Rise, Turrita- My Queen

Charcoal, aquarelle and pencil on paper

My first (successful) attempt at drawing/painting children.excluding random doodles which do not account for anything.

Based on a pair of childhood sweethearts from a certain fandom. I chose a very different portrayal, partly because the genre of the original was... basically unachievable for me, partly because I wanted to explore the sheer beauty the story had presented me in the first place with my own way.

So there you go.

For those interested:

The Legacy of Rome- Heiliges Römisches Reich, Imperium Romanum Sacrum

"The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire." - Voltaire 

But who cares? It's cool.

In Western Europe, the Roman concept of state was continued for almost a millennium by the Holy Roman Empire, whose emperors, mostly of German tongue, viewed themselves as the legitimate successors to the ancient imperial tradition (Emperor of the Romans).

And being so, they wanted Rome as their capital. Naturally.

(Yes, those of you who do know, or suddenly get Eurekas looking at this please do not disclose. .Also , please forgive me for potentially ruining your fantastia due to my less than adequate portrayal.)

And yes, this applies to History geeks out there too. (Si, Turrita IS a hint.)


Disclaimer: Yes, I did create this piece and yes it is my own art, but the creation of the characters is not my work. Credits and salutations to the original artist.