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OverviewKEYNOTE: A luxuriously slipcased tome that features 30,000 years of horses in art-from cave paintings and illuminated manuscripts to sculptures, paintings, and photographs. From the caves at Lascaux to the European racetracks of Degas to the American West of Frederic Remington, the horse has never ceased to inspire the human imagination. Once omnipresent-on the battlefield, in agricultural work, and in transport-horses have little by little disappeared from our immediate environment, but they remain fixtures throughout our museums, atop pedestals in our town squares, and in the landscapes of memory. Transcending genres, places, and eras, specialists on the history of the horse and its representation in art create an ideal panorama on the subject, guiding us through the rich legacy of The Horse: From Cave Paintings to Modern Art. With these scholars we cross the principal continents from east to west and from prehistory to the present day, examining an ever-surprising gallery of images that illustrate how dearly horses have been prized by all human societies fortunate enough to encounter them. The artistic styles represented in this book offer something for every taste. There are cave paintings and sculptures, medieval illuminated manuscripts and photographs, depictions of battle, and scenes of leisure. Uccello, Rubens, Van Dyck, Velásquez, Géricault, Stubbs, David, and Picasso are among the 137 artists featured in this indepth study. As the more than 300 images in The Horse diversely illustrate, the horse is as beautiful an animal as it has been useful-indeed, central-to the development of human society. AUTHOR: The thirteen authors who contributed to this volume are all experts in their art historical fields: Nicolas Chaudun, Yves Christe, Henri-Paul Francfort, Jean-Louis Gouraud, Emmanuelle Héran, Jean-Louis Libourel, Camille Morineau, Christine Peltre, Daniel Roche, Annie Vernay-Nouri, Denis Vialou, Marc-André Wagner, and Michel Woronoff. 300 colour illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jean-Louis Gouraud , Michel Woronoff , Henri-Paul FrancfortPublisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Weight: 3.975kg ISBN: 9780789210180ISBN 10: 0789210185 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 02 December 2010 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword: The Art of the Horse INTRODUCTION: The Horse in the Imagination The Horse in Prehistoric Art The Horse in the East: The Origins of the Achaemenid Empire The Horse in China before the Han Dynasty The Horse in Greek and Roman Antiquity The Horse in Medieval Art (4th to 14th century) The Horse in Arab Manuscripts The Horse and War (15th to 20th century) Carriages (16th to 19th century) Art of Sport and the Leisure Class: The Cult of Superfluity (18th to 19th century) The Furusiyya, an Enchanted Horse: The Eastern Gallop (18th to 19th century) The Horse in Art from 1848 to 1914 The 20th Century and the Horse in Conflict CONCLUSION: The Religion of the Horse Appendix Notes, Bibliography, Index of Works and ArtistsReviewsThe horse, the noble animal par excellence is celebrated in this painstakingly curated volume. At almost two feet high and weighing over three pounds, this is a substantial but worthwhile commitment for the reader. The editors chronicle the horse's appearance in painting and sculpture, from prehistoric times to the late 20th century. While Picasso's stirring anti-war painting Guernica and Seurat's At the Circus are two of the more famous works included, it's the photographs of ancient cave art, found in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and other places, that is most evocative, giving readers a glimpse into art and history that they likely have never seen (indeed, some of the works are difficult to view even at these sites), and connecting them to people who lived thousands of years ago. Unfortunately the text, translated from the original French, is dry and irritatingly out of synch with the art on the page, but it's the beautiful photographs that matter in a volume like this and they are remarkable. Art fans will gain a new subject for their appreciation, and equestrians will be glad to see their muse so celebrated. Â Publishers Weekly The horse, the noble animal par excellence is celebrated in this painstakingly curated volume. At almost two feet high and weighing over three pounds, this is a substantial but worthwhile commitment for the reader. The editors chronicle the horse's appearance in painting and sculpture, from prehistoric times to the late 20th century. While Picasso's stirring anti-war painting Guernica and Seurat's At the Circus are two of the more famous works included, it's the photographs of ancient cave art, found in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and other places, that is most evocative, giving readers a glimpse into art and history that they likely have never seen (indeed, some of the works are difficult to view even at these sites), and connecting them to people who lived thousands of years ago. Unfortunately the text, translated from the original French, is dry and irritatingly out of synch with the art on the page, but it's the beautiful photographs that matter in a volume like this and they are remarkable. Art fans will gain a new subject for their appreciation, and equestrians will be glad to see their muse so celebrated. --Publishers Weekly Author InformationNicolas Chaudun is an art historian and editor. Yves Christe is a professor of art history at the University of Geneva. Henri-Paul Francfort is a director of research at the C.N.R.S., Archaeology of Central Asia. Jean-Louis Gouraud is a writer and editor. Emmanuelle Heran is a curator at the Musee d'Orsay. Jean-Louis Libourel is the Curator-in-Chief of Patrimoine. Camille Morineau is a curator at the Centre Pompidou. Christine Peltre is a professor of art history at the University of Strasbourg. Daniel Roche is a professor at the College de France. Denis Vialou is a professor at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Marc-Andre Wagner is a historian and Germanist. Michel Woronoff is an honorary president of the University of Franche-Comte, where he is also a professor emeritus. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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