17x12", unframed - ( mat size, 23x18")
$700.00,- (plus $20.00, pack and ship)
Roman soldiers have been subjects for artists to paint and ponder so frequently,
for over two millennia, that those figures have become costumed cliches in many
paintings, and yet the striking theme of Roman armor still retains some appeal.
We can't help but wonder what it was like for the soldiers of that time, to have
to sign up for twenty-five years, and spend their lives on the march, into the far
reaches of the empire. In most cases, every man was carrying weaponry and
equipment which weighed the equivalent of that carried by today's soldiers,
or even more.
( click on image to enlarge )
The composition of the painting is an arrangement of shapes with contrasting
textures, and light and dark values.
Giclee fine-art prints of this painting are available.
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