Art
Donna DeMari Equine Photography You must see this site if you drool over artistic photos of horses. Just the slide show on the front page is worth the visit.
by Kristin Berkery Chariot racing is believed to be the first Olympic sport in ancient Rome, as well as the only sport in the original Olympiad that was not performed in the nude. To simplify control for the driver, only two-horse chariots, called bigas, were used in battle. However, chariots featuring more than two horses [...]
Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man Da Vinci’s dream of a 24-foot-tall horse statue took 500 years to become reality. by Kristin Berkery Around 1482, the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to create the largest bronze horse statue in the world. Not only did its sheer size make it a tremendous challenge [...]
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Mares and Foals Disturbed by an Approaching Storm by George Stubbs by Kristin Berkery Most horselovers have seen the iconic Whistlejacket. It’s a unique piece of art for its size — a stunning 9-1/2 feet tall by 8 feet wide — and its lack of background. Some art enthusiasts have surmised that the painting was [...]
