Uccello's horses continued II

 Salavte Omnes,

Christmas is upon us - vivat!

and back to the XV century, and  here are the war and chase horses in Paolo Uccello works - one of the most magnificent of his paintings - The Hunt in the Forest:

from the Wiki Commons - a young knight performing a stop not unlike the Western riding stops and even perhaps sliding stops...

study and enjoy this masterpiece of the XV century European art

valete

War and hunt horses in Paolo Uccello paintings I

Salvete omnes,

November 2020 is over - and let us welcome the new month and at the same time the very last one of this sad 2020 - December.
Let us hope  it will be more joyful and healthier to us all than the previous seasons of the 2020.
As my favorite video bloger & lawyer Viva Frei says - we live in this 'mysharona cirrus'  world, time of power grabbing  perpetrated all over the Western world.
But Christmas is  the most wonderful time of the year, as the song goes. And it will come galloping at us pretty fast...

 

ad rem,

first a little remainder on the horse conformation  and artist proportions from the XIX century.

on  the subject of the great Medieval knightly horse - dextrarius -  let us turn to the artwork of XV century painter from  the beautiful Italian city of Florence, maestro Paolo di Dono nicknamed Uccello wiki/Paolo_Uccello  ,

 We can start with the Saint George and dragons paintings -  nota bene note these fabulous fantastic beastly dragons not dissimilar  to many monsters from the Witcher's saga by Sapkowski (too bad Netflix truly botched this production last year)

Italy National Gallery dragon vs Saint George

the Melbourne dragon vs Saint George

Paris dragon vs Saint George

 

Valete!

Saint George

Salve,
today it is the feast of Saint George or Saint George's Day -  and let us celebrate with some illustrious paintings from the XIV through XVI centuries, when chivalry was beautifully depicted by period artists.

 Vitale de Bologna

Bernat Martorell

Carlo Crivelli

Paolo Uccello

Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael Santi)

Vittore Carpaccio

Albrecht Durer

These images, apart from their message and attachment to the story of Saint George and the dragon, offer us a glimpse into the world of the Medieval knight and his steed. Each painting offers something akin to a gold mine, for us to study and ponder.
By the way , the XV century monument to Saint George from Prague Castle, standing in front of the Saint Vitus Cathedral.

Ps
Since we Poles have a special relationship with our Wawel dragon, hence a small watercolour of Saint George painted by Juliusz Kossak, one of my  favourite Polish painters

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