Carpe Diem #1 | Monday's child is fair of face

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decided to go for the squee portion of the challenge so i can force all of you to look at the Portrait of Emiliana Concha de Ossa, painted by Giovanni Boldini. He painted her a bunch of times, but this is my favorite one. The black peeking from under the fur doesn't even look like a dress, it looks like something darker is hiding under there. I don't know if it's quite on topic but it's fascinating either way - a visual representation of something that isn't supposed to be seen, maybe.