Mare of the Renaissance height-13.5 1950 - Robert Striffolino's works

1950 - Robert Striffolino's works fall within three ongoing series … Waterscapes | Tree Forms | Garden Series

Edition of 72

Oil on cradled panel

mined and cut

Mare of the Renaissance height-13.5 1950 - Robert Striffolino's worksDimensions: 24"H x 21. 5"W x 12"D Weight: 35 lbs. Edition of 35 An enduring appeal of horse imagery is that it can embody both powerful male and female symbolism. The horses depicted on the ceremonial caves of Paleolithic man suggest fertility and abundance, whereas the horse in Renaissance art, once equines were developed into tools for battle, became strongly male. Once I began to consciously consider the horse as I have rendered it in my own work,