# A White Horse

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VELAZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/velazquez-diego-rodriguez-de-silva-y-r4f5af220b7c882>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 310 x 245 cm

## Commentary

Seventeenth-century Spanish horses, bred from crosses with Arab stallions, were famous for their proud bearing and temperamental beauty. Velázquez had the opportunity of observing them daily in the royal stables or when the king put them through their paces.

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## Attribution

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