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14th April 2012, 08:11 PM
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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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Two Early-16th c. Landsknecht Swords, in a Painting of 1518-9
The painting The Herrenberg Altar by Jörg Ratgeb is now in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
Ratgeb definitely knew what he depicted; as a consequence of his taking part in a campaign during the Peasant Wars, he got torn apart by four horses in 1526. The lower of the swords clearly shows a stylistic influence by the Swiss types of swords and daggers (Schweizerdegen), reminding us of the fact that Ratgeb lived not far from the Swiss border. m Last edited by Matchlock; 14th April 2012 at 09:49 PM. |
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