Chess: «The third crusade». / Шахматы: "Третий крестовый поход"
Denis devoted six years to creation of the unique chess set named 'The Third Crusade'. It is made of a rib of an ancient whale (Basilosaurus). This material is over 30 million years old. Uniqueness of this chess set is contributed to not only by their design, but also by the value of the material not to be found elsewhere. Therefore, it can be claimed to be the only chess set of the kind in the world.The rib of the whale (Basilosaurus) is rather fragile and difficult to work with.
The subject itself – The Third Crusade – is suggested by the history. It took a lot of time to glean required information. These historical materials were transferred to sketches of the future pieces on paper, which in their turn were transformed into shapes of modeling clay, to be shaped in bone that forgives no mistakes. This is a very long and laborious process, which applies not only to the chess sets, but also other sculptures of the master.
The Third Crusade is based on the confrontation of the Moslem army led by Salah al-Din and the Crusaders (mainly Englishmen) under the leadership of King Richard the Lionheart of England. It depicts the battle fought in the forest near Arsur in September 7, 1191. Salah al-Din ambushed. For a long time, the Crusaders were only on the defensive, but when Richard lost his patience and commanded to attack, Moslems took to flight. The same battle is shown on bas reliefs around the chess box. The bas reliefs themselves are designed as a decoration to the forthcoming show, and the gargoyles symbolize high forces watching the events on the board.Heads of the main pieces have true likeness with the real men.
Bone of a dinosaur (basilosaurus). З0 millions years.Ребро базилозавра. Более 30 миллионов лет.
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