Question: The horse painting that was discovered in the caves in Lascaux that dates back to around 16,000 years ago was of which type of horse?
Answer: The painting discovered was that of a Dun horse.

Question: In which 2 civilizations were horses commonly depicted?
Answer: In early Egyptian and Grecian civilizations were the horse depicted in their artworks.

Question: Name some of the Renaissance artists that portrayed the horse in their artworks.
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci; Paolo Uccello; Benozzo Gozzoli; Albrecht Durer & Titian

Question: In which era were regal subjects atop their mounts portrayed?
Answer: In the Baroque era.

Question: In which era was equine sporting art established?
Answer: Also in the Baroque era.

Question: Eugene Delacroix was a French artist that depicted the horse in his paintings, in which era did he emerge?
Answer: In the mid 18th century during the era of Romanticism.

Question: Who was better known as “the horse painter”?
Answer: George Stubbs who was born in 1724 was better known as “the horse painter”. His studies of the anatomy of the horse greatly helped the later artists.

Question: Which 19th century artist was the first to introduce using photography as a reference in conjunction with painting?
Answer: Edgar Degas was a popular artist in the 19th century that painted many horse racing scenes and he was also the first artists to use photography as a reference when he painted these scenes.

Question: How did the various eras throughout the centuries influence the subject or genres in horse paintings?
Answer: History itself is portrayed in the genres of horse paintings. For example when countries were at war or in earlier times the horse was portrayed in these battle scenes as instruments in war. Many military scenes depicting the horse were portrayed as the horse was used as a mode of transport. As the war’s passed then these paintings became less and less. The same can be said for the Western / Cowboy paintings. This is another era through time and has been captured in the artworks or paintings. Many of these genres were directly influenced by history itself and in today’s times more equine sporting art, horse portraits and horses in their natural surroundings are painted.

Question: How has the internet influenced or contributed towards art and paintings in general?
Answer: In previous times before the internet the only way one could view horse paintings was by visiting a gallery. In today’s times with the help of technology you can now easily browse all the different genres of horse paintings online. One can even purchase these horse paintings of choice and have them delivered to your doorstep even if it is from a country far away. Another point to mention is that when browsing on the internet you have options of buying “prints” of the original at a greatly reduced price than what the original painting is being sold at. This allows people who cannot afford to spend $2000 on a horse painting to still have a wonderful picture to be displayed in their homes or workplace.