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Greetings. Does anyone know this painting, the artist who did it or where can i find a complete version of it? Thank you very much.
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No attribution in the game packaging?
http://italianwars.net/games/all_is_lost_save_honour
EDIT: Found it.
http://paintingandframe.com/prints/gustave_ja...21412.html
Gustave Jean Jacquet, 1846-1909, Departure of the Lansquenets
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http://italianwars.net/games/all_is_lost_save_honour
EDIT: Found it.
http://paintingandframe.com/prints/gustave_ja...21412.html
Gustave Jean Jacquet, 1846-1909, Departure of the Lansquenets
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Those…those are some swords. Wow.
Well, there does seem to be a measure of artistic license involved, here. Could have been much worse, though, considering the time...
| Mart Shearer wrote: |
| No attribution in the game packaging?
http://italianwars.net/games/all_is_lost_save_honour EDIT: Found it. http://paintingandframe.com/prints/gustave_ja...21412.html Gustave Jean Jacquet, 1846-1909, Departure of the Lansquenets [ Linked Image ] |
Wow. Nice. Thank you very much sir. Nice image. I was looking for that for months :eek:
| Mikko Kuusirati wrote: |
| Well, there does seem to be a measure of artistic license involved, here. Could have been much worse, though, considering the time... |
Well, those swords were indeed as big as the image shows. They were used against pikemen formations.
The guy in red on the right.....His sword reminds me of the Rittersteel zweihander...widely available. At 75"....thar be a bunch of steel. :surprised: .......McM
I'll say, 15 pounds of it! That's heavy even for a bearing sword!
| Ricardo S. wrote: | ||
Well, those swords were indeed as big as the image shows. They were used against pikemen formations. |
There's actually considerable debate about exactly what context and function they were used in (although most of the time pike squares do seem to have been involved), and the weapons depicted here don't look quite like any functional pieces I've seen - they're kind of close, especially for the period, but the exact proportions and many details are still somewhat fanciful.
I do believe the artist modeled the painting with bearing swords and/or contemporary theatrical props rather than authentic 300 years old beidenhänder, just like most other Victorian depictions of historical scenes.
| Mikko Kuusirati wrote: | ||||
There's actually considerable debate about exactly what context and function they were used in (although most of the time pike squares do seem to have been involved), and the weapons depicted here don't look quite like any functional pieces I've seen - they're kind of close, especially for the period, but the exact proportions and many details are still somewhat fanciful. I do believe the artist modeled the painting with bearing swords and/or contemporary theatrical props rather than authentic 300 years old beidenhänder, just like most other Victorian depictions of historical scenes. |
Very interesting indeed.
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