Not only the shiny fair looking Knights got to be valiant
back in the day – Pegaso have sculpted two new figures – a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
and the St. Lazarus Knight who is suffering from maybe a little bit more than Leprosy! Check out the shiny
looking figure and this bust with a rotting head on one of the choices in our
July Pegaso preview...
New items for June 2015
from Pegaso
Knight of the Holy Sepulcher
Sculptor Ebroin
Knight of the Holy Sepulcher
Sculptor Ebroin
90-065
Painter: Diego Ruina
Painter: Diego Ruina
Material: White Metal
Pieces: 22
Size: 90mm / Scale:
1/20th
Price: € 77
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem was
a Roman Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope that was
founded by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the principal leader of the First Crusade.
It was one of the five major orders formed in the Holy Land between the late
11th century and the early 12th century. Pilgrimages to the Holy Land were a common
if dangerous practice from shortly after the crucifixion of Jesus to throughout
the middle Ages.
While there were many places the pious visited during their
travels, the one most cherished was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, first
constructed by Constantine the Great in the fourth century AD. Tradition, begun
long before the Crusades, provided for the bestowing of knighthood upon worthy
men by the custodians of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Following the
capture of Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade in 1099, the Order was
first formally constituted as an Order of Canons, the successor of which is the
modern Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. It is considered
among the oldest of the military orders of knighthood and still exists today in ceremonial form.
This 90mm figure is sculpted by Ebroin and painted by Diego
Ruina. It is a kit of 22 parts in White Metal and features a lovely looking
evocative pose. Holding onto his pike with the cross on it which is mirrored on
his tunic and shield the box art is painted by Diego Ruina.
There are the choices of two heads on this figure – both helmeted
and bare headed with the wind blowing the beard of the Knight in the same way
the flag is fluttering in the Breeze – the figure comes in 90mm or 1/20th
scale.
St.Lazarus Knight
Sculptor Atelier Pegaso
200-054
PAINTER: Kirill Kanaev
Sculptor Atelier Pegaso
200-054
PAINTER: Kirill Kanaev
MATERIAL: resin
PIECES: 9
WEIGHT: 150
SIZE: 100mm/ SCALE: 1/9th
PRICE: € 43
The Order of Saint Lazarus had its origins in a leper hospital founded by Saint
Basil outside the north wall of Jerusalem in the 4th Century AD. The hospital was dedicated to Saint Lazarus
when used in the late 11th Century as a facility to segregate and care for
pilgrims who had contracted leprosy during their travels to the Holy City. The
order also interestingly took on knights who contracted the disease and the
green cross can even be seen in the modern day world.
This sculpt is a very interesting one – the resin bust in 1/9th
scale is sculpted by Atelier Pegaso and it comes with three different faces- One
being a shaved knight, the other being a bearded soldier and the last being a zombified
head on the one side!!
The Resin kit comes with some small metal parts and in this
box art the painting is from the talented hands of Kirill Kanaev
These figures are now available directly from Pegaso’s online store