I love how this painting is so detailed that you an see the golden designs on her clothing look like cheap ironed on patches as they fray out into the air on the edges. On closer inspection, it almost looks as if the white layer is a separate garment entirely to the designs on top.

  • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    For the day, that was probably incredibly realistic, but you know, let’s go ahead and compare everything to our contemporary level of artistic advancement

    Fucking chronochauvanists

      • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        And my sister can do a photorealistic face in charcoal quicker than I can make ramen

        The person doing this portrait was a renown artist worthy of patronage by nobles, not a rando on the internet