Richard I the Lionheart
(1841) by the French Neoclassical painter Merry-Joseph Blondel
(1781-1853). Blondel was a student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault and did
a whole series of famous crusaders such as Richard the Lionheart,
Raymond IV de Toulouse, Jean de Joinville and others for the Crusader
Gallery in the National Museum in Versailles.
Circus
3 days ago
The appeal of these crusaders seems not just in their brave battles and dangerous long distance travel. As well I think the artists, 750 years later, must have loved the exotic costumes and armour.
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