#giovanni strazza

[met-gala-tournament]

2026 Met Gala Outfits + Their Art Inspirations (4/4)

Luke Evans in Palomo Spain: Untitled by Tom of Finland

Yu-Chi Lyra Kuo in Jean Paul Gaultier: Winged Victory of Samothrace by unknown

Heidi Klum in Mike Marino: The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazza

Audrey Nuna in Robert Wun: Number 1A, 1948 by Jackson Pollock

Rosé in Saint Laurent: The Birds by Georges Braque

Alexi Ashe Meyers in Celine: Anthropometries by Yves Klein

Angela Bassett in Prabal Gurung: Girl in Pink Dress by Laura Wheeler Waring

[cosmonautroger]

Giovanni Strazza, The Veiled Virgin

[noctachlys]

⋆˙⟡ The Veiled Virgin Statue by Giovanni Strazza ⋆˙⟡

[beammeupplease]

The Virgin Mary

Giovanni Strazza

[timotey]

The Veiled Virgin, sculpture (Carrara marble) by Giovanni Strazza

[zippocreed501]

The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazza

[submarine-on-a-kite]

I’m working on this portrait based on the veiled virgin statue, I made the mistake of painting the foreground first, which I’ve read you’re not supposed to do with acrylics. Yet all in all I think the portrait itself looks good with the shading and composition.

First I painted the background in a light-ish cream tone, hated it and roughly painted it back to white. Honestly, I don’t how I can save the background at this point, or what to do for it. I don’t want it to be detailed, so maybe something a little abstract or blurred. I don’t wanna ruin it so hoping for some advice.

Update! I made a dark background and I’d say it turned out quite well.

[aesthetic-bookworms]

The Veiled Virgin (early's 1850s) by Giovanni Strazza (1818 - 1875).