“And the king had a vision even before his birth—of him holding a golden goblet, full of human blood, and from it was toasted all leading men” A painting from my zine, “If All The World Were Mine” of Rigord’s description of Louis VII’s vision in ”The Deeds of Philip Augustus.”
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Philip II Augustus (illustrations)
Some more King Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste) doodles, some of my favorites I’ve made over the past year. I wanted to draw my impression of him as a child, young teen, and as an adult man, since I think there’s a lot of both room for creative liberties and getting funky with it. TheContinue reading “Philip II Augustus (illustrations)”
Medieval Doodles – Henry the Young King
More historical illustrations and figures from one of my sadly now defunct blogs. These are from earlier in the year, so they read a little more rough to me, but I thought I should post them here! I read Matthew Strickland’s Henry the Young King, which discusses a lot about the political and social contextContinue reading “Medieval Doodles – Henry the Young King”
Saladin: An illustration project and search for a historical portrait
Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, better known to the Western World as Saladin. I wanted to do an illustration of him because I’ve found him to be a very interesting historical figure. Coming from a Kurdish background, he became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria in the 12th century, and is known best forContinue reading “Saladin: An illustration project and search for a historical portrait”
The Lion in Winter – Poetry and Power
No man who sees her and has faith In her sweet looks, her lovely eyes; Could ever believe, in any way Her heart is evil: her mind, it lies: But waters that slide calmly by Drown more than those that roar and sigh. They deceive who seem so fair, Oh, be wary of the debonair.Continue reading “The Lion in Winter – Poetry and Power”
Tomatobird Art 