Warrior on Horseback

Desiderio da Firenze

Date

ca. 1540

Type

Figure

Medium

Ternary alloy of copper, zinc and tin, with small traces of lead, iron, nickel, silver, and antimony (both horse and rider); Black lacquer patina under a chocolate brown patina (on both horse and rider); the eyes of the horse are inlaid with silver.

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

1975.1.1391

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975