Circle of Hans Reisinger (Active late 16th century) After a Model by Giambologna (1529-1608) German, Augsburg, late 16th century

Overall the condition of the bronze is good with wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age. There are some small areas of dryness and greening to the patina, particularly in the crevices. There are a few minor nicks, including to the edges of the hooves and the horse's lips. The condition of the painted wood base is very good with some minor wear to the surface.
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Although the model derives from Giambologna's interpretation of the antique prototype, the facture of the bronze points to Southern Germany. Compare the chiselling, the treatment of the head and tail of the horse to the bronze of a unicorn in the Grunes Gewolbe Dresden attributed to Hans Reinsinger active in Augsburg in the third quarter of the 16th century.

RELATED LITERATURE
H. Weihrauch, Europaische Bronzestatuetten. Brunswick, 1967, figs. 383, 384, 385; D. Syndram, U. Arnold and J. Kappel, Das Grünes Gewölbe zu Dresden, Führer durch seine Sammlungen, Berlin, 1994, p. 72, fig. 5; A. Gibbon, Guide des Bronzes de la Renaissance Italienne, Paris, 1990, p. 249, no. 228; W. Seipel (ed.), Giambologna. Triumph des Kōrpers, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 2006, pp. 284-285, no. 39; P. Wengraf, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Hill Collection, London, 2014, p. 181, fig. 2