Der bockende Schimmel
c. 1660 - c. 1665
Philips Wouwerman was practically obsessed with horses, featuring them in nearly all of his 800-plus paintings. Here, a grey horse throws a spectacular tantrum, rearing up and kicking while its rider struggles to hold on. The chaos has knocked a figure to the ground in the foreground, spilling a basket of red apples across the path. It’s a lively, humorous snapshot of 17th-century travel mishaps, highlighting the artist's famous talent for capturing equine anatomy and movement.
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