As you move through the exhibition, experiments become apparent with new materials, new combinations of materials and new patinations.

ECONOMIST: Anthony Caro: Primary form | The

Conversely, works like Orazio Mochi's finely modeled statuette of a "Black Court Jester" (c. 1600-10) and a Flemish or French statuette of a "Black Woman at her Bath" (1580s) reveal the aesthetic delight European sculptors took in the use of bronze with various patinations as a natural medium to represent the variety of African skin tones.

WSJ: Less Familiar Faces | Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe | Princeton University Art Museum | By Barrymore Laurence Scherer