Wow, just wow.  I stand in awe!

Thank you :-D you guys are too kind.

Not too kind—too restrained in our praise!

I must add my praise. These are very, very nice.

Dale Challener Roe;64512 wrote:

Wow.  Those are all excellent, but that first one is breathtaking.

Agreed

More amazing work from Alexander!

Very nice, Alexander!

Who does the first coat of arms belong to and what is the blazon and symbolism.

Regards,

Iain Boyd

The thorn tree and keys is a quartering of Aurelio Valarezo Duenas, belonging to his paternal grandmother if I remember correctly.  Unfortunately, I am not so inquisitive, and did not ask if any particular meaning or significance is given to the charges.  I will inquire, though, and about the others he has marshaled so I can proved that for all when I complete the others.

Alexander,

Beautiful emblazonments. Bravo. Your drawings have a quality that is both of another era and at the same time fresh.

What George said.

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Who does the first coat of arms belong to and what is the blazon and symbolism.

The arms belonged to my great great grandfather Don Juan Aurelio Espinosa y Espinosa de los Monteros whose first son Juan Aurelio Espinosa Zambrano was the father of my paternal grandmother. These are canting arms since Espinosa derives in Spanish from the word thorn-tree (espino). In addition the ‘Monteros de Espinosa’ were the personal guard of the Spanish kings who were in charge of the security of the royal family and the royal palaces during the night. To be member of the guard you had to be ‘hidalgo’ and from the town of ‘Espinosa de los Monteros’. Several hidalgos with the last name Espinosa or Espinosa de los Monteros, among them the forefathers of Don Juan Aurelio, were part of the corps of “Monteros”. The keys are symbolic of the mission to guard the royal residences. The dogs (Spanish mastiffs) holding axes with flames were the traditional symbol of the above mentioned corps.

Very many thanks, Aurelio, for that fascinating explanation.

Regards,

Iain Boyd

Very interesting explanation indeed, Aurelio. Thanks for sharing the story behind such beautiful arms and artwork.

Iain & Hassan

Your very welcome.

Hi Alex,

Just came across your post!

very nice work!

Please keep going I am happy and glad to see that others are picking up

the styles of the old-masters ........

it would be a shame if this would get lost!

Please try a Colored version of Duerer,

would love to see it!

I am currently working on a oil painting in Duerer Style,

but it will take a few months to finish,

depending how much time my profession and girlfriend leave me!

I am sure you have seen the two I have done, no sense to post them again!

(What a painstaking work)

Hopefully it will encourage more people to join!

Again please keep going!

Best wishes,

Frank

I don’t have any paintings like Durer’s presently, but what I do have as follows.

Here is a letters for my grandfather I made him.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/xanderliptak/DSC01192.jpg

And another painting I started recently.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/xanderliptak/DSC01190.jpg