[The Cid riding his horse] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The Cid riding his horse]
Subject: el cid; Medieval legend; horse riding
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain
Description: In this image El Cid is riding his horse at full speed in a field. El Cid is wearing armour and a cloak that is billowing in the wind. He is wearing a helmet and carrying a shield and a sword. His horse is white with black spots on him. In the background there is a little hill with trees on top. There are also more trees that can be seen on the left of the background. The sun is shown as very large so it eithers means it is dawn or dusk. In the front of the image on the right there long pieces of grass sticking out of the earth.
Image Creator: Werner (engraver);Foix (Engraver);Gómez Soler (engraver);Xumetra (engraver); Werner (engraver); Foix (Engraver); Gómez Soler (engraver); Xumetra (engraver)
Type: Text; engraving
Identifier: mta:11601
Language: spa
Source Name: Romancero del Cid
Parent Collection: 1884 Barcelona Milá; 1884 Barcelona Milá
Image: mta_11601_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: el cid; Medieval legend; horse riding