JCC A Thread For Artwork Ver 2 (See first post rules before posting)

https://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=240200
Fire Angel by Imaliea


Lucifer, 2020 by Roberto Ferri


https://www.deviantart.com/quentinvcastel/art/A-dance-for-the-Fallen-660551797
A dance for the Fallen Quentinvcastel

 

Mario Odyssey - Pauline, by Pigliicorn, on DeviantArt


Frenchie Fries, by Cryptid-Creations, on DeviantArt

Legend of the Cryptids - Snow Convoy Secrecia, by anotherwanderer, on DeviantArt

 

Cinderella by woohnayoung on DeviantArt


Runaway Cinderella by woohnayoung on DeviantArt

 

By T5 Thorndance

 

Alita: Battle Angel by Shutterbugdreaming

 

https://www.deviantart.com/shady-dragon/art/The-Fall-of-the-Betrayed-690267088
The Fall of the Betrayed Shady-Dragon


https://www.deviantart.com/a11e/art/Lucifer-357481620
Lucifer A11e


https://www.deviantart.com/anndr/art/Mirabilis-Stella-467813918
Mirabilis Stella anndr

 

Jasmine Peacock Princess, by VPdessin, on DeviantArt


Cretoxyrhina mantelli, by damouraptor, on DeviantArt


Zahala, by JuneJenssen, on DeviantArt

 

Onna Bugeisha by Yu Cheng Hong

 

Jaheira by breath-art on DeviantArt


faust by breath-art on DeviantArt


cover art for spidertouch by breath-art on DeviantArt

 

Chloe Price by RobsBingImageArt

 

The Guardian’s 1000 Artworks You Must See Before You Die



A Palace Entrance with a Turret (16th Century) – The Edo
Media: Brass
Location: State Collections, Berlin

The Benin Bronze we’re looking at today is one of my favorites so far. It’s also the first we’ve seen so far that isn’t held by the British Museum, instead residing in the collection of the State Museum of Berlin. It pictures a turreted entryway flanked by guards. A snake slithers down the roof of the entryway. The pillars are covered with brass plaques of faces (not, apparently, made of severed heads which is what I at first thought!). This one feels really detailed.

To continue with our tale of the Benin Empire, let’s pick up with James Phillips who is preparing to lead an expedition to Benin City “to open the Benin Territories” to trade with the British again. In a letter to the Home Office, Phillips spoke more bluntly: “I therefore ask for his Lordship’s permission to visit Benin City in February next, to depose & remove the King of Benin.” He asked for a large military force to be sent to him for his use in the expedition, including 400 soldiers, several cannons and a Maxim gun. He sent the letter on November 17, 1896, and then, without waiting for a response, he immediately left for Benin City, accompanied by a handful of British officials and businessmen and a couple of hundred native porters.

Phillips’ actions here are confusing and have been the cause of much debate over the years. Why send a letter to London requesting “permission” to lead an expedition to Benin City in “February next” and then start out on the expedition in early December without having received a response? Why request a large military contingent “in order to obviate any danger,” to use Phillips’ own words, and then head off on the expedition with only five soldiers and no heavy military equipment? Phillips sent word ahead to Oba Ovonramwen, the King of Benin, that they were on their way for a visit, but Ovonramwen sent word back that no foreigners could be allowed in the city because they were in the midst of a religious ceremony. Phillips pressed on, overruling his own advisors and translators; Ovonramwen told his council that he believed “the whitemen are bringing war to Benin.”

On January 4th, 1897, the Phillips expedition was ambushed by warriors from Benin and the result was a massacre in every sense of the word. The official number of men on the expedition was recorded as 259; of that number, two survived. Phillips, six other Europeans and all 250 support staff were killed. The motivations for Phillips’ erratic actions remain unclear, but the result had been exactly what one might have predicted: absolute ruin, violence and death.

On January 9th, 1897, a response from the British Foreign Secretary arrived at Phillips’ office. The request for his expedition was denied due to a lack of sufficient military forces. Phillips was directed to put off the expedition for at least another year. When that letter arrived, 257 members of the expedition, including Phillips himself, had already been dead for five days.

Next time, another piece of art from the Benin Empire and the devastating response of the British government to the massacre of the Phillips expedition leads us into the final days of that Empire.

 

^ A Maxim gun was one of the earliest workable machine guns. Against indigenous troops without firearms, the natives should have been massacred.

 

Padme Amidala, by TereseNielsen, on DeviantArt


Brigitte sketch, by rossdraws, on DeviantArt


Princess Zelda, by Zolaida, on DeviantArt

 

Vasily Kotarbinsky -Le Baiser De Meduse

 

Darnassus by breath-art on DeviantArt


thunder bluff by breath-art on DeviantArt


The Tomb of Sargeras by breath-art on DeviantArt

 

https://www.deviantart.com/leefaan/art/Lucy-569798294
Lucy leefaan


https://www.deviantart.com/namouah/art/Fallen-Angel-862028619
Fallen Angel Namouah


https://www.deviantart.com/mafaka/art/Lucifer-Dante-s-Inferno-499637003
Lucifer (Dante's Inferno) mafaka

 

Ask, and ye shall receive! Matt posted this video yesterday. Benin is mentioned a couple of times, and it wouldn't have meant a thing to me if R1.5 hadn't been posting about it here.

 

Misty, by Zolaida, on DeviantArt


Escape From Reality, by SkyLizzy, on DeviantArt


Flower Girl, by leejun35, on DeviantArt

 

Repair by Da Xuan

 

Taku at Yamacon på X: ”Turkish Spider-Man Check my reply below for the thought process behind this one https://t.co/sS5yz1Z6LU” / X (twitter.com)


Taku at Yamacon på X: ”Italian Spider-Man https://t.co/dOM5rmxNu4” / X (twitter.com)


Taku at Yamacon på X: ”Superiority complex https://t.co/luwbnUMEP0” / X (twitter.com)

 

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRxbYr
Alexander, king of Asia
Joan Francesc Oliveras Pallerols

 

Alice in Wonderland - Growth, by Zolaida, on DeviantArt


Thoughts, by Adriana-Madrid, on DeviantArt


Nara, by JuneJenssen, on DeviantArt

 

Bored Necromancer Girl by John Silva

 

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"I think we should call it your grave!"
"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

 

FFXIV Titania, by Zolaida, on DeviantArt


This is your moment, by AdrianaMadrid, on DeviantArt


Serene, by Jyundee, on DeviantArt