Mysterious mounted commander in EC22 and introduction

[Pijlie]

Hello there you all. Having played lots of things in lots of scales (see my blog if you are curious) I have wandered onto the 10mm road recently and have been snooping around this forum for a while. Have invested some in 10mm pike & shotte since this scale is AFAIAC the only scale to field a nice-looking army in a reasonably sized table and still have maneuvering space. And of course I have to build new terrain for them!  

Being in the process of painting my first battallia and a command stand I stumbled upon a question. In the EC22 set there is one mysterious mounted commander. He is the right hand guy in the hat



Something seems to be covering his right arm and shoulder and for the life of me I can't figure out what. It isn't flash, since it has detail. FIrst I thought it was a curved horn, but it could als be some kind of pelisse (although out of period then). Can someone enlighten me here? What is it? Is there an original painting or something he was based upon?

[mollinary]

It is a trumpet with a banner attached.


Mollinary

[Techno]

Welcome to the forum Pijilie.
Cheers - Phil.

[Hertsblue]

Mollinary's right, Pijilie.

Welcome to the forum, anyway.   

[Pijlie]

Ah! I think I see it now. The mouth of the trumpet is pointing downwards toward his right toe and there is a frayed banner streaming backwards right?

Thanks a lot! It was driving me crazy.   

[Techno]

Thanks a lot! It was driving me crazy.   

Crazy ?....You'll fit in well on the forum then ! 
Welcome again.
Cheers - Phil.

[OldenBUA]

Hallo Pijlie, welcome to the madhouse that is called The One True Scale! 




Disclaimer: The use of 'The One True Scale' is completely ironic and not to be taken seriously by any selfrespecting wargamer, either Dutch or of other persuasions.

[Aart Brouwer]

Can someone enlighten me here? What is it? Is there an original painting or something he was based upon?

You guys have it all wrong. The gentleman being depicted by this model is Gianfranco Peruzzi, master pizza baker from Naples. And the object he is carrying is an anchovy pizza.

This pizza was the ransom for his Doge who was captured by the French in 1626. The French commander, the Duc de Nonvaleur, was prepared to let him go only in exchange for a genuine Peruzzi pizza.
The Duke was heard to say "And be sure to make it a-a-a..." (the Duke was a stutterer)
"Anchovy?" vertured the Italian delegate.
"Yes, a-a-a-a..."

Within an hour, Gianfranco was on his way, the Doge was freed soon afterwards. This happy outcome is celebrated in the above 10mm model, which should be employed with caution on any field of battle since Neapolitan pizza bakers are a fierce lot.

Pijlie, welcome to the asylum.  

Cheers,
Aart

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Welcome, and ignore Aart above, everyone knows it was a 'four seasons' pizza, and this then inspired Vivaldi...

[Leon]

Hi Pijlie, welcome to the Forum!

[nikharwood]

Welcome Pijlie

[goat major]

Hi Pijlie !

[Hertsblue]

You guys have it all wrong. The gentleman being depicted by this model is Gianfranco Peruzzi, master pizza baker from Naples. And the object he is carrying is an anchovy pizza.

This pizza was the ransom for his Doge who was captured by the French in 1626. The French commander, the Duc de Nonvaleur, was prepared to let him go only in exchange for a genuine Peruzzi pizza.
The Duke was heard to say "And be sure to make it a-a-a..." (the Duke was a stutterer)
"Anchovy?" vertured the Italian delegate.
"Yes, a-a-a-a..."

Within an hour, Gianfranco was on his way, the Doge was freed soon afterwards. This happy outcome is celebrated in the above 10mm model, which should be employed with caution on any field of battle since Neapolitan pizza bakers are a fierce lot.

Pijlie, welcome to the asylum.  

Cheers,
Aart

Great story, Aart.

Tell me, the Doge of Naples - was he any relation to the King of Malta? 

[Aart Brouwer]

Great story, Aart.

Tell me, the Doge of Naples - was he any relation to the King of Malta? 

No, he was a nephew of the Prince of Scotland.

Speaking of which, there is a Scottish version of the story, but I shall not tell it over lunch - it would spoil everybody's appetite! 

Cheers,
Aart