Equestrian portraits of female sovereigns riding astride appear only in the 18th century. As this iconography was considered more masculine than riding à l’amazone, it was adopted by female sovereigns only if the features which were typical of the male equestrian portraits were not present together at the same time. When it was the case, signs of respect to husbands also must have been depicted. The essay focuses on the emblematic cases of Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine II and Marie-Antoinette
Amazzoni che non cavalcano all'amazzone. I ritratti equestri 'maschili' delle zarine e di Maria Antonietta
Alessandra Zamperini
2021-01-01
Abstract
Equestrian portraits of female sovereigns riding astride appear only in the 18th century. As this iconography was considered more masculine than riding à l’amazone, it was adopted by female sovereigns only if the features which were typical of the male equestrian portraits were not present together at the same time. When it was the case, signs of respect to husbands also must have been depicted. The essay focuses on the emblematic cases of Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine II and Marie-Antoinette
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