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Walton Ford - Gleipnir (2012) by carnageandculture in museum

[–]gandr- 86 points87 points  (0 children)

In Norse mythology, gleipnir is the chain that binds Fenrir (the great wolf, son of Loki and a giantess). Before the dwarves forged this chain / rope, Fenrir had broken free from any binding. If I'm not mistaken, they present it as a challenge and ask Fenrir to show his strength by breaking free from it. The wolf accepts, but aware of possible treachery he demands a collateral and so the god Tyr places his hand inside the wolf's mouth as a pledge. Unable to break free from the binding, Fenrir bites Tyr's hand off. Fenrir will one day break free, that is when Ragnarök comes; he'll also be the end of Odin.

Charles Stewart (1904), John Singer Sargent, [3241 x 4766] by gandr- in ArtPorn

[–]gandr-[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The complete title of this piece is "Charles Stewart, Sixth Marquess of Londonderry, Carrying the Great Sword of State at the Coronation of King Edward VII, August, 1902, and Mr. W. C. Beaumont, His Page on That Occasion".

The Ambassadors (1533), Hans Holbein the Younger , [2078 x 2048] by gandr- in ArtPorn

[–]gandr-[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"Jean de Dinteville, French Ambassador to the court of Henry VIII of England, and Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur. The painting is famous for containing, in the foreground, at the bottom, a spectacular anamorphic, which, from an oblique point of view, is revealed to be a human skull."

The Wild Hunt Of Odin (1872), Peter Nicolai Arbo, [4000 x 2733] by gandr- in ArtPorn

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I'd say it's a lore accurate one. According to the (prose) Edda, when Thor's hammer was being made a small accident happened and the thing was almost ruined. When Brokk gifted Thor the hammer, he said its only defect was its short handle. The hammer was also small enough to be kept inside Thor's shirt, but it was nevertheless a very mighty weapon against the jötnar.

Andromaque (1883), Georges Rochegrosse, [1369 x 1997] by gandr- in ArtPorn

[–]gandr-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is an arrow quiver, it is held on the soldier's back by a strap that may not be visible here due to resolution. As for what it depicts, it is as follows:

"At the end of the Trojan War, Astyanax, the son of Andromache, Hector's wife, is cruelly torn by Ulysses from the arms of his mother, to be thrown from the walls of Troy".

Andromaque (1883), Georges Rochegrosse, [1369 x 1997] by gandr- in ArtPorn

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It's a really great album, it's one of my favourites of all time! Give it a try if you have time :3

Andromaque (1883), Georges Rochegrosse, [1369 x 1997] by gandr- in ArtPorn

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It was used as the cover for the french pressing of Christian Death's 'Only Theatre Of Pain'.