Friday, 21 February 2020

Looking at the Whole Story of Lady Godiva in Bronze

Showing all the details of the sculpture of a heroine - Lady Godiva - who risked her life and reputation in the cause of preventing unjust taxation.


How a Christian made a difference, even in humility and changed hearts and laws and history. The Sculpture was cast in Bronze and captures the moment when her horse steps out of the safety of the paved courtyard of her privileged life into the dirt roads. It is the moment she chooses to drop her cloak from her shoulders - yet you can see that she keeps a grip on both the reins to go forward and the folds of the cloth she wants to draw back over herself.
The Horse I picked to be a Spanish stallion and call Boaz and he is harnessed in rich harness of the period, You can see the history of the making of this bronze commission in the posts below.