Filippo was specialized in the
repoussé of armour. His brother Francesco was renowned for his
damascening skills. Filippo's pieces are considered especially remarkable because they were wrought in steel, rather than the more-easily worked iron that was the traditionally assumed medium. He made
parade armour for several esteemed clients, including
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and
Guidobaldo II della Rovere. Examples of his work include: • Burgonet of Charles V at
La Real Armería, Madrid, Spain. • Burgonetat the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. • Burgonet at the
Wallace Collection. • Burgonet "Alla Romana Antica" at
Kunsthistorisches Museum. • Armor of the "dauphin" attributed to the future Henry II at
Musée de l'Armée. ==References==