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Entire Title: The army of the Spoleto's Duchy in 12 century and the first half 'of the 13 century

Work’s Subject: Medieval History of Italy

Explanation work:

(Wikipedia are my salvation) ;)
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Characters:

- The Knight is a noble of Spoleto.
- The man with the ax is a Spoleto's militiaman (light Infantryman).
- The soldier kneeling to the right, next to the fire, is an Italian launchman (heavy Infantryman).
- The two soldiers in the foreground are: an auxiliary archer of Valnerina and a Norman mercenary.

("All weapons, armor and emblems are faithfully and properly inspired from frescoes, altarpieces and carvings of Umbria (Italy). Among the sources we can mention various miniated texts of a diocesan archives of Spoleto, the frescoes and bas-reliefs of the churches of Santa Maria inter Angelus, of San Pietro and of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, and more medieval european sources. ").

© Giosuè Tacconi illustrator
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Mood: Love ~gabrielezannotti Mar 28, 2013
Favoloso!!! :D
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*GT-Illustrator Mar 29, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
grazie fratello ;)
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~Oznerol-1516 Aug 26, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
The knight's helmet reminds me the ones which were in vogue during the normans rule in Sicily. I love the how you have represented the shields, dirty with the enemy's blood and with many cuts from the enemy's swords and axes... Even the small campfire and the vegetation is so brillantly done.
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*GT-Illustrator Sep 28, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
I actually just returned that famous helmet them to its rightful owner. Fact that rebuilding them, is found only in a fresco of 1200 in Spoleto, in the deconsecrated church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, where he represented the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket and has nothing to do with the Normans. What put it to a Norman knight was, God rest his soul, the great historical illustrator Angus McBride. ;)
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~Oznerol-1516 Sep 28, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh! True! Well sometimes Angus was too imaginative, for example when he abused of scale armour or re-imagined some helmets or weapons from scratch, but he was very accurate, overall, but filled the holes with his own interpretation. And because you are so accurate, historical, and because behind every artwork lays a trully well done research, I admire your wonderful paintings. Thanks for replying! And thanks for the correction, my fault (Or Angus?).
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*GT-Illustrator Sep 29, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
no defect, you have just seen. The error, if anything, is Angus Mcbride, but his was a free interpretation. ;)
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!BoywithHat May 9, 2012  Student
That´s damn cool, dude!

Medieval FTW!
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*GT-Illustrator May 10, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you very much!
I know it very well Spoleto, it's an ancient and medieval town very beautiful!
Go there if you happen to go to Italy.
;)
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!BoywithHat May 10, 2012  Student
Well, that sounds great! :D
... thanks for the hint.
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~o0Magnus Jan 24, 2012
superb illustration
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