preview, Man in a hat and gorget

[carl reid]

Hi Folks,

This is a piece I sculpted recently for Michael Miniatures!

I'm not sure when it will be launched, I'm sure Mike will post information when its ready.

I hope you like him!

Carl

 

[polyphemus]

I like this one very much. Very Rembrandt.

Geoff

 

[Helm]

Liking this one Carl nice one
Steve

 

[Vitalino]

Hello Carl

Fantastic work!!!
I try but, I have a lot to learn ))

Regards

Vitalino

 

[Tarracus]

the 60th american rifles, the "Old Abe", the Steve mcQueen one and now this.. You should give your oompa loompas a little rest!

 

[DEL]

Great job on this Carl. Face is spot on, Rembrandt will be well pleased.
Cheers
Derek

 

[captnenglish]

I like this one very much. Very Rembrandt.

Geoff

Great job on this Carl. Face is spot on, Rembrandt will be well pleased.
Cheers
Derek

My thoughts exactly

 

[user 5827]

Fantastic piece....Love to see him in a full 75mm body...

Great job

 

[kagemusha]

Another stunner Mr Reid........not the least bit jealous

Ron

 

[carl reid]

Thanks Chaps glad you like him!

Here's a link to the painting:

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/...rmensz-van-rijn-a-man-in-5584802-details.aspx

 

[MalcC]

Hi Carl

Great face, good expression loads of character. Very tempted.

 

[Sturm Grenadier]

A beautifully sculpted piece Carl, loads of character. Congrats and Regards, SG

 

[Tarracus]

Quite a dull reference for the painter..
But I'm sure soon will see a lot of more and more daring adaptations, eye-catching colour combinations, intricated cloth patterns etc.. this piece will be perfect for stimulate the creativity and ambition of the painter

 

[Michaelminiatures]

This bust will be released soon. see more at www.unitedempireminiatures.com page 7
chiaroscuro"The use of clear tonal contrasts in the use of light for emphasis and to give volume" is this what we are all trying to achive?

17th Century Rembrandt
Rembrandt van Rijn is one of a handful of artists whose name is immediately recognisable to the wider public.
One of the greatest Old Master painters, the most famous Dutch artist overall and also the inspiration for the name of the band The Rembrandts
A Bust of a Man in a Gorget and Cap, dates to 1626/27 and is a captivating work, partly due to the use of chiaroscuro (the use of clear tonal contrasts in the use of light for emphasis and to give volume), which may be due to the influence of Caravaggine of the most famous painters of all times, Rembrandt was born in Leiden, Netherlands on 15th July, 1606. Although he came from a rather modest background, his parents ensured that Rembrandt received a good education. Rembrandt commenced his studies at the Latin School and joined the University of Leiden at the age of 14.
However, he soon left the University and went to Amsterdam to study under Pieter Lastman, who was well known in Netherlands for his historical paintings. Within a span of six months, Rembrandt mastered all that was needed and started on his own.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Nice one again Carl !! plenty of scope for colour variations too.

Ron

 

[carl reid]

Cheers Ron!

 

[megroot]

Finally, the man who found the light in the painting.
Great work on this Carl

Marc

 

[Wings5797]

Awesome piece Carl,
It looks true to the original daubs of Rembrant, great tallent Mate.
All the very best,
Keith

 

[Tony Barton]

This is wonderful and a highly original idea for a painting figure.
There's one slight problem: you have interpreted the sword hilt as a cup-hilt rapier : it's not , but rather a simple backsword with a lens-shaped knuckle bow .
It's certainly difficult to make out, and a rare kind of sword.( Rembrandt used all sorts of rather " theatrical " props in his paintings ;the hat is in the Landsknecht style of 100 years earlier ) .

But cup-hilt rapiers didn't exist in Rembrandt's time , being a Spanish style from about 1670onwards . I know we see a lot of them because of Hollywood, but they were actually very rare in most of Europe, being a bit of a Spanish-only thing.

 

[Helm]

Actually Cup hilts had been around since the early 1600's and not just in Spain although agreed a lot more common there
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70584/cup-hilt-rapier-sahagon/
Interesting article here with some examples
http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_engswords.html

Steve