looking for these 500 years old swords - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

bvieira looking for these 500 years... 19th February 2021, 02:31 PM

fernando These are said to actually... 19th February 2021, 03:05 PM

bvieira I have hope that is not the... 19th February 2021, 04:28 PM

fernando You would be surprised at... 19th February 2021, 05:26 PM

fernando An accurate two handed sword,... 19th February 2021, 06:02 PM

Jim McDougall I would be inclined to agree... 19th February 2021, 07:06 PM

fernando This iconographic and... 19th February 2021, 09:25 PM

corrado26 In the Museo Nationale die... 19th February 2021, 03:10 PM

bvieira Tks, not exact match but... 19th February 2021, 04:29 PM

fernando As i see, Udo, a style of... 20th February 2021, 04:36 PM

fernando Amazing Bruno; the discussion... 20th February 2021, 06:04 PM

bvieira yes indeed! many weapons but... 21st February 2021, 03:11 AM

bvieira like the one you mention,... 22nd February 2021, 01:13 AM

fernando Great example, Bruno. Also... 22nd February 2021, 12:35 PM

bvieira Exactly i have seen that!... 22nd February 2021, 01:02 PM

fernando You tell me Bruno, once my... 22nd February 2021, 01:27 PM

fernando Looks like the Spaniards give... 22nd February 2021, 02:10 PM

bvieira The spanish origin of these... 22nd February 2021, 05:32 PM

kronckew Don't forget Spain ruled the... 22nd February 2021, 06:15 PM

fernando I don't think at all that... 22nd February 2021, 06:16 PM

bvieira And tell me Fernando do they... 22nd February 2021, 06:36 PM

fernando Bruno, you have a PM. . 22nd February 2021, 07:13 PM

bvieira I invite you to see this... 22nd February 2021, 07:17 PM

Reventlov Both swords in Madrid are... 23rd February 2021, 12:25 AM

fernando A truly excelent enlightening... 23rd February 2021, 11:34 AM

BerberDagger Spanish 23rd February 2021, 10:24 PM

midelburgo There are other examples of... 26th February 2021, 03:38 PM

midelburgo I have tried to find the... 2nd March 2021, 03:14 PM

26th February 2021, 03:38 PM	#27
midelburgo Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 264	There are other examples of paintings of these swords in the sometimes called Renaissance-moresque (mudejar) style (the term probably invented by somebody in XIXth century). For example at Astorga cathedral or Alquezar colegiata. There are plenty of XVth c. gothic tables in the Flemish style but made by peninsular painters with sword armed saints: S. George, S. James, S. Katherina, S. Paul, Archangel Gabriel, A. Michael... Many carry swords in this style. S. Katherina seems to prefer two handed swords thought. On the other hand, the "bad guys", roman soldiers in resurrection images or martyrs executioners usually carry falchions...

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