Filippo Negroli, (1510-1579г.), Milan, Italy.
Filippo Negroli worked in the workshop of his father, Gian Giacomo Negroli (1463–1543), along with his brothers, Giovan Battista (1511–1591) and Francesco (1522–1600). He specialized in the manufacture of armor using the chasing process. His clients included royalty and the highest nobility of the time, whose armor was primarily intended for ceremonial occasions. His works are considered masterpieces of armor making.
Famous customers of the master:
Henri II Valois.
Emperor Charles V.
Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino.
Armor of the great master you can see:
Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Castel Sant'Angelo, Roma, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy.
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom.
Real Armería de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Musée de l'Armée, Paris, France.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA.
Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, Austria.
Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano, Città metropolitana di Milano, Lombardia, Repubblica Italiana.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of England, United Kingdom.