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The day an artist uses this as a reference for a rhaenicent fanart is the day I combust

#house of the dragon #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #chappell roan

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Rhaena and Baela, The Dragon Twins

#rhaena targaryen #baela targaryen #house of the dragon #rhaena of pentos #baela of pentos #baela the brave #baela and rhaena #HOTD #house targaryen #team black #house ​Velaryon #asoiaf #asoif fanart #hotd fanart #mine

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The Back Pearl of Braavos and 16th century Venetian Fashion:

There is a common consensus among fans that Braavos - a city sited on a group of small islands that are linked by bridges and walkways, divided by canals, channels and waterways of varying size - is heavily inspired by Italian mercantile/maritime republics, of which Venice is the most famous.

Furthermore, the canal-based, inter-connecting island architecture is not the only similarity between Braavos and Venice; both cities are famed for their courtesans.

Indeed in 16th century, Venice was famed for its many elaborately dressed and coiffed courtesans; Veronica Franco (1546–1591) is a famous example! She developed her position in Renaissance Venetian society as a cortigiana onesta (Honest Courtesan), known for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary contributions, and philanthropy.

Her fictional parallel in ASOIAF could be Bellegere Otherys II - one of the famed courtesans in Braavos (the other being Daughter of the Dusk). We know Bellegere comes from a family of courtesans, bearing the title of Black Pearl of Braavos - a moniker borne by a descendant of Bellegere Otherys I, the first Black Pearl, a pirate queen who became a mistress of Aegon IV Targaryen.

The eldest bastard daughter of King Aegon IV and Bellegere, Bellenora Otherys, became a courtesan under the same name. Bellenora's descendants became courtesans as well, each eventually bearing the name "Black Pearl".

We can also assume that Bellegere is rather wealthy, owning her own barge and servants to pole her to trysts and when purchasing three cockles from Arya, who is disguised as Cat of the Canals, paying ten times what the cockles are worth. This wealth is directly reflected in her clothing!

"She was so lovely that the lamps seemed to burn brighter when she passed. She had dressed in a low-cut gown of pale yellow silk, startling against the light brown of her skin. Her black hair was bound up in a net of spun gold, and a jet-and-gold necklace brushed against the top of her full breasts." (TWOW, Mercy)

The aforementioned "low-cut gown" immediately brings to mind the 16th century gowns worn by Venetian courtesans!

Look at this art print of a Venetian Courtesan (Cortigiana Veneta) published by Pietro Bertelli in 1591.

Notice the incredibly low and exposed neckline of the gown!

It is important to mention, however, that not only courtesans dressed this way. Venetian noblewomen of the 16th century also bared their breasts in keeping with the fashion of the day.

For example, look at this art print of a Venetian Bride (Sposa Veneta), also by Pietro Bertelli. There is virtually no difference; perhaps that is why the civic authorities decried the courtesans' deliberately misleading resemblance to 'honest women.'

In some portrayals, the Venetian woman's neckline opens almost immediately below the breast!

In Dress of Venetian Women (Habiti delle Donne Venetiane) ca. 1591–1610, the engravings done by Giacomo Franco show ornately dressed courtesans and respectable women, all of whom sport very low cut bodices.

In the second plate we see a depiction of parentado, or the ritual presentation of a bride to her relations. Here, a bride in a richly embroidered dress wearing pearls and a bejeweled crown is presented by her ballerino, a dance instructor who prevented the woman from toppling over in her chopines, or platform shoes.

In conclusion, in depicting Bellegere Otherys - the Black Pearl of Braavos - I would most definitely illustrate her wearing a gown inspired by 16th century Venetian dress (worn by both courtesans and noblewomen). She'd look rather striking I think.

#fashion history #game of thrones

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My first Guardian Books cartoon for 2024

#books

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some unposted fanart from the twitter

#dimension 20

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only finished with the first three <33

#game of thrones #shireen baratheon #sarella sand #cersei lannister

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Old sketch of Arya and Shireen

#arya stark #shireen baratheon #game of thrones

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Davos and Shireen + favorite moments (requested by Anonymous)

#game of thrones #shireen baratheon #davos seaworth

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Starting of my new series, Candy Rats, with a slight redesign of my jawbreaker rats. Left if the new and old is the right. I wanted to make the colors more jawbreaker-like. Fun fact about these guys. Instead of boggling when they are happy or excited, their heads pop off and float around till they calm down. It's harmless to them of course!

#art #rats #rodent #food #body horror

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Princess Shireen Baratheon

“She would be ten on her next name day, and she was the saddest child that Maester Cressen had ever known”

#shireen baratheon #game of thrones

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wake the stone dragon

#shireen baratheon #game of thrones

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#robert baratheon #stannis baratheon #renly baratheon #shireen baratheon #game of thrones

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the choice

#fantasy high #dimension 20

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the love you can't even name

#dimension 20 #quote #fantasy high

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26/04/24

autism month AND lesbian week? those two are about to be Aware and Visible

NOTE: i hc mary ann as aro lesbian

#fantasy high

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Ugly Betty (2006-2010)

#interior design #ugly betty

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Write a horror story in the format of an Internet search history

#fanfic #writing prompt