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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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