Pair of horses with grooms

Meissen Manufactory

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

These porcelain figure groups are distinguished by the high quality of their gilt-bronze bases. Their design reflects the pronounced naturalism that is a hallmark of the German rococo style. Small animals made of enameled lead have been incorporated among the waterfalls, tree stumps, and rockwork, all of which have been executed with great attention to detail.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.

Metropolitan Museum of Art