A true hero- Wolraad Woltemade by MUSEWORX
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Wolraad Woltemade
An South African Hero
1708-1773
For the 'Hero's' competition at 3DCOMMUNE
This was my second entry, no winning
or placement, but the honor I had in doing
this image was firstclass to me
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolraad_Woltemade)
''In the very early morning of 1 June, 1773
(early winter in the southern hemisphere),
sailing ship, De Jonge Thomas,
was driven ashore in a gale on a sand bar
at the mouth of the Salt River in Table Bay.
Many lives were lost as the ship started
to break up but a substantial number of
survivors were left clinging to the hull.
The stricken ship was not too far from
dry land and many sailors attempted to swim ashore.
Most of those who did so perished;
the water was cold and the current
from the nearby Salt River too great.
Apart from the very strongest swimmers,
those who struck for the shore were carried out to sea.
As he reached the beach,
Wolraad was filled with pity for the sailors
marooned aboard the wreck.
Seeing that nothing could be done by
those on the beach,
He mounted his horse and
urged the animal into the sea.
As they approached the wreck
Woltemade turned the horse
and called for two men to jump
into the sea and grasp the horse's tail.
After a moment's hesitation two men
threw themselves into the water,
whereupon Woltemade urged the horse
forward and dragged them to shore.
Wolraad rode out seven times,
bringing back fourteen men.
By this time he and his horse
were exhausted but at that moment,
as they rested, the ship began to collapse.
Wolraad once more urged his horse
into the water but by now
the desperation amongst the sailors was tremendous.
Seeing this as probably their last chance to escape,
before the ship was destroyed, six men plunged into the sea,
grabbing at the horse. Their weight was too much for the exhausted steed;
all were dragged below the waves and drowned.
Woltemade's body was found the next day.
His horse was called 'Fleur'.
Of the 191 souls on board,
only 53 survived and of these 14 were saved by Woltemade.
Woltemade immediately became a hero.
The Dutch East India Company provided
amply for his widow and children.
A suburb of Cape Town is named after him.
The Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery,
instituted in 1939, bore a depiction of Woltemade's
heroic act on its obverse.
In 1970 the Woltemade Decoration for Bravery was
instituted as the highest civilian decoration for bravery in South Africa.
This was replaced in 1988 by the Woltemade Cross for Bravery.
The Woltemade Cross was discontinued in 2002,
as part of the move towards establishing a new South African honours system,
following the advent of majority rule."")
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolraad_Woltemade)
More
http://www.christianaction.org.za/articles/wolraadwoltemade.htm
Rendered in Bryce 6 with Coral photopaint for postwork!
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Comments (41)
ragouc
Superb picture. Well done.
huismus
The names sound like Dutch names, funny thing is that the names don’t exist anymore, I think. I dint know anything about these hero, they never teaches it at schools here I think. A great series of renders! Well done my friend.
NekhbetSun
Interesting info and super image !!! very very well done ~
Mai-3D
I olny say... wohw...... G R E A T done :-) 5+++ and upper
saretta
Beautiful story and image of this wonderful hero,you have reasons to be proud of this creation Muis,well done!!:-)
PIERRE25
Superbe image, excellent travail, bravo!!!
Kuiski
WOW!!!!! a nive and powerful scene, splendid atmosphere and composition!
halcon_89
Fantastica imagen. Muy espectacular todos los efectos realizados+++5
eekdog
wow this scene is so cool muse, love that use of the ship and the water kicks asz. 7+
trishabadblood
WOW... the scene is WOW.. fantastic text ...excellent work...
Marjukka
great scene, superb plan, the colors chosen participates well in the composition, excellent result !!!!!!!! superb
OrphanedSoul
A nice work!
Denys234
Super work!!
DRAKELOT
Beautiful entry and action scene !
sylki
Fantastic image and story!!! They can take away the medals honouring him but they can't take away his bravery!!! Hugs
hipps13
Wow this is great and interesting thanks for the smile warm hug, Linda
MagikUnicorn
SUBLIME
myquad
What an amazing act of heroism captured spectacularly! An amazing and incredible story, Muis! Thank you for bringing this information to light. Have a wonderful week my dear friend!! Hugs, Holly
jocko500
this is a true hero. You did a real good job on him
MUSEWORX
A million thanks to all you guys, I so prefer a person who saves lives as a hero than those who take lives to gain the honor of heroism!
SSoffia
GORGEOUS !!!!!
brycek
Wonderful info and image..beautifully done!!
Bossie_Boots
Wow fantastic narative and image su[perb work hugs lou x
sessan53
Great work on this picture. :-)hugs sessan
Richardphotos
this is special because of your reenactment of a historical happening.the waves are exceptional and composition
bogart137
You know I love the unusual way you handle colors; another great render.
FutureFantasyDesign
This has such incredible action! I can't quite tell if the horse is swimming or they crashed on the near shore...but the scene makes you stop and breath hard! I think with the historic tie in narrative this should have placed. But then i am a fan! :) HuggerZ! Ariana
Ionel
Great work! Very nicely done!!!
Steff_7
Awesome composition and love the rain, water fx/apperence. This is really oustanding work...
mikeerson
awesome picture.