ca. 1450-1460 - 'devotional painting ('Andachtsbild') with 12 scenes from the Life of Christ', Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany
Painted around the middle of the 15th century, this devotional painting shows us some seemingly slightly outdated armour and fashion, more reminiscent of the 1440s.
The soldiers at the Holy Sepulchre all wear authentic German 1440s armour, but the soldier on the left is depicted in a combination of contemporary and all'antica clothing/features.
I do believe the vertical decoration on the breasts of the soldier on the left and the soldier on the right are fanciful additions.
The soldiers in the other scenes are also depicted in authentic armour, apart from the large curvy shield of the soldier before Pilate. The clothes on the other hand do sometimes show, again, a mixture of 'ancient' and contemporary features.
ca. 1450-1460 - 'devotional painting ('Andachtsbild') with 12 scenes from the Life of Christ', Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany
Painted around the middle of the 15th century, this devotional painting shows us some seemingly slightly outdated armour and fashion, more reminiscent of the 1440s.
The soldiers at the Holy Sepulchre all wear authentic German 1440s armour, but the soldier on the left is depicted in a combination of contemporary and all'antica clothing/features.
I do believe the vertical decoration on the breasts of the soldier on the left and the soldier on the right are fanciful additions.
The soldiers in the other scenes are also depicted in authentic armour, apart from the large curvy shield of the soldier before Pilate. The clothes on the other hand do sometimes show, again, a mixture of 'ancient' and contemporary features.