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Parade of Lanari


"Parade of Lanari" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

It depicts the fall of the house of Lan after the death of the would be emperor of Vyruma Serpentis.

Its subject and style have been imitated many times over and the value of its reproductions is based on how true they are to the original. It hangs in the Hall of Art at the Heralapix of Ald Ciula. 

The White Stag


"The White Stag" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

The painting evokes the image of a hunter of Rath and his hound, overcome by the awe of meeting his prey, the fabled white stag of Mistwood.

The original hangs in the court of the King of Rath at Longmeadow Keep.


Deluge of Dalenas




The "Deluge of Dalenas" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

It depicts the cataclysm at the end of the Fourth Age. In the foreground are halfling scholars of the Academy of Dalenas (as the artist envisioned them), blissfully unaware of the coming of the great deluge in the background. Also in the background are others fleeing for safety. Another of Firena's ahistorical perspectives it nonetheless has great value. 

The work has traded hands many times and now resides in the hall of the King of Collonia. 

Siege of Ald Dovaris



"Siege of Ald Dovaris" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

It is his rendition of part of the Taming of the Serpent. Like many of his works, sages of history question its accuracy as Agronar the Conqueror is not known to have had siege equipment at Ald Dovaris or elsewhere. 

The original hangs in the High King's gallery of art at Kathmbir Keep in Peakshadow.

Fair Berronar



"Fair Berronar" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

Some argument exists whether it was an attempt to render the famous "Glorious Woman" colossus as a human girl. Gone are her wings and cup, but the facial similarities are unmistakable.

The original hangs in the Hall of Art at the Heralapix of Ald Ciula.  

Cavalier Resplendent



"Cavalier Resplendent" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

Firena's curiousity about previous ages again emerges in this work. Its subject would appear to be that of a Vyrum Cavalier, but historians find the work incongruous as there is no evidence of the widespread use of bears as mounts during the 6th Age. Some have called this "Sylvio's Whimsy" as a result.

Nevertheless, its subject and style have been imitated many times over and the value of its reproductions is based on how true they are to the original. It hangs in the Hall of Art at the Heralapix of Ald Ciula.  

Favored Pet




"Favored Pet" was one of the latter works by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

The subject is that of a dragon and a maiden asleep. Its title is a question and many sages of art have argued over which of the two is the pet.

The original hangs in the Hall of Art at the Heralapix of Ald Ciula.  

The Fisher Baron




"The Fisher Baron" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. 

Its subject was reportedly a jumped-up baron of Bolden who enjoyed his trade long after he had any need of it. The picture is a curious juxtaposition of two different styles of fishing and it isn't clear that the baron would have practiced either. 

Sometimes called Sylvio's Folly, it was painted while Firena was still a student at the Heralapix. It lacks the presentation of his later work and is often presented as a case of the artist not knowing his subject well enough to communicate it to his audience. Despite it's odd character, it is a painting held in very high regard. 

The original hangs in the Hall of Art at the Heralapix of Ald Ciula.  

The Fair Widow



"The Fair Widow" was painted by Sylvio Firena and is a famous work of art. Sylvio was a student of history and based his painting on the death of Faen. The painting purports to be that of Aerdrie Faenya the elven matriarch, though it is well known that Sylvio had an art student and paramour sit for the portraiture. 

The work was presented to a elven nobleman but was famously rejected by the recipient. Reportedly he called it the picture of a human strumpet gussied up with folk ears.

It is considered a masterpiece. Its subject and style have been imitated many times over. The original hangs in the Hall of Art at the Heralapix of Ald Ciula.