Swords in Art -- what is this?

motan · 16th July 2017, 10:00 PM

Hi David,
I am not an expert on swords at all, and I am sure that other forum members could spin fantastic theories about this sword.
However, this is a very old painting, probably early renaissance, depicting the beheading of a saint, who was probably martyred in the event. Realism is not very strong in paintings from that period. I can not reconize the country of origin the painting or the specific saint, but most of those events happend even much earlier and in places far away.
So there is a good probability that the sword is not of a real type known to the painter, but was born out of his imagination intended to look exotic ..

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16th July 2017, 10:00 PM	#7
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hi David, I am not an expert on swords at all, and I am sure that other forum members could spin fantastic theories about this sword. However, this is a very old painting, probably early renaissance, depicting the beheading of a saint, who was probably martyred in the event. Realism is not very strong in paintings from that period. I can not reconize the country of origin the painting or the specific saint, but most of those events happend even much earlier and in places far away. So there is a good probability that the sword is not of a real type known to the painter, but was born out of his imagination intended to look exotic ..