The Horse in Art

by John Baskett

The horse is an icon of civilization. Man has long depended on the horse in farming, transportation, war, religion, and exploration, and as a consequence we have a wonderfully rich legacy of horses... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030011740X
• ISBN13: 9780300117400
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Well Worth the Money for Artists and Admirers Alike

This is a very lovely book, and would be considered an asset even without the accompanying naratives. The pieces vary from finished master paintings, to sketches and impressions. It gives insight on each individual piece- namely a short history of the artist in question and their intentions with the work, how the piece related to the time, and at times how the piece summed up against rival pieces. It draws on art from a variety of time periods and location, including but not limited to: Horses 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, and The Twentieth Century and the Modern World. Over all, this is a book that will find a happy place in any home, be it of a horse enthusiast or an artist looking for inspiration.