Heinrich Aldegrever - engravings and drawings

 Salvete Omnes,

A short entry with lots of drawings and prints by Heinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf (1502-1555, 1558/61) - German printmaker from Duchy of Westphalia (born Padeborn, lived in Soest) - influenced by Albrecht Durer.

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Mars

Marcus Curtius 

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it reminds me of Rawicz coat of arms 

      beautifully rendered Fortuna - 

Audaces Fortuna juvat

and a period curb-bit from the Fortuna print 

enjoy

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Camargue saddle

 Salvete Omnes,

in the archives of Wiki Commons there are galleries showing saddles from the Camargue region of Provence, France.

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Camargue - horses, riders and bulls

 Salvete Omnes,

a short entry on the Camargue and its horses, riders and bulls (abrivado and bandido), 

living and working in the Rhone Delta, Provence, France-EU

Horses of Camargue - tough , hardy greys 

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Abrivado

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Camarague saddles 

Bandido - 

Great American photographer of horses and nature Robert Vavra (who passed away last Spring 2025) made a whole album-study on the horse behavior with many observations based on the Camargue horses - you can borrow it from Archive. (long time ago I bought a Spanish edition of this unique book).

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the Cross of Camarague

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