recognition of his services to the state, he received the opportunity to acquire them as his own. Antonio died at the end of the 15th century, he was the last to use the surname Missaglia. His descendants returned to the family name Negroli.
Armor of the great master you can see:
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom.
Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, Austria.
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Art institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.