Saints and Heroes: Art of Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Opening on March 20th, 2017, this exhibit will take you back in time to the days of knights in armor. At Tempel Farms, we are particularly excited for the opening of this exhibit because our horses played a very special role in its creation. The Art Institute of Chicago wanted to create a model horse that would accurately represent the type of horse that would have worn this armor. The Lipizzan is the oldest breed of horse in Europe and is the closest fit to what the knights of the Middle Ages would have used for their mounts. Dr. Jonathan Tavares, Associate Curator of Arms & Armor at The Art Institute, and David Graves, the sculptor, visited us last year to measure and photograph a few of our horses so that a replica could be made. The finished product dons armor in the new exhibit. 

Julie Milne, Favory Airiella, Esther Buonanno, curator Jonathan Tavares and sculptor David Graves

The finished product Read More