The Leopard and the Eagle by JoeJarrah
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Zenobia was queen of of Plamyra in modern day Syria, during the 3rd Century. In the spring of 270, her armies routed the Roman Third Legion under Trassus, expanding her territory to encompass much of Anatolia and Egypt, and Palmyra was, for a while, the dominant power in the near east.
I've attempted this subject before, here is a more overtly classical take inspired by Alma Tadema, Godward et al. This was made for a competition over on DA.
Comments (17)
Davidvantol
Awesome job. GL on the contest : )
PhthaloBlue
Exceptional render - beautifully done!
CoolDimension
Excellent posing and depth in this image!
starship64
This is fantastic work!
gaius
History inspires us but if we add your talent this gives a superb scene. Was Zenobia this pretty ? I must read more about her and Palmyra and not only the books I have treating of it's recent destruction.
JoeJarrah
She is described as "a staunch beauty" in the "Historia Augusta", written at the time of Diocletian and Constantine I. However much that has been written about her is rather apocryphal and even contemporary accounts are wildly contradictory... fertile ground for the imagination!
jdwtrxk
Very nice joe - love to see historicals particularly when not all the details are known. Lets us imagine...
RRun
Damn, hopefully not the same contest I entered in. Looks good - like the details.
MollyFootman
Wow! Love all the detail and the overall composition is magnificent. As with a previous picture of yours I enjoyed and commented upon I really enjoyed the history you shared. I love to know what inspired you. Thank you for sharing!
Molly
eekdog
most outstanding work and heavy details.
Flint_Hawk
This is a fantastic piece of art! Fabulous work!
Annerose
Well done!
RodS
This is really cinematic, and beautifully done, Joe! Wow! History seems to repeat itself with smaller armies kicking the butts of larger ones..
hashdoc
impressive scene!
paul_gormley
Wonderful quality to the textures, the differences between cloth and stone, etc, are easy to appreciate, great posing too, very believable figures
jmattatall
Beautifully rich textures, well done!
UteBigSmile
Your new image looks fantastic once again! I wonder why men always have to bow so humbly to these female despots (or vis-vera)? Oh yes, because otherwise their heads will roll!
BellaDark
Fantastic scene, and posing and expression, Joe. They are just so natural. Her expression, lol, it's perfect... "what is this peasant doing here?" Wonderful work :)