Fine Art & Photography: The regal twelve by ALEXIA SINCLAIR

Elizabeth I - "The Virgin Queen" (1533-1603)

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Marie Antoinette - "The extravagant Queen" (1755-1793)

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Alexandra Romanov - "The last Czarina of Russia" (1872-1918)

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 Elizabeth Báthory - "The Countess of Blood" (1560-1614)

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 Christina of Sweden - "The Androgynous Queen" (1626-1689)

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 Cleopatra - "The Seductress" (69 BC-30 BC)

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Catherine the Great - "The Enlightened Empress" (1729-1796)

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Agrippina - "The Poisoness" (AD 15-59)

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Eleanor of Aquitaine - "The Eagle" (1122-1204)

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Boudica - "The Celtic Queen" (AD 26-61)

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Olympias - "The Sorceress" (376 BC-316 BC)

Alexia Sinclair, an Australian photographer and digital artist won 2007′s Harper’s BAZAAR & Canon Fashion Photography Awards with her Regal Twelve Series .

Digitally montaged to create works based on historical truths, combining photography, illustration, European backdrops, fashion models, historical treasure and symbolic references, " The Regal Twelve" series is a suite of pictures depicting powerful historical woman.

Artist statement:
" My influence range from Botticelli and de' Medici circle to contemporary couture fashion designers such  as John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. All of the portraits are inspired by the styles and fashion of each monarch and are reinterpreted into a contemporary visual narrative."



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