Sebastian Sobieski by Ivo Preda

Salve,
      I love historical miniature figure sculpture, sculpting and painting, and for years I have been vising various shows in the US to see master modelers in action and their art on display - Planet figure is the best platform for all about the miniature figurine world.

     Recent international show in Chicago, the World Expo, saw among many fine sculptures and dioramas this fabulous  mounted figurine by the one of the preeminent master modelers in the world maestro Ivo Preda.

     Upon seeing the photos of this piece I had asked maestro Preda whether I could show them on blog to which he gracefully consented.

       so, below find photos of this very piece -  of starost and Crown Standard-Bearer Sebastian Sobieski, Janina Coat of arms, 

based on the above Stockholm Roll depiction of this vexillifer regni (chorąży koronny) painted circa 1605.
   Pan Sebastian was the younger brother of our famous warrior, voivode, and also a vexillifer regni pan Marek, who was the grandfather of our king Jan III Sobieski, the Lion of Lechistan. (see Paprocki and Niesiecki for Marek Sobieski deeds of arms)

First, the work in progress

finished figurine

enjoy
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all photos of the figurine copyright @ maestro Ivo Preda

A miniature Sassanian soldier figurine

Salve,
 Nadeem Ahmad, friend of mine, student of medicine and history,  and a fine reenactor from UK, specialising in the ancient Persia (Achaemenid, Sassanian etc)

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 graciously brought to my attention this image:

It comes from a website of Aventine Minitures,excellent miniature soldiers & horses,    and it shows the scene of  Sassanian king Shapur I and warriors with the Roman Emperor Philip Arab kneeling in submission ( source - Naqsh-e Rustam Sassanian rock relief and artwork supplied by the immortal Angus McBride's illustration painted  for dr David Nicolle's The Sassanian Army). It is nicely explained on the Aventine Miniatures page devoted to this composition, and here the actual Shapur's inscription from Naqsh-e Rustam.
A larger, historical  drawing from my previous post - relief at Bishapur

The foreground  figure  is based on my illustration for Patryk Skupniewicz's article in the Ancient Warfare magazine done some years ago:

Nota bene I enjoy novels written  by the British historian Harry Sidebottom -series Warrior of Rome - dealing with this period of Roman-Persian relations. I am currently reading the last one - Wolves of the North.
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A post from David Palumbo's blog on shooting (photographing) artwork . David comes from an illustrious art family - Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell