My first mounted knight

[megroot]

Rocco,

Always apreciate your looking and critism. This is great. The blue is mat, but with the wrong placed lights i think it looks shiny.
Again, Thank you.

marc

 

[megroot]

Chris,

Thankx. Apreciate it.

Marc

 

[megroot]

Costas,

Thank you. Yes, the next figure is almost finished. (love working with oils, you must work on two or more figures at the same time).
Th next horse is on his way.

marc

 

[megroot]

Maurizio.

Always apreciate your comments.
Thanks.

marc

 

[Blind Pew]

Dear Marc, nice work indeed. Looks like it was a lot of fun to do. I have no idea about what colours they used in those days, but as long as it looks ok and you are happy with it that's all that counts mate.

 

[Figure Mad]

Hi Marc

Great piece mate, itsnot that easy to research heraldry as theree was so many different additions to the heraldry as they married and joined other families. but you done a brilliant job...

Nicely done

Dave

 

[megroot]

Dave,

Thank you very much. Apreciate your kind words.

Marc

 

[megroot]

Anthony,

thanks for dropping by. Yes it was great fun. I don't know but i think it was an older Pegaso figure because the fitting was not as these days.
Further it was great to paint my first horse (what is left over)

marc

 

[renarts]

When i started the figure i asked here and there. The crest on the helmet is mentioned in the Manessische Liederhandschrift. I thougth it was Ulrich. He was never seen at Lake Peipasus. So, there it goes wrong with the figure.

Marc,
The crest on the helmet of your knight is portrayed in the Manessische on a knight named Wolfram von Eschenbach. He lived from 1170 to 1230. SInce the Manessische was written in the 14th c. the illustrations and the livery he is wearing is only conjectural by the artist. The helm and crest is typical though of those portrayed on German knights of the period. So it could be used on anyone I suppose. The red on the shield is thought to be the artists ode to the red knight in Wolfram's Parzifal.

Eschenbach wrote a wonderful saga called Parzifal and is as interesting an account of knightly life, adventure, and the tenets of chivalric virtue as you can find. I have a copy of it and even 800 years later its still good reading.

Wolfram is portrayed like this:

Ulrich von Lichtenstein is portrayed like this:

 

[frank h]

Hi Marc
nicely done.....you have handled a difficult subject really well

look forward to seeing your next project

Take care my friend

Frank

 

[megroot]

Originally posted by renarts@Oct 27 2006, 06:09 PM

Marc,
The crest on the helmet of your knight is portrayed in the Manessische on a knight named Wolfram von Eschenbach. He lived from 1170 to 1230. SInce the Manessische was written in the 14th c. the illustrations and the livery he is wearing is only conjectural by the artist. The helm and crest is typical though of those portrayed on German knights of the period. So it could be used on anyone I suppose. The red on the shield is thought to be the artists ode to the red knight in Wolfram's Parzifal.

Mike,
You are absolutely right. Very, very stupid me. I replied from my work, so i didn't have the threat on Medrom with me. The name Ulrich did ring some bells, but it are the wrong bells.
Thanks for correcting me.

Marc

 

[megroot]

Hallo Frank,

Thanks, it was nice talking to you again at Euro.
Next project is almost finished.

Marc

 

[Guy]

Sorry for the late reply Mark...........was on vacation for the last 10 days. Excellent work on the knight. I love the color choices you used and the resulting contrast you achieved. The blues are shaded perfectly.

Whats next on your bench?

 

[megroot]

Thanks Guy,
always apreciate your positive words. The workbench is empty now. :lol:
Just finished Edward I Plantagenet. Set the figure in front off a medieval wall from Seil. It was my first attempt to Heraldic painting.
Hope to made the pictures within some days.

Drying at the moment in the drybox is Seil Landsknecht with Beer, but he has a long way to go.
And skintone in basecolor at the moment on a 1/6 bust from the Roll Call the Flank Officer of the Black Watch at the Crimea war.

So much to do, but time is not limited.

marc

 

[Guy]

Thanks Marc, I look forward to seeing the progress on your next projects.

 

[garyjd]

Marc, Nice work on the Knight.~Gary

 

[megroot]

Thanks Gary,

Always apreciate your comments.

marc