And now the Zenobia dress! This is layered, rich, stunning. Zenobia was a queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria who seceded from the Romans and got exiled for the rest of her life by Aurelian. The painting was done by a guy named Schmalz in 1888. Gorgeous.

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Felt like drawing Myrene in a different outfit ❤️

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Fontebasso - Triumph of Aureliano, in Ca Zenobia. Zenobia was a 3rd-century Queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria

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