Adoration of Magi - Art Institute of Chicago

 Salvete Omnes,

continuing on the subject of the Epiphany and Adoration of  Magi in the pre-modern arts, a tondo by Raffaelo Botticini (1474-died after1520) from the Art Institute of Chicago. 

this tempera was painted circa 1495 and reflects equestrianism of the Florentine, Tuscany, and northern Italy styles and preferences for horses and tack. 
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Horses from XV century San Sebastian piantings

 Salvete Omnes,

Spanish panel - Saint Sebastian and Saint Fabian

Panta rhei -said Heraclitus. So  August 2025 is ending, king of colder and rainier than ususal.
I always enjoy the XV century European art, especially paintings. 
Saint Sebastian (protector or defender against plague etc, patron of archers and athletes) was a popular saint of the Catholic Church during the period, many altar pieces had been painted during that great century, when Europe moved from chivalry to global exploration (reaching the Americas and South and Eastern Asia).

German altar painting from Nuremberg, 1487AD

a chestnut with a star & stripe, and a snip on its face (three socks are visible) , and a grey in a background. Horses have no forelocks

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Master of the Holy Kinship the Younger painted this retable. 

grey horses, and one sorrel on the opposite side

German painting - perhaps  the very end of the century

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Andrea Previtali - Saint Sebastian with a donor in a background

the donor is portrayed   training  his dextrarius , destrier being a  grey horse, while another destrier bay or chestnut horse held in the background by a groom.

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Jan Mostaert's horses p.II

 Salvete Omnes,

Equestrian details from this portrait

in 2020   I posted some equestrian related works by master Jan Monstaer - here the link to my full posting.

detail from this painting - generalized view of a palfrey or riding horse harness 

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variety of early XVI century harness 

the whole wing of the Triptych 

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in this portrait late Medieval equitation on display 

this painting  unfortunately I have no larger resolution in color  - as the harness details are splendid 

But I found B& W photo at the National Museum in Warsaw - 

splendid mule harness

bridle arrangement

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Falconry and hunting in Codex Manesse

 Salvete Omnes,

Leuthold von Seven - famous minnesanger of the XIII century

 

Easter came and Easter went, so back to bloggin' -
    today I am going for a little entry - horses, riders, damsels, hawks, hounds, deer and boars in Codex Manesse  - beautiful manuscript from Medieval Holy Roman Empire aka Medieval Germanies. Today the manuscript is held presently at the Heidelberg University Library.

Falconry in Northern Germany - 600AD-1100AD - Academia article . 

Falconry by emperor Frederick II - a short .pdf from American Falconry.

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Happy Easter - Passion, Jan van Eyck & horses

 Salvete Omnes,

 

Christos Anesti (Χριστός Ανέστη) - Christ has risen -  Alleluia - Christians unite against the evils of this world - Wesołego Alleluja

Chora church fresco

and with that happiness in the hindsight some Jan van Eyck's Passion themes

MET- Crucifixion and Last Judgement

 greatness of Jan van Eyck brushes 

Venice Crucifixion

and another beauty - from Budapest National Museum of Fine Arts, Hungary -   painted after van Eyck's work in the early XVI century

All the best, health and joy, and may peace return to Ethiopia, Ukraine and the Holy Land..

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Livre du cœur d'Amour épris of Rene d'Anjou part IIb

Salvete Omnes,

continuing with the remainder of plates from
Livre du cœur d'Amour épris of Rene d'Anjou (Austrian National Library in Vienna: Livre du cœur d'amour épris - ÖNB - Cod.Vid.2597 )


 

 

 

 



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