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It shows the Madonna and Child on a high throne, with two angels holding the crown (a 15th-century Flemish painting element also in use in Italy). In the lower part are four saints: Stephen, John the Evangelist, Simon the Zealot and Lawrence. Simon is holding the halberd which gives its name to the altarpiece. At the sides of the throne ...
Portrait of a Halberdier, The Halberdier or Man with a Halberd is a 1529-1530 or 1537 oil painting by Pontormo, originally painted on panel and later transferred to canvas. It is now in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles . [ 1 ]
The painting has been retouched in many places, and these retouchings have faded. [2] The life-size figures are from classical mythology and probably form an allegory. There is a centaur on the left, and a female figure holding a very elaborate halberd on the right.
Head of a Halberdier is a fragment of a painting by a follower of Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch. It is currently in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. [1] It is thought to be a cropped piece of a larger painting which might have been damaged. [2] A halberdier is a guard who wields a halberd. [3]
A Swiss peasant used a halberd to kill Charles the Bold, [8] the Duke of Burgundy, at the Battle of Nancy, decisively ending the Burgundian Wars. [9] A member of the Swiss Guard with a halberd in the Vatican. The halberd was the primary weapon of the early Swiss armies in the 14th and early 15th centuries. [7]
Whoopi Goldberg and “The View” co-hosts came to Travis Kelce’s defense ahead of Super Bowl LIX, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end will be facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles.
26 Pumpkin Painting Ideas 1. Glitzy gold pumpkins @kailochic. @kailochic opted for ceramic pumpkins versus real pumpkins, which is a great option because you can reuse them every year ...
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