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Pru Porretta as Lady Godiva
Saxton, Colin (1927-2013)
1982
oil on canvas
Presented by Mrs. P. Porretta in 1983
VA.1983.12
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
This Colin Saxton oil painting shows Pru Porretta's first ride as Godiva in 1982. She is shown on a white horse in front of the old Cathedral ruins. The horse is facing left with its head turned to the right. The woman wears a long blonde wig and sits on a crimson cloth over a sidesaddle. An effect of sunlight from the left casts purple shadows on the paved area on which the horse stands. A window at the top of the ruins shows clouds. The Cathedral buttresses are to the left and right.
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