Spanish Pure Breed
“Its muscular anatomy and rounded forms, its movements… make the Spanish horse a truly spectacular animal. Extremely expressive, it lifts its forelimbs in such a way that it seems as if it were dancing”
Ernest Massuet, sculptor of Spanish horse.
MASTERPIECE
Beauty, elegance and nobility are combined together in this masterpiece faithfully inspired by the horses at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. Spanish horse pays tribute to one of the oldest breeds of horse in the world.
Dressed in its best attire, Spanish horse is wearing a headstall, breast collar, saddle and saddle blanket richly decorated in golden luster.
Preserving
traditions
and art
Lladró and the Royal Equestrian School join forces in the task of keeping alive crafts, techniques, history, art…
The connections are countless. Saddlers and sculptors, painters and riders… are all instrumental in a form of artistic expression that allows us to take pleasure in the details, textures and rhythms.
Soto
Bautista
THE STEPS
Spanish horse, made by the sculptor Ernest Massuet, sublimely portrays the animal in motion, as if captured in the middle of the exhibition “How Andalusian Horses Dance”, the world famous show by the Equestrian School.
Virtuosity
Supporting the sculpture on only three legs was a true artistic challenge with high technical difficulty. Maintaining the proportions and the balance of the piece when undergoing the high temperatures in the kiln is a sign of the absolute control of porcelain by the masters at Lladró. The elegance, nobility and beauty of these horses are captured in this sculpture with great anatomical precision.
The deep blue and the gold, contrasting with the white of the horse’s coat, are the centerpieces of the exquisite decoration of this magnificent and elegant example of the pure Spanish breed.