Accurate Portrait of Vlad the Impaler as vampire
Just a bit of lighthearted randomness to kick-start this Friday morning (made me laugh so much I kind of got over my headache).
Florin Ene, aka Battlow on DeviantArt, has an awesome take on Vlad Tepes (The Impaler), a cross between his history books portrait and Bram Stoker fangs. Pretty cool.
The fangs
More art from Florin: Battlow on DeviantArt.
The original
For the purists. You have to admit the resemblance of Florin’s bust to the original is striking. Minus the added clasp, that reads DWL: the devil is in the detail – quite literally.
The impaling
What made Vlad famous: the tendency to impale anyone who pissed him off – and occasionally eat his lunch under the stakes, as depicted here. Not for delicate stomachs, this one.
The incomprehensible
Apparently Sam Worthington will be playing Vlad in the upcoming Dracula: Year Zero. Don’t get me wrong, I love the kid, he’s very cute; but Dracula?! Vlad must be turning in his grave and wish very fervently for a stake.
