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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: vtsaogames on November 14, 2023, 05:18:44 PM

Title: Manet, USS Kearsage and CSS Alabama
Post by: vtsaogames on November 14, 2023, 05:18:44 PM

A brief post about Manet's paintings of the Kearsage-Alabama fight and the Union sloop at anchor https://corlearshookfencibles.blogspot.com/2023/11/manet-uss-kearsage-and-css-alabama.html (https://corlearshookfencibles.blogspot.com/2023/11/manet-uss-kearsage-and-css-alabama.html)

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JC_a9R-3F8w5MF_wk1AKuF3a2LwlFD0ijfKNlhYnvIemQcBBF8jul42vSi9U4j1WrL8w9531vSvGCuFnF-dquuCKxJKXiMx2KPwskNy6AUb0Q63HMAYZHVsFCJ8IL30hBjye_JqY7RC5L6ELWALBRGTedig4RNZqMYrMBwKKR9NlHNkPnkDhTcPMFzY/s833/Kearsage%20Alabama%20painting.jpg)

Title: Re: Manet, USS Kearsage and CSS Alabama
Post by: clibinarium on November 14, 2023, 09:36:10 PM

Interesting. I wouldn't have known about the battle, but for opening a copy of National Geographic when I was a kid and being blown away by this painting by Gregory Manchess, which remains one of my favourite depictions of battle.


(https://www.muddycolors.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/401df-manchess_cssalabama.jpg)

https://www.muddycolors.com/2012/08/10-things-about-planning-pictures/

Title: Re: Manet, USS Kearsage and CSS Alabama
Post by: vtsaogames on November 14, 2023, 09:40:52 PM

Wow! That's some painting!