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Spanish pikemen at the Battle of Rocroi (media.piefed.social)

submitted 1 month ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/historyart@piefed.social

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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Painted by someone who almost certainly wasn't there and never saw a battle.

[–] Peter1986C@piefed.europe.pub 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So, just like almost any painting depicting a (historical) battle?

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some are a lot more realistic than this one.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's the trouble with this one?

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Pikemen are supposed to be clumped together, but not 6 rows deep, especially not AFTER the battle. That's just asking for projectiles to wipe em out. However I then realized it could just be limitations of the artist, or artistic choice to fill it out more.