Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot

Armorer the Master of the Castle Mark Italian

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This helmet comes from a garniture made by the Maestro dal Castello (Master of the Castle), so named for the castle mark found at the top of the breastplate on this and other examples of his work. He was probably a follower of the great Milanese armorer Pompeo della Cesa (recorded 1572–1593). Among the patrons of the Maestro dal Castello were the dukes of Savoy and King Philip III of Spain. The helmet for the tournament is from an unidentified garniture.

Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot, the Master of the Castle Mark (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1590–1620), Steel, gold, Italian, Milan

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Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot, the Master of the Castle Mark (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1590–1620), Steel, gold, Italian, Milan
Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot, the Master of the Castle Mark (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1590–1620), Steel, gold, Italian, Milan
Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot, the Master of the Castle Mark (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1590–1620), Steel, gold, Italian, Milan
Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot, the Master of the Castle Mark (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1590–1620), Steel, gold, Italian, Milan
Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot, the Master of the Castle Mark (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1590–1620), Steel, gold, Italian, Milan
Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot, the Master of the Castle Mark (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1590–1620), Steel, gold, Italian, Milan

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