Historical Art and Symbolism inspiration in CONAN

Flaming Turd · Vanir Number of posts: 1650 Registration date: 2007-08-28

Native-American moon goddess, art by Will Stout.

It's the goddess in her benefic side, (Ix-Chell in Mayan mythology) also mutates into the aztec snake-monster Coatlicue when pissed off Mr. Green

Cromulus The Destroyer

Thats a nice piece. The woman looks too Mediterranean rather than Amerindian though, typical problem when doing Aztecs,lol.

Flaming Turd · Vanir Number of posts: 1650 Registration date: 2007-08-28

I found these two pieces of Japanese art, from the 19th Century. Both are about a muscled (samurai) warrior killing a giant serpent.

The fisrt one is kinda Hercules-like.

Didn't know giant snakes were also present in Japanese mythology, neither that any samurai fought against any.

Flaming Turd · Vanir Number of posts: 1650 Registration date: 2007-08-28

An illustration of the ASSASINS OF ALAMUT (the haschis eaters), cult which was the inspiration for the Cult of Set (and the orgy parties):

Art by Eaglenebula

Flaming Turd · Vanir Number of posts: 1650 Registration date: 2007-08-28

Death of Ajax. HERY SERRUR, 1920.

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The logo of the ROBERT JORDAN s&s series "THE WHEEL OF TIME":

Jordan also has written some Conan pastiches.

Flaming Turd · Vanir Number of posts: 1650 Registration date: 2007-08-28

Though not directly related with the movie, I just found this truly amazing piece and I wanted to share it, I think you will love it.

It's "COURSE OF THE EMPIRE" by Thomas Cole, a series of paintings depicting the construction and decadence of the Roman Empire.

It starts with "The Savage State", a kind of prehistoric age. Then moves to later more civilized states and finally, take a look at THIS, the destruction of the Roman Empire by the Barbarians Conan

:

http://ns1.the-athenaeum.org/art/display_image.php?id=17129

that one was used as inspiration in the 2004 movie "TROY".

The whole series:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Course_of_Empire

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Also, I found this painting by Solomon J Solomon ("AJAX and CASSANDRA" 1886). Kind of reminds Conan and Jasmina downstairs:

Flaming Turd · Vanir Number of posts: 1650 Registration date: 2007-08-28

Orthodox patriarchate of Jerusalem:

Cromulus The Destroyer

Heh, good find. Looks also like that Merlin staff from Excalibur.

Cromulus The Destroyer

PS

What the fuck is with Imageshack? Some of my images are dead and I just get this shit "404" page.

AOster

I have to admit that the last pic is pretty cool. Good find!

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A sculpt in the walls of the NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM in London:

http://m1.11870.com/multimedia/imagenes/natural-history-museum_pxl_ed07ab3038392313f2daa1c283256ec9.jpeg