Friday the 13th by Elsina

Poser • Historical • posted on Jul 19, 2007

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To commemorate 700 years have passed this year. "On October 13, 1307, a day so infamous that Friday the 13th would become a synonym for ill fortune, officers of King Philip IV of France carried out mass arrests in a well-coordinated dawn raid that left several thousand Templars (knights, sergeants, priests, and serving brethren) in chains, charged with heresy, blasphemy, various obscenities, and homosexual practices. None of these charges were ever proven, even in France and the Order was found innocent elsewhere but in the seven years following the arrests, hundreds of Templars suffered excruciating tortures intended to force 'confessions,' and more than a hundred died under torture or were executed by burning at the stake." Katharine Kurtz in Tales of the Knights Templar (Warner Books: 1995) Artcollaborations Christiano morph with Dorian texture, Daz M3, shepherd robe, RDNA tabard

Comments (24)

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spm91g

12:10PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Very excellent work !! Thanks for sharing!!

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Porthos

12:22PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Wonderful composition Elsina. This image exudes emotion and despair! Interesting background story! Excellent artwork as always! Favs.

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oiram

12:48PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

looks great elsina...topie

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delbeke

1:01PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Excellent and stunning work of art

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kelvinhughes

1:25PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

excellent Elsina well done

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Erynn

2:22PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Wow, he looks really good :)

aquablue

2:32PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Beautiful expression !!!

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DennisReed

2:54PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Awesome Artwork, and thanks for the History!

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Irish

3:34PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

This is so impressive Elsina ~ beautifully done image and accompanying narrative is excellent info.

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tivao

3:34PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Wow... that expression. It just gives you chills. That look of sadness and just... just I can't describe it! It's so plaintive, like his eyes alone are asking Why? Unbelievably powerful

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FALCON2

4:19PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Fantastic render, great character and lighting, and as tivao observed - a fantastic expression!

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Askare

4:47PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

excellent work!!

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SoCalRoberta

7:44PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Excellent image, the facial expression is so introspective :)

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MarciaGomes

8:08PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

EXCELENTE OBRA.++++++++5

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flaviok

8:49PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Belissima obra, aplausos (5)

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liltawen

8:50PM | Thu, 19 July 2007

Jaques DeMolay,thou art avenged! Loved those books edited by Kurtz.

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Krid

12:20AM | Fri, 20 July 2007

fantastic character with excellent expression, pov and postwork

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VelvetMoxie

7:09AM | Fri, 20 July 2007

Wonderful artwork...and I love how you always educate us about these things, too. I always wondered what Friday the 13th came from! (I was pretty sure it was a little different from the movies, LOL!)

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