Drawing Horses. Roberto Fabbretti

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      Drawing Horses

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      Of all the animals depicted in art, horses are undoubtedly the most suitable for the interpretation of the artist in each epoch.

      With its power, its harmonious elegance and fascinating pride, the horse has always beautifully rendered artistic representations and, since the earliest times, has served to highlight the majesty of knights and horsemen. From the Renaissance and until the 19th century, magnificent studies of horses for equestrian monuments can be found. When it comes to their presence in paintings, we cannot fail to mention the stylised horses by Paolo Uccello, contained in his work The Battle of San Romano: despite its lack of realism, the static nature and the shape similar to wheeled wooden horses, continue to seduce all who contemplate them.