Horse Armor at the Yale University Art Gallery

As I mentioned in a previous post, the family recently visited the Yale University Art Gallery, which has a very rich collection of art and artifacts, spanning centuries. This interesting exhibit displays horse armor circa 200 A.D. I think it is interesting to compare this armor with that on display at The Met. I don't know if there are any tack makers out there looking to recreate this type of horse armor, or any historians who find the horse's role in history fascinating, but just in case, here are several photos.

Yale University Art Gallery

Detail of A Lion Attacking a Horse

We visited the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT over spring break and I was blown away! The diversity and quality of the permanent collection is impressive. I particularly enjoyed seeing the Stubbs painting and Remington bronze in person. Here is a selection of many of the equines I spotted on our visit. If you get the chance to visit, I highly recommend it. The architecture of the building itself is worth making the trip!

A Lion Attacking a Horse
George Stubbs, British (1724 - 1806)
1770
Oil on Canvas

Mule Wearing a Bridle
Greek, 3rd - 2nd century B.C.
Bronze

Standing Horse & Horse
Greek, 9th - 8th century B.C.
Bronze

Rearing Horse
Greek, Southern Italian, probably Conasa
4th - 3rd century B.C.
Terracotta with pigment added

Saint GeorgeCircle of Angelos (Akotantos)
Cretan, first half of 15th century
circa 1440
Tempera on wood

Horseman and His Horse at a River
Karel du Jardin, Dutch (1626 - 1678)
1660
Oil on Canvas

Spring Landscape with Donkeys and Goats (The Rabbit-Warren)
Paulus Potter, Dutch (1625 - 1654)
1647
Oil on panel

Detail from Spring Landscape with Donkey and Goats

Detail of The Great Bridge

The Great Bridge
Gustave Courbet, French (1819 - 1877)
1864
Oil on Canvas

Edgar Degas collection

The False Start
Edgar Degas, French (1834 - 1917)
circa 1869-72
Oil on panel

Landscape with an Elegant Hunting Party on a Stag Hunt
Nicolaes Berchem, Dutch (1620 - 1683)
1655-70
Oil on panel

Detail of Landscape with an Elegant Hunting Party on a Stag Hunt

The Stag Hunt
Philips Wouwerman, Dutch (1619 - 1668)
1659-60
Oil on copper

Detail of the Stag Hunt

Horse
China, Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 C.E.)
early 8th century C.E.
Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze

Tang Dynasty Chinese collection

The Wounded Bunkie
Frederic Remington, American (1861 - 1909)
1896
Bronze

Detail of The Wounded Bunkie

Detail of The Wounded Bunkie