1.0Polo Culturale Pietro Aldihttp://www.poloaldi.it/en/Polo Aldihttp://www.poloaldi.it/en/author/poloaldi/Study of Horses - Polo Culturale Pietro Aldirich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pD5S0yfitx"><a href="http://www.poloaldi.it/en/artwork/study-of-horses/">Study of Horses</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://www.poloaldi.it/en/artwork/study-of-horses/embed/#?secret=pD5S0yfitx" width="600" height="338" title="“Study of Horses” — Polo Culturale Pietro Aldi" data-secret="pD5S0yfitx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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http://www.poloaldi.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/26.jpg1400741This study can be linked to the horses standing under an open shelter in the mural of The Meeting between Radetzky and Victor Emanuel II at the Farmhouse in Vignale, held to negotiate the terms of the defeat at Novara. Aldi’s attention to detail in order to produce a faithful reconstruction of history compelled him to make careful studies of the animals included in the scene, working from life and from photographs.