Close Helmet

Giovan Paolo Negroli

ca. 1540–45 · Steel, copper alloy, gold · Arms and Armor

This helmet is very close in design and workmanship to a breastplate in the Met's collection signed by Giovan Paolo Negroli (14.25.1855) and therefore can be attributed to him with confidence.

Artist

Giovan Paolo Negroli

Date

ca. 1540–45

Medium

Steel, copper alloy, gold

Culture

Italian, Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Purchase, Rogers Fund and George D. Pratt Gift, 1926