Comments on: White Horses in Art

By: Ulrike

Ulrike — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:30:57 +0000

Hi!
Nice collection! But the Delacroix horse does not belong here. All the other horses shown are (genetically) grey (dark eyes, dark skin). This one is either a dominant white or a cremello (2x creme gene on chestnut base colour). Just have a look at the muzzle and the fetlocks (and the eyes of course and the surrounding skin). This is how to distinguish even on old paintings a “standard grey” from the “special” colours.
And due to the tips of the ears and the colour of the nostrils I’d say that Sir Galahad’s horse probably is not grey, either, although the eyes are dark (might be due to the artist, who did not like the blue eyes).

Cheers & keep on collecting those nice pictures!

Ulrike

By: Karen Brenner

Karen Brenner — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:50:41 +0000

You’ve found a wonderful array of white horses in artwork!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:22:17 +0000

These are beautiful! I especially like the horse in “A Knight at the Crossroads”….that hair!!! Stunning!

By: elizabeth belliveau

elizabeth belliveau — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:18:23 +0000

I couldn’t agree more in terms of your comment about a white animal and it’s relation to a unicorn.. I’m a fine art photographer and I captured a horse in a canopy of trees one morning ..it was
really magical. The lighting was just perfect and all i could think of was that I had found a unicorn..

They are beautiful animals..so majestic..true works of art..

thanks for sharing..
best,
elizabeth