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Submitted: February 19
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The Rose of Marie Antoinetteby *MarkSatchwill

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / People / Portraits

A portrait of the ill-fated Marie Antoinette, who was guillotined during the French Revolution.

It was painted digitally using the airbrush tool in Artrage 4.

I used a reference photo by MizzD-Stock [link] for the figure but I changed the facial features to look more like Marie Antoinette, though it is still a rather idealised and flattering portrait! I tried out several different backgrounds including a traditional-style landscape and a flat candy-stripe pink wallpaper, but decided to go for something somewhere inbetween the two. Antoinette was painted holding roses several times so I wanted to continue the tradition but added some blood where the thorns have pricked her to symbolise her bloody and tragic death.

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~TatianaRomanov21 Apr 20, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

I love this!!! So amazing!!

~stormymarie Mar 13, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I honestly cannot stop looking at this. The detail is absolutely amazing. Everywhere I look I see something interesting.

~emey Mar 6, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

SOOOOOOPER Amazing

~HeinusHoratius Feb 21, 2013

Old paintings are usually full of symbolism, so adding the bloody thorns is a great touch! Also: it's a very beautiful painting. I think Marie-Antoinette would make you court painter!