Helmet all'Antica

Filippo Negroli

ca. 1532–35 · Steel · Arms and Armor

Fashioned to resemble a head of tightly curled hair encircled by a wreath of oak leaves, this helmet evokes the appearance of an ancient hero, perhaps a Roman emperor. The reference to the oak (rovere, in Italian) may indicate that the helmet was made for a member of the della Rovere family, dukes of Urbino. The cheek-pieces are probably nineteenth-century restorations.

Artist

Filippo Negroli

Date

ca. 1532–35

Medium

Steel

Culture

Italian, Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1904