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Black and white photo of a bronze statuette of a horse with arched neck and raised foreleg, standing on a stepped base with decorative roundels.

Pacing Horse (one of a pair)

A dark bronze statuette of a horse lifting its right forelegs in a pacing stride, with a braided mane and a saddle cloth over its back. It stands on a stepped base decorated with a band of roundels and rests on small ball feet against a plain gray backdrop.

Artist
Giovanni da Bologna
Date
Modeled c. 1587, cast 1600–50
Medium
Bronze with gilding
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2041 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1655).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain in memory of Professor Alfred Chatain

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