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(art by me)

Restitution of one of the 25 armed familiars the duke of Milan wanted for "going out on horse" by an ordonnance of 1473. Another 25 mounted crossbowmen are mentioned, either the same with crossbows, either a complementary unit. Their equipment is not given but was likely the same.

The colour of the brigandine is arbitrary. A giornea at the Sforza devise was probably worn on top.

See this image uncompressed on my website here.

Edit: these frescoes are not accurately dated and discussed up until recently. Some of the later hypotheses would put them in the late 40s instead; or at the earliest rather around 1436.

Sketches essentially based on Pisanello's work (Mantua ducal palace frescoes). Some of the armour pieces have unique designs that take a lot of trials and errors to get right from iconography as we don't have corresponding extant examples.