Tobias Capwell
16 November 2022
Synopsis
Armour was one of the great Renaissance art-forms: ornamental, expressive and intensely personal. In the 15th and 16th centuries, almost all of the richest, most powerful noblemen in Europe were dedicated patrons of their armourers. Their role was to create living sculptures, a process demanding not only fantastic skill in the sculpting of iron and steel, but also mastery of all decorative techniques available to the Renaissance metalworker.
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Dr. Tobias Capwell FSA is Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers. He is a world-recognised authority on arms and armour, the author of many books, and a historical martial arts practitioner. In 2015 Toby had the honour of serving as one of the two fully armoured horsemen escorting the remains of King Richard III from the Battlefield at Bosworth to their final resting place in Leicester Cathedral.