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The Portrait

Published: Jun 7, 2015

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"The room where dinner was served was no less impressive. From the glassware to the cutlery, from the crockery to the rich carpets covering the floor, everything bore the mark of Lazarus Jann. Not one object in the house seemed to belong to the real world, to the drab, horribly mundane world they had left behind the moment they’d stepped inside the mansion. But Irene’s eyes were glued to a large painting that hung
above the fireplace, which was shaped like the flaming jaws of a dragon. It was the portrait of a lady wearing a white dress.
She was stunningly beautiful. The power of her gaze seemed to transcend the painter’s brush and became almost real. For a few seconds, Irene was mesmerised by her strange captivating eyes.
‘My wife, Alexandra . . . When she was still in good health. Marvellous days those were,’ said Lazarus behind her, his voice tinged with sadness."

(The Watcher in the Shadows - C.R. Zafòn)

Here's the portrait of beautiful Mme. Jann
I've tried to draw it for a while, but none of the pictures satysfied me enough. So I chose this, the one that I've made for the Four Zafon Girls's picture .I think it captures enough the essence of the Portrait, with her eyes and the Ligthhouse in distance, all in Art Nouveau style, that developed exactly in those years (the picture was made in 1915-1916's!).
I always had this idea that in this picture she's not wearing a proper dress, but her wedding nigthgown: she liked it so much, that chose to wear it for the portrait.

(Alexandra Maltisse - The Watcher in the Shadows - C. R. Zafon)

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Date Taken

Sep 6, 2014, 12:25:35 AM

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Selkemet

Jun 8, 2015

mmm no, niente fuoco, che con le sue manie da piromane potrebbe interpretarlo come un'avance... "tu fuoco, io fuoco, andiamo a bruciare insieme" no no... io direi di sorprenderlo con un gavettone ^.^ o lo leghiamo e gli facciamo vedere un centinaio di puntate di qualcosa di tenerellimo tipo my little pony ^.^ quella si che è una minaccia