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โ€œVirginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglioneย (1837โ€“1899), better…

โ€œVirginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglioneย (1837โ€“1899), better known asย La Castiglioneย , was an Italianย aristocratย who achieved notoriety as a mistress of Emperorย Napoleon IIIย of France.ย The Countess was known for her beauty and her flamboyant entrances in elaborate dress at the imperial court.ย โ€œFor four decades she directedย Pierre-Louis Piersonย to help her ...

trouble letting go

felt like making a personal digital painting again after all of the commissions! :] exaggerated proportions are intentional.worked on this on and off over the course of three weeks.. probably spent a good 15 hours doing it. drawn in photoshop CS3 with an intuos3 tablet. ...
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