29-08-17, 16:21 | #21 |
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Interesting to me that several of the paintings (Mary Queen of Scots, the horseback riding picture, the ladies of the Lake family) and then the Italian paintings (Rome, Venice) might suggest something about Lara's family (or, maybe just Core Designer's taste).
1. Paintings of the Stuart family could suggest that the Crofts were Royalists in the English Civil War. This is compounded with the Italian paintings which could suggest why . . . 2. The Italian Paintings, especially Rome from the Vatican, could suggest that the Crofts were historically Catholic (although the Rome painting was done by English painter J.M.W. Turner and is filled with mythological symbolism). If the Crofts were Catholic though, this would be one reason they were Stuart supporters. *Probably* reading way too much into the paintings . . . it could also be that whoever the texture designer was happened to choose paintings that suited his or her taste. |
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All this seems very plausible, given The Crofts have likely been a highly prominent family for centuries and might have had to take a stand on certain political issues. Although, this is her Aunt's old house, so it probably only says something about her and Lara's father's side of the family. Maybe the Aunt married a prominent man from Italian society, explaining the renaissance paintings? Last edited by Yeauxleaux; 29-08-17 at 16:49. |
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31-08-17, 16:53 | #25 |
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I was trying to do some Google searches with those super-small paintings, but the best I get is always just some paintings with very similar backdrops (albeit often beautiful ones).
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31-08-17, 20:38 | #27 |
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That's the size the textures originally come in, so if you want it bigger I think you can just download the image and resize it in Photoshop or Gimp
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31-08-17, 23:47 | #28 |
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Are you able to find the one of the single horse and rider from TR1/2? I've not been able to locate it yet.
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I've been away for a couple of days but my this thread has certainly picked up interest I've always been fascinated in trying to figure out original assets like art and architecture. I'm going to see if I an also create a more 3D looking Ark of the Covenant that sits in her main hall. Last edited by aidanmalone; 02-09-17 at 20:21. |
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