Author: Irina V. Portnova
Affiliation: Russian University of Friendship of People (RUFP)
Abstract:
The article examines the historico battle picture of the XIXht century, in which important place was diverted to the image of a horse. A horse was included in the scenes of military way of life, was de-picted individually or in the very ornate compositions. The system of works obeyed the law of the aca-demic skill, a horse acquiring a concrete full-scale form. In the article there is revealed the value of the academic arts in the formation of the animalistic image.
Keywords: battle painting, the horse, image, the academy of fine arts, academic instruction, rider, anatomical model, live model, the full-scale class.
Pages: 129-137