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Leper Knights of St. Lazarus
Two knights from the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, also known as the Leper Brothers of Jerusalem. The military order was founded in around 1119 at a leper hospital in Jerusalem, named after its patron saint, Lazarus. It was recognised by the King of Jerusalem in 1142 and canonically recognised as a hospitaller and military order of chivalry in 1255.
Painting this pair reinforced my earlier decision to paint the majority of the knights in Hospitaller black rather than as Templars – white continues to be a challenge for me. I’m not unhappy with the end result, but I would have hit a mental barrier if I had another twenty odd models predominantly white in colour.
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