A Roman cavalryman or desultor leaping across two horses
A Roman cavalryman or military desultor leaping between two horses over fallen warriors and a horse. The equestrian rider in helmet, cape, and lorica musculata breastplate, armed with a parma shield. Desultor Militaris. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his L'Academia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura and Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675
Picture No
14016664
Media ID
46688488
Size
4681px x 4011px
(4.4MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Joachim von Sandrart
