the Byzantine by Biesokur on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Published: Apr 10, 2020

Description

Centuries ago, when Constantinople was passing through its times of splendor, gryphon was a creature of worship. In contrast to those that were characteristic to ancient Rome, I mean the strong and powerful ones, Byzantine gryphons were presented more as a symbol of the virtue of loyalty. The art of this period, filled with gold mosaics and a wealth of ornaments, gives some pleasant ideas of how they had to be dressed and decorated..

I discovered that I haven't drawn on a computer for a long time. So I decided to play a little, using sketch I made traditionally as a base~

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