Andrzej Nieuważny, Ph.D. - pacem aeternam

Salve,
all of us, fans and apasionados of the Napoleonic period should say a prayer for the soul  of one of the modern giants of the Napoleonic Wars research.
Namely, Andrzej Nieuważny, Ph.D., died suddenly and all we can say - Pacem aeternam mosci Andrzeju!

I own several books by Dr Andrzej Nieuważny, including two albums of the Polish soldiers of the era.
also, we were members of several historical forums, including Napoleon.org.pl , where His knowledge and friendly spirit were appreciated and sought after. We were friends through Facebook...
Adios, professore ... you soul most welcome in the Napoleonic heavenly  paradise, I am sure...

My deepest condolences to the Family

Husaria of Miroslaw Szeib

Salve,
June has started nicely - warm and sunny, finally :)

Well, It is my pleasure to introduce to some of you, my fellow net travelers, this great artist from Poland.
Miroslaw Szeib, an artist from Polish Pomerania, lives and works in Świnoujście, seaside town located on the Uznam island that shared between Poland and Germany.
Miroslaw is a versatile painter working in oil, his subjects have wide spectrum, ranging from the marine landscapes to portraiture - here you can find his on-line gallery.

Miroslaw has been painting historical subjects too, and my favourites are his oil-works devoted to the pre-1794 history of Poland.  Coincidentally he is also a horse painter, quite great at showing the action and rider-horse relationship. In this age when painters increasingly do not know and understand the horse anatomy and movement this painter shows a remarkable knowledge and talent.

      Here are some of Mr Szeib's historical paintings, most have been presented at the Husaria przed Palac Facebook page

Great works, dynamic and full of action, the artist is an heir to our great painters like Jozef Brandt, Julisz and Wojciech Kossak, Rozwadowski, and Rosen and the some other Polish genre painters.

I like this oil - showing our Crown hetman Zolkiewski bringing the defeated Muscovite tsar Shuisky and his family to be presented to Sigismund III Vasa and  the Diet.

 Epizode from a battle of Hodow, 1684

 Khotyn 1673

 Crown hetman Zolkiewski's forces are living Smolensk in 1610, it will end with the victory at Klushino and taking of Moscow and finally deposing tsar Dimitr Shuisky...

 Husaria on their way to Vienna 1683

Jan Sobieski and his winged hussars at Vienna 1683

 Winged hussar on reconaissance

enjoy

ps
all images are Miroslaw Szeib's Copyright

Saying bye bye to May

Salve,
rather cold month of May will be over today, and only 22 more days until the summer - great, cannot wait for some heat and sunshine together , and you?

I finished reading To Hell on a fast Horse and then watched again Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid film by Sam Peckinpah, oh what a great movie in therms of camera work and light and color. I wish I could attach here some captured screen shots from the movie, but our more than  'ludicrous' copyright laws prevent me from doing so...

I just love the cinematography & photography of the director, and care not a bit about his problems with alcochol, temper or firing actors.
I watched the 2005 restored version, and quite enjoed the audio scholarly discussion included of the DVD.  Bob Dylan music score was also very pleasing, but I just prefer Ennio Morricone's compositions in this respect. De gustibus non disputandum est  - comes immediately to my lips - :)
So watching Sam Peckinpah's movies with an idea to study his visual appraoch to scene sellection, colors and numerous portraits of his caracters certainly may give many ideas to any an arstist, sharpen your eye and even give some ideas for own work... Next,  I think I am going to re-watch the Wild Bunch, and a couple more of his 'westerns.'

I have been busy working on some illustrations crica the Great Northern War and just finsihed a piece of article to go along, so tomorrow is my children's day June 1, and I shall relax.
 By the way, I wonder if anyone has a larger scan of photo of this painting by Rugendas, showing king Jan III Sobieski, a victorious commander at Vienna 1683? Much appreciated for i wodner about these figures in the distant battleground. would like to study them etc.

 enjoy it too