#ivanhoe mucha-style

[xenowlsome]

"Saul hath slain his thousands

And David his ten thousands"

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#ivanhoe #digital art #classic literature #alfons mucha #as you can see the series is going strong #ivanhoe mucha-style #Wilfred of Ivanhoe #Brian de Bois-Guilbert #scribble scribble

[xenowlsome]

“Imagine that time turned ‘round, like wind to the back;                                   And your god lost you, as changed horses!                                                       And now you watch, in a foreign land,                                                               How lost love’s bare feet                                                                                  Walk across the late summer grass.”

— Kalevala, “Wind to the back”

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The iris commonly symbolizes wisdom, hope, loyalty and valor. 

#art #digital art #mucha #alfons mucha #ivanhoe #rebecca of york #scribble scribble #LOOK I FINISHED MY ART NOUVEAU IVANHOE SERIES AYYYYYYYY #Ivanhoe Mucha-style

[xenowlsome]

“...Where are the people, Those who lived here in years that have gone? Where are the builders and destroyers, the slaves, And their masters, the princes and the woebegone?”

— Samuel ha-Nagid, “The Citadel”

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The marigold is a symbol for grief or despair, often for a lost love, as well as rememberance of the dead.

#art #digital art #Mucha #Alfons Mucha #ivanhoe #isaac of york #scribble scribble #I FINALLY finished this bc I felt bad about leaving Isaac hanging for such a long time #Ivanhoe Mucha-style

[xenowlsome]

Now rises the angry sun over Palestine.

Die the winds in the dunes of a far-away country. He has said, blood of kings and of slaves he will spill like a downpour, and that tales of his victories will know no count nor number...

— Yana Lekhchina, “Blood of Kings” 

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“Amaryllis symbolizes pride, strength and determination. Before the separation of Amaryllis into their own genus, it was counted as part of the Hyppeastrum genus. Hippeastrum is Greek for horseman’s star or knight’s star.”

#classical literature #Alfons Mucha #digital art #Ivanhoe #brian de bois-guilbert #scribble scribble #Ivanhoe Mucha-style

[xenowlsome]

Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? 

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Daffodil symbolizes regard and chivalry. It is indicative of rebirth, new beginnings and eternal life. It also symbolizes unrequited love. A single daffodil foretells a misfortune while a bunch of daffodils indicate joy and happiness.

#yes it’s lament of the rohirrim no you can’t stop me #classical literature #digital art #alfons mucha #ivanhoe #wilfred of ivanhoe #scribble scribble #Ivanhoe Mucha-style

[xenowlsome]

And the great kings of Wessex Wearied and sank in gore, And even their ghosts in that great stress Grew greyer and greyer, less and less, With the lords that died in Lyonesse And the king that comes no more.

— The Ballad of the White Horse

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The name of the gladiolus flower comes from its resemblance of the roman sword - gladius. It symbolizes strength of character, faithfulness, integrity and remembrance.

*** EDIT: IM A FUCKN IDIOT AND FORGOT SHADING, this is now remedied ***

#classic literature #digital art #alfons mucha #ivanhoe #lady rowena #this actually took much less time than I thought it would #also let’s talk about Rowena and how her whole world from her childhood on was built around King Alfred #shes his direct descendant; she has the best (“lawful”) claim to the English throne #she is exhaled for that; but she will never rule in her own right #she is only needed to prop up a man #i think she is similar to Cersei in that regard #scribble scribble #rants #Ivanhoe mucha-style

[xenowlsome]

Back at it with my mucha style ivanhoe drawings obsession

#Mucha just slaps! #I can't help it #mad in bärlin #also sponsored by: yamma ensemble and their king david song

[xenowlsome]

A year in art, or, drawings I’m particularly proud of.

1 is Teru, my main Naruto character and one of my oldest oc’s

2and 3 is the mummy fanart from back in spring when I watched it for the first (!) time

4 is Lulu, the mc in my original story (it’s about pirates)

The rest is my continuing tribute to Ivanhoe: an illustration to one amazing fic; my first more-or-less realistic digital painting; and what I consider my opus magnum at this point despite the imperfections - posters in the style of Alfons Mucha.

#scribble scribble #art meme #pretty much #you can see how I got more used to drawing digitally... slowly getting better