Wolfgang Grosschedel, (active 1517-1562г.), Landshut, Germany.
Wolfgang Grosschedel began his career working in the royal workshops of Henry XIII of England in Greenwich. Around 1521, Wolfgang moved to Landshut, Germany, where he continued to craft magnificent armor for German rulers—Emperor Ferdinand I, Maximilian II, and King Philip II of Spain.
Famous customers of the master:
King of Spain Felipe II.
Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria.
Emperor Maximilian II.
Armor of the great master you can see:
Bayerisches Armeemuseum, Ingolstadt, Oberbayern, Freistaat Bayern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Germanisches National Museum, Nürnberg, Mittelfranken, Freistaat Bayern, Germany.
Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom.
Musée royal de l'armée et de l'histoire militaire, Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk gewest, Koninkrijk België.
he Royal Armoury of Madrid - Real Armería de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA.
Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, Austria.
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Art institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.