The Renaissance equestrian portraits depict human figure riding on a horse. Historians said that, this type of painting was made known between the early 15th and mid 16th century. This particular form of artistry was mostly attached to the famous people having diplomatic status in the community. As author King, M.L. mentioned, it is “a particular genre of portraiture which is the representation of heroic figures on horseback. Like the portrait itself, this looks back to ancient depictions of mounted generals and emperors.”
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