#aph venice

[weizabonnie]

Spain,Venice&Ottoman maybe in Kostantiniyye before battle of Lepanto? （a Mediterranean sandwich maybe：D

#aph spain #aph turkey #aph ottoman #aph venice #antonio fernandez carriedo #sadiq adnan #hetalia oc #aph #hws

[luderailing]

Req from twitter

#my art #hetalia #art #hws venice #aph venice #finally had an excuse to draw my son again #he needs a little work but I still love him<3

[viis-here-idk-why]

drew the idiots

was doing a bit of research on crete when I got hit with genoa and venice, was not expecting them to show up

#but yeah needless to say #I'm brainrotting them now #aph north italy #aph genoa #aph feliciano #hetalia #aph venice #? #is that how i should tag it

[marraiwa]

What was that five italian republics oc? It seems interesting, can you elaborate, please?

well, if you ask. prepare the torches and sharpen the pitchforks

not all of them are the republic, but that's not so important. they arose in the course of my research into italian history (and in particular the regional characteristics of italian costume during the renaissance meh) and reasoning about how such a character as northern italy could exist at all. so there. nothing concrete and not all italian states are here (and only girls because i love girls), but we have what we have

bonus both italians, as they look in my mind

so.. yes 😋

#hetalia #hetalia oc #aph florence #aph venice #aph naples #aph milan #aph papal states #aph ferrara #aph savoy #aph italy #nyo italy

[0mega-x]

Wanted to draw a Renaissance Venitian outfit so I did (it's only a sketch tho)

How about I make her a Venice OC. Like come on, look at the history of Venice, it's so cool! We need more of the maritime republics in Hetalia.

#hetalia #aph venice #my drawing #this is literally the FIRST time i've shown my drawings online #enjoy #and watch me regret posting it months later

[temtamtom]

If I had a nickel for every time Veneziano stole the body of a Saint to bring back to Venice, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

#hws Veneziano #hws Italy #hetalia memes #historical hetalia #Romano's salty bc one of them was a patron saint of his that he gifted to the Byzantine empress #“can I have her back??” “Sure :)! Only for seven days though ❤️” #I'm in Venice today so I've got goofy ahh venetian history on the mind #petition to throw APH Veneziano into the sea

[j-ellyfish]

Angy baby ;w;

#hetalia #aph italy #chibitalia #aph hre #funny how the ships in the lagoon debate still exists #cruise ships have gotten way too big and apparently their engines beneath the sea surface mess with the lagoon floor #and contribute to the lagoon ecosystem getting destroyed and Venice risking to sink #big cruise ships were banned from getting close to the lagoon only in 2021 and this is still a debate apparently bc some people prefer #savage capitalism over not making Venice sink or kill it as a city to make it become just a tourist circus #ary spoke

[meitoscringe]

Imagine all the countries that traded trough the silk road writing small hand written cards like small businesses do now a days

#Venice/Italy and turkey would only send each other insults #And threaten each other #And then add a small thanks at the end #Meanwhile Rome and china flirting #Or more like Rome flirting and china trying his best to stay professional #Hetalia #historical hetalia #silk road pair #Hetalia china #hetalia italy #Hetalia veneziano #Hetalia Rome #hetalia greece #Hetalia byzantine #hetalia turkey #Hetalia Egypt #Aph #aph china #aph roman empire #Aph Rome #romechu #So many tags ahh #Aph Egypt #aph greece #Aph byzantine #aph italy #aph veneziano #aph turkey #There's so many other countries but I don't think we have canon designs for them so

[thebeautyjoythings]

#hidden venice #aph italy #current mood

[marmartea]

⚔️

#Renaissance babes #this was supposed to be for pride month but then I forgot to post it #Anyway a change of ship was overdue #aph oc #aph duchy of milan #aph republic of venice

[yudonomi]

veneziano for the character bingo?

Ayt so the thing with the historical Feli (or the version that lives in my head at least) is that he is a bit of a bastard. Also Chibitalia doesn't happen because it just doesn't fit actual Venice sorry. He's mellowed out a lot in the modern age but as a kid he used to be cunning, greedy, and a bit of a materialistic hedon whose priority was getting as much ducats as possible. He dislikes fighting but mostly because war is bad for business; if he could spin it to his advantage then sure why not engage with a little plunder

Extra thoughts:

•Chibitalia doesn't happen but they still bond over being Eternal Children so holytalia still sorta happens? Less blatant though because Feli is dumb and thinks in transactions and does not understand why Karl would want to be around him for no reason or what a crush is. He's a bit less frustrated with his obvious youthfulness tho since the cute face lowers others' guards around him

•What Roderich does with marriage, Feli does with trade. The two are like identical magnet poles: similar enough that it creates natural tension between them (which I totally did not write two fics about)

In conclusion:

#hetalia #i formed most of my characterization of him writing TEoTA for the histheta anthology and. well. there it is now #also a bit from playing civ and eu4 bc venice is just at that sweet masochistic difficulty of incredibly tiny and hard to build #but can and will grip everyone's pockets if you play him right #also chibitalia is the best example of me only following canon when i want to #if it makes the fic more interesting then it happened and if it doesnt it didnt #hasten replies #character opinion bingo #rose colored tea #aph veneziano #aph italy #hws veneziano #hws italy

[jhalbacon]

#venice #aph italy #building

[jovianwishes]

Here I give you all the aph Ned timeline:

Early medieval (~300 to ~1000): sopping wet cat. Little boy that gets passed around between Dutch kingdoms till Holland seizes him

Late Medieval (~1000 to 1500): small kid gets his first growthspurt. Riddled with anxiety and obedient to Holland, does his best to fit into the "rich connected trader" role that Holland wants him to be in.

