The Equestrian statue - a study of its history and the problems associated with its creation

Through the ages the portrayal of man on horseback has provided the sculptor with the chall~nge to solve one of the most baffling compositional problems in Art. The problem involves the balancing of a vertical mass on a large horizontal one, which in its turn rests on slender supports. To add to...

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Main Author: Duffey, Alexander Edward
Other Authors: Nilant, F.G.E. (Felix Gottlieb Ernst)
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41808
Duffey, AE 1982, The Equestrian statue - a study of its history and the problems associated with its creation, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41808>