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The cheval comes from the French: cheval, "horse". Different explanations are given for the reason of its use: "horse" is a name for the adjustment pulley; [1] [2] cheval in a meaning of support framework (cf. French: chevalet, "easel"); [4] overall bulkiness and heavy weight; [5] large mirror size that allowed a horse to be seen in its ...
Cambridge. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, List Visual Arts Center. "Mirror Images: Women, Surrealism and Self–Representation," April 9–28 June 1998, unnumbered cat. (pl.3). Miami Art Museum. "Mirror Images: Women, Surrealism and Self–Representation," September 18–29 November 1998, unnumbered cat. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
The levade is also a transition movement between work on the ground and the airs above the ground. Neither of these movements are equivalent to rearing , as they require precise control, excellent balance, and a great deal of strength, and are the product of correct training, rather than resistance from the horse.
An 1879 edition of the "Sallie Gardner" card has the images altered to create more distinct outlines (with straight lines and clear numbers replacing the original photographic background) "with care to preserve their original positions". The verso has a diagram of the mare's foot movements in a complete stride, executed per Stanford's instructions.
To better understand his chronophotographic images, he compared them with images of the anatomy, skeleton, joints, and muscles of the same species. Marey produced a series of drawings showing a horse trotting and galloping, first in the flesh and then as a skeleton.
Classical dressage evolved from cavalry movements and training for the battlefield, and has since developed into the competitive dressage seen today. Classical riding is the art of riding in harmony with, rather than against, the horse. A painting of the Spanish Riding School in 1783
Chronophotography is a photographic technique from the Victorian era which captures a number of phases of movements. The best known chronophotography works were mostly intended for the scientific study of locomotion , to discover practical information for animal handlers and/or as reference material for artists.
Detaille was born in Paris and grew up in Picardy.His was a prosperous military family; his grandfather had been an arms supplier for Napoleon. An amateur artist who was friends with a number of collectors and painters, including Horace Vernet, Detaille's father encouraged his son's artistic endeavors.