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Rearing Horse

17th century

The grace and power of horses made them ideal subjects for painters and sculptors from ancient times. The celebrated Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci made a number of drawings and wax models of rearing horses, which influenced later generations of artists, as in these examples.

Bronze

8 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (22.23 x 8.26 cm)

Overall h.: 11 1/8 in.

Overall w.: 4 3/4 in.

L.: 9 3/4 in.

L.: 9 1/4 in.

Donald E. Frederick Memorial Collection

49.157

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Published ReferencesLee, Sherman E. "Two Baroque Bronzes in the Seattle Art Museum," in The Art Quarterly, Vol. XIII, No. 3, Summer 1950, pp. 260-261, illus. p. 256

"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 123 (b&w)

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