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Right Pauldron (Shoulder Defense)

Armorer Filippo Negroli Italian
ca. 1530–35
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 374
This shoulderpiece belongs to a parade armor that was probably made for Guidobaldo II della Rovere (1514–1574), duke of Urbino from 1538. The matching helmet is preserved in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg; the breastplate, left pauldron, and the three lames belonging to the Metropolitan's pauldron are in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. A portrait of Guidobaldo showing the helmet and breastplate is also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 2009.224).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Right Pauldron (Shoulder Defense)
  • Armorer: Filippo Negroli (Italian, Milan ca. 1510–1579)
  • Date: ca. 1530–35
  • Geography: Milan
  • Culture: Italian, Milan
  • Medium: Steel, gold
  • Dimensions: L. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 3 oz. (539 g)
  • Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.25.714i
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514–1574), With his Armor by Filippo Negroli, Oil on copper, Italian
Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514–1574), With his Armor by Filippo Negroli
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ca. 1580–85
Burgonet, Filippo Negroli Italian, Steel, gold, textile, Italian, Milan
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Elements of an Italian Light-Cavalry Armor <i>alla Tedesca</i> (in the German Fashion), Steel, gold, copper alloy, leather, Italian, Milan
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Left Pauldron (Shoulder Defense) from a Boy's Costume Armor, Hans Seusenhofer Austrian, Steel, copper alloy, gold, Austrian, Innsbruck
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Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59), Jean Cousin the Elder French, Steel, gold, silver, leather, textile, French, possibly Paris
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