!!!Seusenhofer, Konrad

Seusenhofer, Konrad, 
d. Innsbruck (Tyrol), Aug. 30, 1517. Most important armourer of the 
Early Renaissance in Central Europe, brother of Hans  Seusenhofer. 
First mentioned in 1500. Came to Innsbruck with his brother Hans, was 
made court armourer in 1504, built the armour workshop of the court 
(in today's Landhaus building) in 1505/06. S. continued the legacy of 
the Treitz family at the Innsbruck court, improved the form of the 
armour and the horse armour (with the collaboration of 
Maximilian I), produced the first armours for lansquenets and was 
the first to reflect motives of traditional costumes in the patterns 
of his armours.



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