This Second Life Image is Almost as Stunning as the Classic Painting it's Based on

Janine "Iris Ophelia" Hawkins' ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style

Second Life artist Boudicca Amat does a lot of different things with her SL snapshots: sometimes her work is very modern, and sometimes its the exact opposite. My absolute favorite pieces of hers, however, are the ones where she goes out of her way to imitate or evoke classical art. Normally, Boudicca just teases a few similarities with a famous piece (as she recently did with "Cecilia") but her latest, "Pinky", takes her usual approach one step farther.

"Pinky" is still a few steps removed from Thomas Lawrence's "Pinkie", originally painted in 1794. The angle of the model, the framing, the hair... There are a lot of things that aren't recreated perfectly, but those things allow "Pinky" to stand on its own without its famous source. For all intents and purposes it could simply be a beautiful portrait from the (virtual) regency. Either way, it's an exceptional Second Life snapshot.

Be sure to check out the rest of Boudicca Amat's work in her Flickr gallery.

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Janine Hawkins (@bleatingheart on Twitter, Iris Ophelia in Second Life) has been writing about virtual worlds and video games for nearly a decade, and has had her work featured on Paste, Kotaku, Jezebel and The Mary Sue.

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[Amanda Dallin]

The Angle of the right arm in Boudicca's version looks less painful than in Thomas Lawrence's.