Animal pictures are known from the ancient times. Examining today a big picturing made by pristine man on the wall of ancient cave more than 20 thousands years ago, one don't stop to surprise to the mastering, observance of its creator. The sense of beauty and fine was highly developed at ancient Egyptian animalistic artists. In ancient Egypt mythology traditionally developed, deity were pictured with animal and bird heads. Many animals were considered sacred, they were worshipped, sacrificed. There is a very rich art history in ancient Roma, Greece, India and China. Horses pictures were very popular in the antic art. Renaissance - epoch, considerable stage in Europe history XIV - beginning of XVII centuries, the humanism principle, confirmation of real man dignity and beauty. Renaissance epoch artists began to draw animals from nature. Many masters of Renaissance excellently drew animals. Animals appear in works of such great artists and sculptures as Leonardo da Vinci, A. Durer, Donatello, A. Pisanello, P. Uccelo, A. Mantegna. Beauty horses are present in complex, dynamic, vital painting compositions, produced with exceptional skill, virtuously by Flemish artist Rubens and perfect parade portraits of Spain artist D. Velazquez (Baroque style). From XVII century gradually animalistic pictures initially connected with landscape, naturemorte, battle and life genre, distinguish in the independent genre. Realism is art of XIX century in Europe, America expressed the advanced ideas of time, confirmed esthetic values of reality. Animals are popular in Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism and Postimpressionism styles as well. The creative works of Russian artists-peredvizhnik turned to peasants life introduced the considerable income in development of critical realism in the figurative art. Their animal pictures are popular, they are produced in mass as porcelain statuettes, decorations, toys, dishes, on post-cards and so on, its become the object of collection.