this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2024
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Illustrations of history

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[–] LEONHART@slrpnk.net 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For some reason, this is giving me Monty Python vibes.

[–] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

"He's not the Messiah! He's just a really naughty boy!"

[–] HypnoticSheep@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

I'm getting Discworld, the art style feels very Paul Kidby

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love the detail of him slicing the jugular of one of his own men

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think that's intended to be one of his own soldiers. He was killed in the process of attempting to kill one of the Argive soldiers in the city. The Argive's mother saw Pyrrhus attempting to kill her son and dropped the brick tile on his head. In this image, I think the soldier at the bottom is intended to be the Argive.

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Fair enough

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If only more women (and men) were like her

[–] Rayspekt@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

The face looks like Peter Griffin hitting his knee.