In one of my blogs that I posted last week, I wondered who Frank Miller used as an inspiration for his illustration of King Leonidas. Several days later I received a comment from Kryptes who mentioned that F.M.'s illustration of the leader of the 300 Spartans bore an uncanny resemblance to a statue of Zeus. After making a side-by-side comparison, I would have to agree that there is a huge similarity!
Therefore, it could be easy to draw a conclusion that the statue of Zeus is the basis for the illustration. I know I'm reaching here, however, a parallel can also be drawn, since Zeus was the king of the gods in Greek mythology and Leonidas was the king of Sparta.
Does it seem as if the illustration of King Leonidas could have been inspired by the statue of Zeus or is it a coincidence?
This only reinforces why I encourage comments since it can be illuminating as it was in this instance and it can provide ideas for many blogs to come.
Gracias to Kryptes!
2 comments:
That's quite a striking likeness! It certainly seems like it could be what he used as his inspiration. Where is this statue of Zeus located?
Sadieanne (GB.net)
I can certainly picture Gerry Butler portraying this fierce personna!
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