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A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane

Francesco Fanelli (1577–after 1657)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane
A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane
A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane
A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane
A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane
A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane
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Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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The model for this fine bronze only recently has been firmly attributed to Francesco Fanelli, a skillful Florentine sculptor who came to London and worked at the court of Charles I. It is undoubtedly strongly influenced by slightly earlier prototypes by the Medici sculptors, Giambologna and Pietro Tacca (1577–1640), to whom this bronze was once ascribed. This proud long-maned Andalusian stallion is typical of Fanelli’s horses, characterised by their small heads and stylised features.

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Title

A Trotting Horse with a Long Mane

Date

1630s

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 31.1 x W 32.5 x D 11 cm

Accession number

48.13

Acquisition method

purchased at Sotheby's, 1948

Work type

Equestrian

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Francesco Fanelli

1577–after 1657

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