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French Kings Graphic Art

Gypsy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:02:02 +0000

Edward III

It’s amazing how art survives considering this was painted in the 14th century. Edward here was in power at the beginning of the Hundred Years War in 1337. Interesting beard and the crown is divine!

Charlemagne

This portrait of King Charlemagne was painted by Albrecht Durer around the late 8th century. The shield with it’s fleur-de-lis got the isolation treatment and is now ready to be popped into your project. As always, be sure and click on the image to enlarge.

Fleur-de-lis

It’s Good to be King Someday

Gypsy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:10:27 +0000

The Little Prince

Well, someday he’ll be King but for now walking around in a cape with fleur-de-lis is pretty cool. I’m rather partial to black and white images because of their power when combined with colorful graphics. I suppose it’s the same for photographers. Color is the standard but some shots just are better in black and white.

Vintage French Map Illustration

Gypsy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:45:30 +0000

French Map Illustration

This is a corner illustration from a 17th century map of Paris. Today’s version would be quite factual and not contain any artwork so we are grateful that vintage versions survive.

I’ve isolated just the shield and crown if you want to pop the image into your collage without the cloudy background. As always click on the image for the full size.

French Crown and Shield

Fleur de lis French Graphic

Gypsy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:25:45 +0000

The stylized lily known as the fleur de lis has been around at least since the 12th century and is associated with the French Monarchy. I’m especially fond of symbols and use them extensively in my artwork. Long live the fleur!

Fleur de lis

Be sure and click on the image for the full size.