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This was sort of a lot of trouble to go through just to slap one character in the face with a bloody piece of animal skin. But that still is the whole reason I drew it.
Explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia
I'd really intended to do something like this for Valentine's Day for this gallery, but I ~never~ finish things on time. Anyhow: a lot of Romans thronging to see mostly naked guys in animal skins run by and to get swatted with pieces of goat. :3. The younger and older senators towards the front are the same as here: http://www.paperdemon.com/art/view/17251 I believe, based on what I've read, that Varus and Messalla (ahahaha LOL i swear he's not named after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messalina )respectively work as names for them. (But it's entiirely possible I'm wrong.)
Varus is not having any fun, because he never has any fun. . .and he's just gotten whacked across the face hard with a piece of fresh goat skin. And this is the point of the festival, perhaps, but also most people probably wouldn't pass up the opportunity to hit him with things even on non-holidays, and I'm sure it really wasn't necessary to hit him that hard.
The other people around are more and less distant relatives of Messalla's.
I really do envy people who can manage to draw decent facial expressions.
Submitted by: quaedam
Posted: Feb 22, 2008 1:28 am
Completed: Feb 22, 2008
Galleries: Finished Work, Holiday/Seasonal, Original Art
Keywords: colonnade roman senator lupercalia valentines, colonnade
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arkillianTotal Posts: 3139Feb 22, 2008 1:44 amhttp://www.amazon.com/Artists-Complete-Guide-Facial-Expression/dp/0823016285/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203673351&sr=8-2 --- |
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quaedam (Reply)Total Posts: 5Feb 22, 2008 10:37 amOh, neat! Thanks--I have a book and a few files on general anatomy, but nothing specific to the face; I was wondering if such books existed. |
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arkillian (Reply)Total Posts: 3139Feb 22, 2008 10:04 pmOh- it does and I was like... I shouldn't buy this but OMGs is it good, and I'm glad I got it --- |
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Fire Angel StudiosTotal Posts: 61Feb 22, 2008 2:09 pmEverything I see from you is just *awesome* --- "You know what they say: 'Curiosity KILLED the cat.' What they DIDN'T say, is exactly HOW it killed it, and what it did to the corpse after it was done."~Tracy |
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ShakorielTotal Posts: 37Feb 22, 2008 3:46 pmoh my god, the lupercalia! probably my favourite roman festival of all time. this looks absolutely stunning. i love the folds and drapery. --- secreta :: dA |
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wisdom72Total Posts: 332Mar 16, 2008 5:00 pmThat's a really unique drawing. Getting hit with goat skin? Weird. --- Available for Characater Art Commissions* |