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“It is the first time that such massive digital resources in the academic world are being dedicated to the subject of the horse.”
Read moreThe auction of the private collection of art collected by revered designer Robert Kime exceeded all expectations, achieving a total of £9.6 million against pre-sale estimates of £1.5 million.
Read moreThree-day sale comprises more than 750 lots ranging in value from £30 to £100,000, and several equestrian pieces.
Read moreThe sketch, depicting a horse and rider, with further details of a horse’s head and eye, is one of the few known drawings by Raphael from his late period.
Read moreSeveral equestrian works are among the collection of Indian painting specialist Toby Falk to be sold at Christie’s in London next month.
Read moreCave artists worked in similar ways to modern artists, taking inspiration from a basic form or shape, like a crack in a material or a smudge of paint on a canvas.
Read moreThe cave art in Spain is estimated to be at least 24,000 years old.
Read moreWilliam Simmonds’ “The Black Mare” depicts a stylised horse turning to nip a fly on its near-side fetlock.
Read moreOne of the earliest illustrated books featuring horsemanship offers a lavish collection of hand-coloured plates from the late 16th century.
Read moreHorses in the Viking Age were seen as liminal creatures, meaning they were capable of crossing physical and conceptual boundaries, travelling over different terrains, and even between worlds. They also held cosmological significance.
Read moreEquestrian art from renowned artists are among an auction of works dating from the 16th to the 19th century.
Read moreThe link between Spanish horses and the Barb horses of North Africa is strong, but the most vital link is not between today’s modern Spanish horse breeds and Barb horses but between the now-extinct Spanish Jennet and Barb horses.
Read moreGenetic analysis shows that northern Iberian Celtic horses were incorporated into all the Criollo breeds in North and South America.
Read moreSulphur Mustangs have been separated from their ancestral populations for centuries and have followed an independent evolutionary development, but similarities with other Spanish Colonial horses of North America indicate a common origin.
Read moreSulphur Mustangs have adapted over the centuries and thrived. Their origin is hotly debated, but their unique qualities are unquestioned.
Read moreHalf of the proceeds from the sales of the new edition of “Black Beauty” will go to benefit equines at the Redwings Horse Sanctuary.
Read moreImpressive life-sized contemporary bronze sculpture of a colt stands 177cm tall.
Read moreResearchers who studied the portrayal of horses by ancient Egyptians and Romans suggest modern scholars need to look beyond concepts of realism.
Read moreAn isolated case cannot support a firm conclusion, say researchers, but the findings are nevertheless intriguing.
Read moreDespite working largely under the radar, Maria Ranieri Gugliuzza might just be equestrian sport’s most visible artist.
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