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Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

Which are your favorite artists when it comes to pictures and reconstructions of humans, environment or wildlife in ancient times?

Here is one of mine: Swedish-Finnish artist Tom Björklund who paints ancient humans and their environment. He also paints prehistoric and contemporary wildlife.

Here are a couple of examples of his art:

From left to right, top to bottom:

-Stone age woman from Finland
-Western Hunter gatherer girl from Denmark
-Boy from pre-Columbian Caribbean
-Neanderthal boy

Tom Björklund on Facebook

Tom Björklund on Instagram

Posted by BrandonP (Member # 3735) on :

As far as ancient Egyptian depictions are concerned, I'm rather partial to those by Sanio.

His Instagram
And his Etsy shop

Posted by Antalas (Member # 23506) on :

J.F. Oliveras (even though he blocked me on Instagram lol), he tries to be as historically accurate as possible :

Philip II of Macedonia

Carthaginian officer and Libyan mercenary

Persian immortal

J.F. Oliveras

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

^^ Cool pics.

Another artist who also makes pictures of ancient warriors and others, is Peter Connolly. He is the author of books like Hannibal and the enemies of Rome and Greek armies.

Mycenaean warriors

Etruscan warriors

Posted by BrandonP (Member # 3735) on :

Angus McBride also has a lot of cool illustrations.

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

^^ Indeed. I was about to post him, but you bet me to it. Pity he is not with us anymore.

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

Another picture by Angus McBride, used as cover for a book in the Osprey book series Men at Arms

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

Giovanni Caselli is an Italian artist who made a lot of vivid paintings of ancient people and environment. He has also made pictures of mythological figures and Dinosaurs.

Larger image, Zhoukoudian

Larger image, Neanderthals

Larger image, Lake Mungo

Larger image, Dolni Vestonice

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

Here one can read about how the artist Gregory Manchess made the illustrations to National Geographics article The Black Pharaohs.

There are a couple of question marks though. Piankhy and Taharqa was not the same person as he writes. Also the skin the king wears do not look like a cheeta skin but more like leopard. One can also wonder did all kings and their soldiers during the 25th dynasty run around in leopard skins? Or is it mostly added to depict them as more "exotic" looking?

The Black Pharaohs, Part 1

The Black Pharaohs, Part 2

The Black Pharaohs, Part 3

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

In another thread I have mentioned Björn Landströms book Ships of the Pharaohs with many excellent pictures of ancient Egyptian ships and boats.

Landström did also write a couple of other books which are also a feast for the eye, among them The Quest for India and Columbus.

Here are a couple of pictures from The Quest for India:

Phoenician sailors repair their ship at Gibraltar

Roman ships wait in the port of Aden for the monsoon winds that will carry them across the Indian Ocean to the trading cities of India.

The monk Brendan and his crew spot a walrus during their voyage in the cold seas of the north

A hippo in West Africa as seen by the Portuguese captain Cadamosto in 1456

Posted by BrandonP (Member # 3735) on :

Harappan priest by J. F. Oliveras:

LINK

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

The YouTube channel History Dose have some fascinating art, painted by one of the two brothers (Joseph Feely) who run the channel.

Here is just two examples which has a connection with themes discussed here on ES

The Chinese trade with Africans

Roman Merchants in India

Joseph Feelys art

Posted by Archeopteryx (Member # 23193) on :

Spanish paleartist Mauricio Anton has made depictions of both prehistoric people and animals

Here is a reconstruction of Homo floresiensis from the island of Flores in Indonesia.

Here is a "group photo" of some of the hominins found at Sima de los Huesos at Atapuerca in Spain. The picture reflects the age and gender distribution found at the site

Heidelbergensis family found in the Sima de los Huesos (Atapuerca).

Mauricio Antón