Warrior on Horseback
Object type: Figure
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Desiderio da Firenze
Artist bio: Italian, born Florence, active Padua, 1532–45
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1540
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.
Dimensions: H. 25.8 cm (excluding the modern, green marble base).
Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Warriors|Horses