Caremolo Modrone (1489-1543), Mantova, Italy.
Caremolo Modrone, court armorer to the Dukes of Mantua, was born in Milan in 1489. From 1521, he worked primarily for Federico II Gonzaga, producing personal armor and ammunition, but he also fulfilled orders for Emperor Charles V and Alfonso d'Avalos, Marchese del Vasto. Caremolo Modrone died in Mantua in 1543.
Famous customers of the master:
Marchese di Pescara e del Vasto Alfonso III d'Avalos.
Ducato di Mantova Federico II Gonzaga.
Emperor Charles V.
Armor of the great master you can see:
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom.
Real Armería de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, Austria.
Museo Nazionale del Bargello - National Museum of the Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.