Hi I just wanted to share some contemporary Schiavona art that I stumbled across with you. The first painting “Soldiers playing cards” (1730-1740s) by Giacomo Ceruti. The second painting is “Il vecchio schiavone” (1700) by Nicolò Cassana in Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. These swords were used by Slavonic mercenaries in the employ of the Venetian Republic. The caps and capes worn by the figures is typical of those soldiers.
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