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Title: Man-at-Arms with a battle axe
Post by: Hannibal on January 29, 2025, 04:49:16 PM

This second Man-at-Arm is also edited at first by Hans Mûller, in Erfurt, in 1957 identified as MR172, and identified as 'Mann mit Stangenaxt angreifend' (dismounted knight with pole axe), representing a ma,-at-arms with a pole axe.
This arm is different from the halberd by its length which is exceeding 2m 20.


(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/20241211.jpg)


Same preparations steps, and there also, I used a violet for the clothes !!!!!!


(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/20241212.jpg)


But for the same reasons as the first painting, violet was not readily available to the non-nobility, therefore I also undertook to repaint and cover the violet, ....  TO BLUE !!!
unfortunately, many blue colours are rather transparent, and I added coats after coats, and the intense strength of the violet went through the oil paint during several days .;.  eventually, I apply a ivory black colour, slightly brownish to go away from blue, and came with the final paint:
The third picture is also a Black & White of the previous one.


(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/mr172_10.jpg)

Title: Re: Man-at-Arms with a battle axe
Post by: John Alberts on February 02, 2025, 08:04:26 PM
Nice work
Title: Re: Man-at-Arms with a battle axe
Post by: Hannibal on February 03, 2025, 04:49:11 AM
Thank you John!