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Horses in Art

The History of the horse in art is one thatnow  be  found  in  the  British  Museum.
spans thousands of years, and goes back to
before the horse was first domesticated. TheForm of bas-reliefs carvings in the palaces
discoveries of rock paintings at Lascaux andfrom Niveveh date back approximately to 645
Avignon in France have provided us with anBC and give a vivid portrayal of the times.
insight , not only in to the very earlyThey include carvings of an exotic lion hunt
artists, but also of the physical appearancewith the king in his chariot. Standing
of the primitive horse. That these paintingsalongside are the beautifully and evocatively
have survived at all is unbelievable, butdisplayed horses, tense with the excitement
when you consider their date of approximatelyof the chase. They even showing the
20,000 BC, and compare this to the conditionharnessing and tack that were being used on
they  are  in,  is  it  quite  astonishing.the horses. The horses appear muscular and in
good condition , obviously well looked after,
Significance of Cave Paintings. Both thebut are depicted with a typical, straight
Sites at Lascaux and Avignon are buried inlegged movement it is many years before
deep underground caves, and perhaps this hashorses were shown with a natural movement in
largely contributed to their preservation. Ittheir  gait.
is interesting to consider why these
paintings were done in such inaccessibleThe relief's at Nimrud, which date to
places and whether they were depictions ofapproximately 865-860 BC, are equally as
what early man considered to be spiritual orvivid as those at Nineveh. They show mounted
god-like animals. Alternatively , they couldarchers riding mounted bareback on powerful
simply have been portrayals in admiration oflooking stallions, while aiming their bows.
the fierce and wild spirit of the earlyAgain, the relief's show the elaborate
horses. One vivid drawing is the picture of abridles that were in use and a type of
horse at Niaux, in the mid-Pyrenees.decorative  neck  hanging  with  tassels.
Carefully drawn with the heavy black outline,
it bears a striking resemblance toHorse Sculptures, perhaps some of the most
Przewalski's horse. Others, at the site atearly amazing sculptures are the four
Vallon-Point-d'Arc, are depicted with flowingfigurines of the early gilded copper horses
lines and bold colour and are so detailedwhich reside in the Basilica San Marco,
that it is possible to pick out spottedVenic. These horses date back to the third of
markings  similar  to  the  Appaloosa.forth century BC and stand larger than life
size. They are believed to have been produced
Carvings of Nineveh and Nimrud. Pictures ofby the Greek sculptor Lysippus and are
the horse through the centuries provide uswonderfully proud and mascular. They are
with a tremendous information, ranging fromfairly  atomically  correct,  very life like.
the horse in society, to how the horse
developed. Another great source of picturesHorses have been depicted in the history af
comes from the Assyrian people of the Middleart for their strength and beauty. This such
East, and the best of these are in thedepiction has been the subject of many an
Assyrian Ashurbanipal Hunting Relief Large.artist, that has continued to this day. And,
This relief was found in the Ashurbanipalbeing a very popular subject, can only enrich
Palace, Nineveh. It is from 645 B.C. and canart as a tribute to the horse.



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