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Genre/Form: | bildverk |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Baskett |
ISBN: | 030011740X 9780300117400 |
OCLC Number: | 70399333 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
Contents: | The horse in ancient civilizations -- The early oriental horse -- The medieval horse and the age of chivalry -- The Renaissance masters -- The age of the Baroque -- The late oriental horse -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century -- The twentieth century and the modern world. |
Responsibility: | John Baskett. |
More information: |
Abstract:
Shows how in sketches and statues, watercolours and oils, artists have continually immortalized horses as images of freedom, strength, and nobility. This book is a guide to the changing cultural perspectives, artistic styles, and symbolic interpretations associated with its timeless and much loved subject.
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