This is an Italian painting from the early 1700's that I found interesting because it reminded me of the Spanish film Alatriste (2006). The movie was an adaptation of Spanish series of novels by Arturo Perez-Reverte, and both works have a lot of sword-fights, knife-fights, etc, so check them out if you're into that type of thing. Many wide shots from the movie were lit with a single, soft light source such as the sun coming through a window, and I always thought many of these shots looked like paintings. When I found this period painting that featured the same lighting style, in addition to the drab setting, tattered clothing, and fierce mustache, I couldn't help but think of Diego Alatriste.
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| The painting is on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts. |
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| Viggo Mortensen as "Captain Alatriste" |
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