Eleonora di Toledo was a Spanish noblewoman who lived in the sixteenth century. She is considered as the first modern-style "first lady" in history. You can find more information about her in Wikipedia: [link]

Agnolo Bronzino, an Italian mannerist painter [link] , depicted Eleonora more than once in his canvases.

One of those works illustrates the cover of a book I have on art. Over a weekend I spent on the sofa because I was feeling sick, I made a pencil and watercolour partial copy of the painting, primarily of the face and necklace. I used a tea-stained watercolour paper to draw on, I liked the contrast between the abstract-looking stains and the classical painting. I scanned the paper and added some more stains in Photoshop. Then I also scanned the book cover and applied part of Eleonora's dress to the digital file, trying to add a partial photo-real effect to the piece.

I hope I'm posting this in the right category, since eighty percent of the work was traditional. I also hope you enjoy it. Thank you for viewing!

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