Tuscan Horse

A powerful horse is depicted in a dynamic rearing pose, showcasing its heavy musculature and an elaborately curled mane. The background features a detailed landscape with a sprawling city identifiable as Florence by its towers and walls. A single, gnarled tree on the left frames the composition, highlighting the Mannerist interest in organic, twisting forms.

This print is part of the 'Equile' series, which documented the noble horse breeds in the stables of Don Juan of Austria. It represents the early modern impulse toward natural history and the systematic classification of nature's 'noble' specimens, a project shared by courtly naturalists and collectors of the era.