| Malatesta1500 | 01 Jan 2014 12:42 p.m. PST |
Hi Guys Over Christmas I had a chance to set up the collection to represent the Venetians at Agnadello in 1509: link Happy New Year |
79thPA  | 01 Jan 2014 12:46 p.m. PST |
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 Unlucky General | 01 Jan 2014 1:01 p.m. PST |
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| Griefbringer | 01 Jan 2014 1:45 p.m. PST |
Impressive painting and nice photography! How many figures are there in total? |
| Malatesta1500 | 01 Jan 2014 2:18 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys Griefbringer it's 102 horse and just under 200 foot in this set up. With regards to the photography you would not believe how many photos I have to take to get a few decent ones, I am terrible! |
| ashill2 | 01 Jan 2014 2:39 p.m. PST |
Lovely eye candy, thanks for sharing. |
| troopwo | 02 Jan 2014 8:13 a.m. PST |
That is a lot of work. How will you follow that up?
I can see an attempt at modelling all of Palmanova. |
| Pentaro | 02 Jan 2014 4:39 p.m. PST |
That's a very nice army! I love how colorful it looks with all the banners, the red gun carriages, etc. Perry miniatures don't look out of place in such an early date. I had never seen that banner with the Malatesta's checkers and stripes and no heads, it looks very nice. This is a great inspiration for my "Wolf of Rimini" project! |
 oldbob | 02 Jan 2014 7:00 p.m. PST |
This is a very nice looking army! |
| Malatesta1500 | 03 Jan 2014 11:40 a.m. PST |
Pentaro you may find these useful for your Wolf of Rimini Project: link |
| Pentaro | 03 Jan 2014 5:39 p.m. PST |
Thanks! I had drawn a similar flag and a standard using checkers, the 3 heads and the "S" motif, but the elephant, the flower and the vine are new to me. As soon as I get to finish my flags I'll post some pictures. I'll check your blog for inspiration. |
| pete17 | 04 Jan 2014 4:34 a.m. PST |
hi Pentaro, Without checking references the elephant is one of the heraldic badges/crest used by the Malatesta and the S interlaced with the I is the badge of Sigismondo Malatesta and his wife Isotta. The S and rose flags were taken from a near contemporary image of the siege of Piombino 1448 when Sigismondo was in command of the besieging army. There are several other variations of the S and rose flag depicted in the image. The flag with the heads is the heraldic arms of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta and be seen carved into various sources from the period. Have a look at this site ran by Massimo Predonzani who as well as being a top bloke really knows his stuff when it comes to the Condottieri: stemmieimprese.it and there's also bits and bobs on my blog that you might find useful: link good luck with your 'wolf of rimini' project and i hope post some pictures when you're done. cheers Pete |
| Pentaro | 04 Jan 2014 3:00 p.m. PST |
Hi Pete; Malatesta1500's blog was new to me but I already knew about yours. They are both really inspiring. Thanks for the info. |
| pete17 | 04 Jan 2014 3:19 p.m. PST |
I'll put some contemporary images of Sigismondo's army up on my blog some time this week. cheers Pete |
gets medieval.