Renaissance(1500-1600): growthspurt continues. Has fully molded into the role Holland wanted him to be. Has an on and off situationship with Portugal. Gets into his close companionship with Venice who teaches him about love, life, and commerce. Has beef with Spain, but only at the end of the century.

Golden age (1600-1700): oversized kid unsure about the future turns into a vain, mentally ill merchant with a thirst for blood and gold. Menace to society. Runs on 2 hours sleep. Can be nice and charming on his terms. Constantly political distress. Unhealthily obsessed with Asia.

18th century:

Experiences feelings akin to crashing into a low after consuming a kilo of crack. More political distress. Slightly more bearable to be around. Has toxic situationship with France at the end of the century. Still unhealthily obsessed with Asia.

19th century: .

broody and pissed 24/7. Isolates himself a lot. Hates most other nations. Authorative and has anger issues. Taught swear words to young Germany and had a situationship with him at the end of the century. Highly religious.

20th century:

Midlife crisis central. Still religious, but has a crisis with that too. Has a lot of flings with different nations. Recovery from the lack of sleep in the past few centuries. Depressed and introverted, but nice once you get to know him.

21st century:

Has finally figured out how to act socially acceptable. Kinda cold and standoffish on the outside, mellow and sweet on the inside. Gives free financial advice.

#hetalia #hws netherlands #aph netherlands #hetalia netherlands #historical hetalia

[0mega-x]

Not me realising I talked about a Venice OC back in September and just casually forgot to post her 💀💀

#mes blogs #hetalia #aph venice #hws venice #hetalia oc #yes i do consider her separate from Veneziano desite his name :)

[j-ellyfish]

Attenzione Pickpocket!!!! (The most crazy meme attached to Italy 😭)

I had to google it because I'm very uncool and wasn't aware of it xD

Have Romano's advice, lol

#aph romano #hetalia #funny that the meme thing originated in Venice of all places haha #ask #aph manga

[tractym]

i found your blog earlier this week and i love your art! i especially like the way you paint renaissance dress! 💕💕 if it's not rude to ask, where do you find your refs?

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like my art!! 🥺🥺💜

And don't worry, your ask is not rude, on the contrary! I'm more than happy to help - even if I want to specify now that I'm not at all an expert in historical fashion, so please don't believe that the outfits I draw are always 100% historically accurate. Also, almost everything I know concerns Italian Renaissance, so if you need reference for, let's say, German Renaissance I'm afraid I will not be that helpful 😔

Anyway! What I do when I want to draw Renaissance clothes is to look at art history! Luckily the Renaissance is a time where a lot of portrait have been made, and sometimes even religious or pagan artworks can be of help!

For example, for Venice I would search for the portraits by Titian or Giovanni Bellini to start, or also for the paintings by Vittore Carpaccio (the "Storie di Sant'Orsola" cycle is GREAT for outfit references). The same goes for other territories, for example a good start for Florence would be Domenico Ghirlandaio, or for Mantua the "Camera degli Sposi" by Andrea Mantegna and so on for the other cities.

If you don't know that many artist (as is my case when I want to draw someone from a place outside of Italy) you can start researching by finding portraits of the governors of the territory that you want to target! For example, let's say that you want to put a character at the start of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, so you ask yourself (and you ask internet): who was the first Grand Duke? Cosimo I de Medici. Cool, do we have a portrait of him? The first one we find in wikipedia is by Bronzino. Has Bronzino made other portraits? Yes! And you already have some references.

Alternatively, you can look up who were the wife and children of Cosimo, and search for portraits of them.

Some disclaimers about this method are:

Mostly the people who had portraits of them made were noblemen and noblewoman, and they posed wearing their best outfits, so be careful if you want to take them as a reference for common people!

Many times religious or pagan paintings are set in renaissance times in terms of outfits, but they are still stories from another time and age, so I wouldn't be surprised if the artists took a few liberties with the clothes

Then as now, fashion trends changed, so I would keep an eye on the dates in which the paintings were made

Some other references:

I feel some artist do a much better work than mine when researching historical clothes, for example @aph--lietuva draws amazing clothes! If you have instagram, I love the work of toscasam, who always puts a great care in researching the clothes of her characters!

I'll also leave some photos from a book I have at home, but please consider:

These are all references took from paintings, so all the disclaimers I listed above still stand;

I found this book in a vintage shop and it has been printed in 1959, so I’m sure you will find much more nuanced modern publications out there;

The captions are in Italian, but I'll leave them here anyway because the years of the clothes are still understandable

Italian Renaissance:

German:

Spanish:

Also, IF SOMEONE READING THIS POST HAS BETTER REFERENCES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD INFORMATIONS IN THE REBLOGS! The more sources we have, the better!

Lastly, I would like to end this post by saying that despite the researches I'm more than willing to take some liberties when I draw. I'm an artist and not an historian, and whenever I feel like I'm limited by the lack of references I don't dwell too much on it and prioritize the completeness of the drawing by adding things from my mind, so don't rely too much on my art if you are looking for historical accuracy!

And that's all it comes to my mind about the topic. I hope I have been helpful (and clear, I know I still have some problems with the English language 🥲)! Thank you so much for the question and have a lovely day <3

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