The story that goes along with this piece is on the plaque. Sadly I haven't received the custom made metal plaque yet so a stand-in was used for the photo shoot. The story behind why the elephant looks sh1t scared and the rider is fighting for his life is loosely based on when Hannibal returned to Carthage, his war elephants faced Consul Publius Cornelius Scipio and his legionaries in Zama. However, the Romans had learned how to defeat the war elephants by corralling them where they could pick them off easily by using shield wall tunnels and fire. The elephant in my scene is rearing away from the fire.
The story that goes along with this piece is on the plaque. Sadly I haven't received the custom made metal plaque yet so a stand-in was used for the photo shoot. The story behind why the elephant looks sh1t scared and the rider is fighting for his life is loosely based on when Hannibal returned to Carthage, his war elephants faced Consul Publius Cornelius Scipio and his legionaries in Zama. However, the Romans had learned how to defeat the war elephants by corralling them where they could pick them off easily by using shield wall tunnels and fire. The elephant in my scene is rearing away from the fire.
Alfonso Ciattini
Cool!!girlpainter57
A gateway to a specific moment in time ,brought to life nd a piece of true artClive Jackson
Phenomenal job, Richard! Love it! Gold of course!... and a great little bit of historical info brought stunningly to life!Steve Jourdain
Magnifique,bravoAndrey Miroshnichenko
Wonderful painting!Eduardo Garcia Lope
Extraordinary work, superb and fine treatment of light and detail, nicely presented.Bran
Everything is great here, sculpture, painting, talent ....Ricardo Pisa
For me it's the best version so far!Jakob V
Incredible work!Marc MussatPLUS
stunning work Richards followed your work on FB , and the final pictures look great ! you have reached an amazing standard of painting over the past year as can be seen over your last projects. :)Herman aka Glitterwolf
That's awesome!Martin Vermeulen (Nighthawk)
Beautiful piece of work! I like it a lot!Fabio Naskino Fiorenza
Gold very impressive workTatjana "Dawn" Jäger
I‘ve seen this on the „Duke of Bavaria“ today and it is absolutely great. It even looks better in reality than on the photos.Kyle Maitland
This paintup is so astounding I can't look at mine and not see it. Meaning.it is your fault I'm not painting mine, as I see no value in recreating your work.ArtNiak
That's one of the most crazy painting work I have ever seen. This is just awesome, and a little (big) piece of art. Woaho. Gold² x gold²