Battle Scene, model ca. 1540 (cast 16th or 17th century)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
model ca. 1540 (cast 16th or 17th century)
Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1339), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Battle Scene”. The museum dates it model ca. 1540 (cast 16th or 17th century). It is attributed to Giovanni Bernardi da Castel Bolognese (Italian, Castel Bolognese 1494–1553 Faenza). The museum records the medium as Copper alloy with light brown patina. and the dimensions as 5.5 x 6.6 cm, wt. 84.35 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Battles, Horses. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper alloy with light brown patina.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 6.6 cm, wt. 84.35 g.
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Plaquettes
- Maker recorded
- Giovanni Bernardi da Castel Bolognese
Identification
- Met object id
- 460868
- Museum object name
- Plaquette
- Museum object number
- 1975.1.1339
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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