A Hammerpiece...

[Martin Antonenko]

...... from Russia I found at the www - unfortunately a unique piece ...:

Title: Anna Yaroslavna, Queen of France 1061. The ceremony of initiation into the knights.
Scale: 120 mm
Resin
Sculptor: Viktor Gratchew
Painter: Julia Moshura (knight), Svetlana Novikova (Queen)
The crown is made of real gold and was made by the jeweler Andrey Senyuta.










Take a close look at the robe of the queen alone - it's worth it ...!


Cheers

 

[Jeff T]

Amazing!!...that is some work there.

Outstanding...

Cheer's,
Jeff.k

 

[kagemusha]

Painting at another level.......

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Thanks for sharing this .....the detail painting is amazing both in the knight and her dress ...WOW!

Happy days

Nap

 

[megroot]

NO words to say what i find of it.

Marc

 

[Helm]

Stunning work by all concerned
Steve

 

[Tecumsea]

I think you could call it the pinnacle of Figure Modelling-I can't see how it could get any better. Obviously produced for a very wealthy collector or institution.

Keith

 

[Redcap]

Keith's succinct but accurate summary says it all.

Gary

 

[Martin Antonenko]

I once researched who is actually there...:


It is the coat of arms of the Counts of Bar-le-Duc ...:




Anna Jarowlawna lived from 1030 - 1075, was the second wife of Henry I of France from 1051 to 1060 Queen of France.

The Duc de Bar during her reign was Thierry de Mousson, who as Thierry III. Duc de Bar-le-Duc and Seigneur de Montbeliard lived from around 1045 to 1102 (probably February). He was a son of Count Louis de Mousson and Sophia de Bar, a daughter of Duke Friedrich II of Lorraine.

Why the queen should knight him - that was he from his birth ...

The scene is probably fictional.

The coat of arms is composed of the fish of the dukes of Montbeliard ...



... and the Lorraine crosses of the de Mousson family ...


It is still the coat of arms of the Meuse Départment..:


Cheers