More of Sadeler's horse & wagon prints

 Salvete Omnes,

following the previous post on the Sadeler's  Italy-related printmaking, I would like to share some more of the corralled equestrian imagery from the chisels and knives of master Aegidus.

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Valete

Aegidus Sadeler, print maker - horses, cariages & pack animals

 Salvete Omnes,

Aegidius Sadeler (1570-1629) - was a Flemish printmaker who was  active in  Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, working for the Holy Roman emperors and their court.

From the  Sadeler's Views of the Ancient Rome, Tivoli, Possuoli etc ( Wiki Commons Rijksmuseum collection) I 'corralled' some horse/mule/donkey/carriage related imagery -  

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Valete

Abraham van Diepenbaeck's horses

 Salvete Omnes,

we are in the month of February, the actual Year of the Fire Horse will start this month. 

perusing Wiki Commons I came across the collection of works by Abraham van Diepenbaeck (1596-1675) and his creative output.

For many decades of the XVII century  messer Abraham was active as a painter, draftsman, glass maker, engraver, tapestry designer etc in Antwerp,  but the works available on Wiki are not that numerous.

The available Wiki contents contains even less of the equestrian- themed works.

 the hunt - lion and tiger

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and two tapestry designs in the horsemanship theme, perhaps there are more.

Turkish horse

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Valete

Sassanian plate from Northern Wei tomb

 Salvete omnes,

the month of January is coming to its end today. It has been a very cold month in our Northern Hemisphere. 

King hunting wild boar

perusing the Wiki Commons archives I came across this Sassanian metal plate found in the Northern Wei tomb. Which gives me a chance to share some very fine photos of the Northern Wei tomb art showing their horses, warriors, horse musicians, hunting and their heavy cavalry on caparisoned horses. 

You can listen to the Chinese History podcast to learn more about the Northern Wei ( in the comfort of your own surroundings)- an interview with prof. Scott Pearce , author of the book on the Northern Wei.  

Northern Wei fresco - detailed images of horse archers, dogs, and prey animals

Model of the Northern Wei tomb

Northern Wei fresco 

. all these Bactrian camel sculptures come from the Northern Wei tombs - long distance travel, trade and influence  across the Central Asian lands were the essential parts of the Northern Wei state.

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Nota bene, the story of Mulan (Hua Mulan) 

seems to have come  from this period (preserved in the writings of Song Dynasty), hence some researchers say that she was not really a Han Chinese but a  warrior from the northern China Sinicized (assimilated into the Han Chinese culture etc) nomadic northern peoples. 

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Valete