princess saera targaryen, from a fresco in the sept of a motherhouse in king’s landing, commemorating an endowment by queen alysanne and daughters, c. 83 AC
my gorgeous commission by @shripscapi! take a peek under the cut for the historical references she reworked so beautifully.
i have always maintained targaryen fashion should be byzantine inspired, and that was my request to liesl. she works so brilliantly with historical costuming, and in her portraits of renaissance fashions captures the sense of a contemporary portrait - and that’s what i wanted here, the spirit of a real historical work of art. i sent her two images of mosaics of byzantine empresses, theodora from the basilica of san vitale in ravenna (left) and irene of hugary from the hagia sophia in constantinople (right). both commemorate donations to churches, and the foundation of a religious institution at the height of the realm’s prosperity under jaehaerys and alysanne’s rule and a demonstration of good will between crown and faith after the adoption of the doctrine of exceptionalism is something alysanne as queen consort absolutely might do.
as byzantine empresses reshaped the face of imperial constantinople as patrons of its religious and civic architecture, it is fun to imagine the continuing interactions of the targaryens shaping their capital city. the women are included in wider family groupings - imagine alysanne and alyssa and maegelle etc offscreen - communicating the female face of imperial/royal power. here is saera at 16, on the verge of being brutally discarded as incommensurate with that correct feminine image, as indeed not a few byzantine princesses were. exactly the vibe of a lovely and haunting historical document of a woman’s life in the snare of power i’ve encountered in many a museum or palace that i was going for, which makes the story of saera’s disgrace resonate so strongly.
just noticed radfems in my notes so I should say I hate terfs and you are not welcome here.
The sketchy texture of your work is weirdly calming. I think it’s the subtle hint of that nostalgic pencil feel. I think it adds to the atmosphere a lot!
thank you!! the texture I use came a bit out of necessity :) I found with softer, more precise brushes I was focusing way too much on tiny, hardly visible details and really missing the forest for the trees.
they need to turn off the blaze feature for me personally bc I’m always paranoid I’m going to accidentally click it and accidentally enter my card details and accidentally pay $40 to blaze my fanart to the rest of tumblr and get cyber bullied
hi!! i am SO obsessed with your asoiaf book art. i was wondering if you would ever do a sketch of the martells/sand snakes! i would absolutely love to see them in your style
hi!! this is rusty bc i’ve been on break/ drawing some personal work but here are a few of the sand snakes! ^-^
oc commission by @shripscapi 💜
as a slav your interpretation of asoiaf fashion is soooooo beautiful and cool and fitting and your style does slav inspired clothing so much justice. your art is genuinely a bowl of warm soup to my soul and soft cotton fabric to my skin. your mind and skill ❤ hope all is well
thank u SOO much this is so sweet and lovely :’) mwah mwah <33
glad i'm not the only asoiaf tudor fashion hater
I think there is some beautiful art of it but it feels out of place for how far back technologically westeros is… they don’t even have guns. but if they did all the women should get one
The Weeping Bride — Portrait of Emmeline Albrion by a well-known painter, 140 A.G.
The union of Lady Emmeline Albrion, heiress of Lion's Gate, and Lord Cerhir Beithir, Lord of Edina, sealed the long-awaited pact between their houses. This alliance was forged in the aftermath of their loyalty to King Alfons II during the war against his elder brother, King Philip I. Yet, despite the political triumph, the marriage was anything but happy. Lady Emmeline’s sorrow was evident, for in every portrait painted after her wedding, not once was she seen smiling.
Emmeline is a character created by me and lives in the original setting Artesia. You can read more about Emmeline here
(art by @shripscapi )
Aegon VI and Rhaenys Targaryen, children of Elia and Rhaegar ☀️🐉
My commission by the wonderful and talented @shripscapi thank you so much!
your art is wonderful! i really like how you draw Brienne! Your Shireen is the cutest thing i've ever seen ahh!
thank u!! there are a lot of characters I like but brienne stays #1 💪 and shireen is so sweet I had to draw her <3