Art of the Lusitano

In the 18th century, the Lusitano was considered the best saddle horse in the world. This book combines illustrations from that century and contemporary art in order to portray the journey of this great breed throughout history. The original engravings are taken from the book written by Manoel Carlos de Andrade entitled Luz da Liberal, E Nobre Arte da Cavallaria, 1790, and are overlaid with images of horses and riders from The Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, which does a...
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In the 18th century, the Lusitano was considered the best saddle horse in the world. This book combines illustrations from that century and contemporary art in order to portray the journey of this great breed throughout history. The original engravings are taken from the book written by Manoel Carlos de Andrade entitled Luz da Liberal, E Nobre Arte da Cavallaria, 1790, and are overlaid with images of horses and riders from The Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, which does a fantastic job of keeping traditional Portuguese equitation alive today. The latter part of the book looks at today's modern sport riding equitation, with Lusitanos and their riders in the foreground and contemporary paintings as their backdrop, harmoniously linking equestrian and fine arts.