Cavalier On A Horse Executing A Levade
Artist Jacob Jordaens, Flemish, 1593-1678
Oil on Canvas, about 1645
Jacob Jordaens, the leading 17th century painter in Flanders (modern day Belgium), was well-known for his paintings and tapestry designs. Cavalier on a Horse Executing a Levade is perhaps a preparatory study for one of this tapestries, which often had horsemen as their subjects. Jordaens shows the rider executing a levade, a move in horsemanship where the horse goes back on its haunches and holds the position as a show of strength. An unidentified figure wearing hat and boots, perhaps a riding instructor, stands in the background while a dog trainer and his dog stand in the foreground. A parrot above the trainer's shoulder and an arch in the background, which were painted over by Jordaens but now have begun to emerge, reveal the artist's initial design and subsequent changes.
Cavalier On A Horse Executing A Levade
Artist Jacob Jordaens, Flemish, 1593-1678
Oil on Canvas, about 1645
Jacob Jordaens, the leading 17th century painter in Flanders (modern day Belgium), was well-known for his paintings and tapestry designs. Cavalier on a Horse Executing a Levade is perhaps a preparatory study for one of this tapestries, which often had horsemen as their subjects. Jordaens shows the rider executing a levade, a move in horsemanship where the horse goes back on its haunches and holds the position as a show of strength. An unidentified figure wearing hat and boots, perhaps a riding instructor, stands in the background while a dog trainer and his dog stand in the foreground. A parrot above the trainer's shoulder and an arch in the background, which were painted over by Jordaens but now have begun to emerge, reveal the artist's initial design and subsequent changes.