JGREEN
A Fixture
Hi guys,
I took a break from the Celt bust trio project to finish this brand new release from United Empire Miniatures. This bust represents Saint Eustace, as depicted by the painter Albrecht Durer. I've included a picture showing a portion of Durer's painting. I was not familiar with the story of Saint Eustace prior to painting this bust, but it is a beautiful story and well worth looking into. In short, Eustace was a Pagan Roman General who had a religious experience while hunting in the forest. He saw a stag and had a vision of a crucifix between the antlers of the stag. Deeply affected by this experience, Eustace converted to Christianity and was baptized. Eustace and his family (a wife and two sons) then experience great misfortune and lose their worldly goods and social status. Eustace went into exile and was separated from his wife and sons. Years later, he is called back to Rome by Emperor Trajan to resume his position as a General. Through a series of coincidences, he is reunited with his family, whom he had thought dead or otherwise lost forever. Eustace regains happiness and high social standing. Emperor Trajan is eventually succeeded by Emperor Hadrian, who is intolerant of Christianity. Hadrian asks Eustace to make an offering to Pagan gods, and Eustace refuses. Hadrian then has Eustace and his family thrown to the lions, but the lions merely lay down at their feet. Hadrian then orders that they be killed in a Brazen Bull. They die, but when their bodies are removed from the Brazen Bull, they are found to be completely untouched by the fire.
Some of you may recognize the stag with the cross between its antlers from the Jagermeister logo.
Thanks for looking!
Jason
I took a break from the Celt bust trio project to finish this brand new release from United Empire Miniatures. This bust represents Saint Eustace, as depicted by the painter Albrecht Durer. I've included a picture showing a portion of Durer's painting. I was not familiar with the story of Saint Eustace prior to painting this bust, but it is a beautiful story and well worth looking into. In short, Eustace was a Pagan Roman General who had a religious experience while hunting in the forest. He saw a stag and had a vision of a crucifix between the antlers of the stag. Deeply affected by this experience, Eustace converted to Christianity and was baptized. Eustace and his family (a wife and two sons) then experience great misfortune and lose their worldly goods and social status. Eustace went into exile and was separated from his wife and sons. Years later, he is called back to Rome by Emperor Trajan to resume his position as a General. Through a series of coincidences, he is reunited with his family, whom he had thought dead or otherwise lost forever. Eustace regains happiness and high social standing. Emperor Trajan is eventually succeeded by Emperor Hadrian, who is intolerant of Christianity. Hadrian asks Eustace to make an offering to Pagan gods, and Eustace refuses. Hadrian then has Eustace and his family thrown to the lions, but the lions merely lay down at their feet. Hadrian then orders that they be killed in a Brazen Bull. They die, but when their bodies are removed from the Brazen Bull, they are found to be completely untouched by the fire.
Some of you may recognize the stag with the cross between its antlers from the Jagermeister logo.
Thanks for looking!
Jason
