Here the cover I did for the 2021 calendar of the town hall of Angoulême. Who's that lady, standing in front of the "Hotel de Ville"? ✨👸🏻✨⠀ ⠀ But of course the one and only star of this city, Marguerite de Valois-Angoulême, princess of France, Queen of Navarre, and Duchess of Alençon and Berry! 🙃⠀ However, she also was an influent poetess of her times, as she wrote many poems and plays. Her most notable works are a classic collection of short stories, the Heptameron, and a remarkably intense religious poem, Miroir de l'âme pécheresse (Mirror of the Sinful Soul).⠀ As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance; Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman". 🔥⠀ ⠀ So, it was an incredible honor to draw this lady, a symbol for this city. A city which gave me so much in terms of possibilities, growth and encounters in those last years...⠀ ⠀ The idea of this calendar was to celebrate seven emblematic monuments of Angoulême and seven women linked to the territory who have distinguished themselves over time: for this task the @mairieangouleme called seven talented illustrator as @giorgiacasetti, Lise Topin, @sandrinemartin_illustration, @morganeparisi, Caroline Sury and @michaelis_fanny. I'm happy to be part of this group. ⠀ ⠀ Don't forget to follow these illustrators and... Stay safe and take care! 😉💕⠀ Ps. To see the whole Illustrator bigger (sorry the formatting here is not the best, go in my stories or in my website, link in bio!) ⠀ #illustration #drawing #dessin #renaissance #margueritedevalois #histoire #history #hoteldeville #angoulême #villeangoulême #mairieangouleme #poetess #poésie #rinascimento #literature #queen #medievalilluminations #giorgiamarras #enluminures⠀ #historicalfashion #france⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ (presso Angoulême, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKT6FAKB3mp/?igshid=f1jl84hodxm4