Baldwin Immediately After The Battle Of Marj Ayyun:

'Lonely Ride'. Hans Thoma. 1889.

hello!

first id like to apologize for the lack of actual posts/memes, i do have stuff i wanna post just my storage is hella full so i cant edit anything for now,

secondly, its now been 1 full year since ive been on tumblr!

i started this blog as a long time lurker of the king baldwin iv fandom, and created an account to post art and talk to others who are as invested in king baldwin as i am, in which i never truly expected the scale that would be in the long run.

im very grateful for all the friends ive met on this platform, all of you i hope to continue to talk to even if we split ways in terms of our mutual interest(s), and im happy that all of you decided to follow me and my antics and want to be friends with me as well!

this is also my first ever year truly posting on any platform, so i wasnt sure what my reception would be, it is funny however looking back at my first posts, knowing that at the time of posting them i was utterly TERRIFIED.

now my most famous post being me talking about baldwin iv and saladin oiled up...oh how times have changed

i just wanted to say thank you, and i love you all, and i hope to continue this amazing time!

♡ ♛♡

@baudouinette @gaudybaudy @aurianavaloria @eatmeandbirthmeagain @chicken-blitz13 @arislukewarmiced-coffee @heathkrycek @starblitzy-started-a-fire @starhrtz @myst3ry-man (+ WHOEVER I FORGOT THE NAMES OF ON TUMBLR)

i do not have a great track record rn for historical knowledge but doing some research on this specific art of King Baldwin IV on his deathbed, passing on the crown, i have reason to believe he was still alive when this was created?

Here hes depicted with a halo which can mean many of things, but concidering its square is a big factor here as a square halo often signifies the person was still alive when the art work was being made.

(as shown in this)

Which is wild in a way because imagine being drawn while you are going through the worst fever of your goddamn life??

if anyone is curious on the supplies im using im very big on being affordable and cheap and depending on the project i will use "plaster of paris" and gauze/cheese cloth and dollarstore paint

for my current project, the king baldwin mask, i was lucky enough to find a very odd 3d render of the mask to get printed, i am now sculpting over that base layer with crayola air-dry clay

i hope this inspires some to start creating with the materials they have on hand or can buy cheaply :)

" Past the point of no return

No going back now

Our passion-play has now, at last, begun

Past all thought of right or wrong

One final question

How long should we two wait, before we're one?

When will the blood begin to race?

The sleeping bud burst into bloom?

When will the flames, at last, consume us?... "

"Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, and goodness."

David Thewlis as GOD*/Hospitaler KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005), dir. Ridley Scott

*David confirmed the 'God theory' on ig

himb.

i admit my lack of research before answering the question bothered me so i decided to check my sources a bit after i answered this, as for the feet bit it very much was baldwin of ibelian, but everything else seems to be in check.

(sources for pictures are @trobairitzdedia)

I thought it was Baldwin of ibelian @trobairitzdedia later on showed it on repost

mightve been, i tend to miss details and the baldwins tend to be confusing, i will check in the morning to fact check

i apologize for any mistakes i made in my explanation, i am quite tired

nevermind we are so back

i think im starting to lose my mind making this mask its so over for me