Antonio_Missaglia

Antonio Missaglia

Antonio Missaglia

Italian armourer

Antonio Missaglia (1416/17–1495/96) was an Italian armourer.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Missaglia's last name was a nickname taken by the artist based on where he was born (Missaglia). The original family name was Negroni.[1] Both Antonio and his brother Tommaso created armor by trade, primarily to nobles and knights in Milan. Some of Missaglia's pieces can be seen at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

References

  1. [1]
    Nieddu, Luisa (10 September 2003). "Armature e scudi nella pittura mediterranea del Quattrocento". Bollettino Telematico dell'Arte (in Italian) (340). ISSN 1127-4883. Retrieved 7 November 2008.


Stub icon

This Italian artist–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Antonio_Missaglia, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.