Close-Helmet for the Tournament on Foot

the Master of the Castle Mark

ca. 1600–1610 · Steel, gold · Arms and Armor

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.

Artist

the Master of the Castle Mark

Date

ca. 1600–1610

Medium

Steel, gold

Culture

Italian, Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913