"16th Century Lust" Wall Art by Paul Vanzella

shanghaiwu, 5 months ago

rather tempting image/seductive/fabulous woman/what did you have on your mind…......awesome work

Dave Aarons, 5 months ago

Excellent work Paul

Mel Brackstone, 5 months ago

Awesome lighting Paul, what a magnificent image! Tones are impeccable, as is the framing!

jlynn, 5 months ago

I agree Beautiful, awesome lighting,, Excellent Image!!

Daniel Rayfield, 5 months ago

This is so wow Paul, I love the softness yet the the dark side to this and the framing just makes this theme work, such a beautiful piece…. p.s Nice bum!!!!!

Peco Grozdanovski, 5 months ago

Wonderful photograph Mr. Paul… Great work with light and capture of emotions… My compliments!

Darren Burdell, 5 months ago

That subdued lighting is doing it for me!

all the light in the image seems to come from the body of the woman via that amazing dress which makes her seem somehow not quite the dirty girl she probably is. very interesting concept. when you get through with the seven deadly sins how about giving the seven contrary virtues a whirl….. now that really would be a challenge.

Basia McAuley, 5 months ago

The direction and lighting is perfect, gives a real air of mystery to it. Excellent tone and processing too, well done.

Heather Hartkamp, 5 months ago

Oozes wantonness and sensuality – fab image!

Rhys Jones, 5 months ago

Beautiful work, I love the frame in the background, another incredible work, heaps of thumbs up and a round of applause

skunk, 5 months ago

Cool. The nude in the frame on the left adds a subtle touch and i don’t know if anyone else sees it but in the bottom of the frame on the right i see what looks to be half a mans face with suit jacket on? My eyes are playing today. Great work Paul!

gordontant, 5 months ago

Paul, I think this is one of your best I have seen on here so far, the lighting makes such a moody and sultry atmosphere, has she come in to the room and seen you in the painting, or is it a mirror and she is actually looking at you, which ever it is it looks like it caught her by surprise and as the title suggests she wants some

Scott Ruhs, 5 months ago

Great image love how it is in the shadows really sets the mood.

Nancy Coyle, 5 months ago

I love the mystery of this. Fantastic. I would love to you see do a Seven Deadly Sins set…it would be so interesting to see your spin on it!!!!

karolina, 5 months ago

your photos are more and more becoming like paintings with light. amazing work.

StacyLee, 5 months ago

The look on her face is what intrigues me the most about this image. Brilliant work!

stephen jones, 5 months ago

great lighting, and image

Andrew Walker, 5 months ago

Dr Vanzella had a manic look in his eye! finally the time machine was ready. setting the timeatron for 1769 (snort pffffft 69!) he set his dastardly plan into effect. do away with the great artists and replace them with his!
The time machine worked! he stole across the study of Wilthrop hall and swapped the recently purchased Constable picture for one of his own! in a flash he was gone back into the time vortex.
Meanwhile the mistress of Wilthrop hall entered the study having heard a strange thrumming noise. Her eye caught the picture hanging where the Constable had been, urges coursed through her fragile female frame! was it… yes it was a young mans bum!!!!

John Conway, 5 months ago

love the dark and moody feel of this, just enough light to pick up the important details in the composition and leave the mind to fill in the gaps, top work Paul

Christine Wilson, 5 months ago

lovely mood in this the lighting is exceptional

amorspainter, 5 months ago

do i see de light of rembrandt caravaggio
dick

amorspainter, 5 months ago

its is a great piece of work well done
but it is also to much a painting of the greatest painters ever
why not make the juice of that great light
in this time whit his own subject
it will be great

a master piece

dick

Adrian Donoghue, 5 months ago

Love the light in the subjects eye Paul, by the way, after now realising the risks I’m off lust for life.

Robin Webster, 5 months ago

Beautiful light and mood.

Sharon Hammond, 5 months ago

Love the mood you’ve created here paul

Bruce Watson, 5 months ago

16th or 21st Century – doesn’t matter, its the same ol’ lust. That fire and brimstone is getting a little uncomfortable. Nicely orchestrated chiaroscuro Paul.

Nancy Stafford..., 5 months ago

What a beautiful photo , I love the mood it gives..

Sabine Spiesser, 5 months ago

fantastic theatre and phorography. You are a master of mood settings!

Rod Adams, 5 months ago

Beautiful lighting, and colors!!

Alexander Gitlits, 5 months ago

Excellent lighting and tones!

Lizzie Keitel, 5 months ago

fantastic light and mood!

Heather Rivet..., 5 months ago

cute bum…outstanding photo..amazing love your work

Simon Mears, 5 months ago

great title. had to visit the moment i saw the title, once here.. wow.. superb piece of dramatic work.. lots of intensity and emotion, and of course technically outstanding – love it!

Jessica Tremp, 5 months ago

the lighting in this is absolutely magnificent

kookylane, 5 months ago

great lighting as always, LOL, love the lovely painting behind her, nice bum indeed. great settings too

sweetscent62, 5 months ago

The lighting in this image is fabulous Paul… and what a charming woman.. I can’t think of a single deadly sin I haven’t been guilty of.. : ) bring on the fire and brimstone I say…
Will you have the whole series..? that would be wonderful to see… Wendy

Paul Louis Vil..., 5 months ago

Great styling Paul! Love the low light, adds real atmosphere and suggestiveness to the piece! :D

jotography, 5 months ago

Classical lighting style, gorgeous. The styling and concept is brilliant.

GregB, 5 months ago

A mate of mine reckons the punishment for lust is marriage. But he is having some difficulties so his views may be a bit coloured.

Great shot Paul, everything works.

Helen Bascom KMA, 5 months ago

In the 16th Century just about everything would land you in Hell. Of course, for a price (Indulgences) the local priest could pray you out of hell and into purgatory. Ha Ha. Great lighting. Lusty indeed.

kipishiux, 5 months ago

Very nice!

mklau, 5 months ago

You’ve captured this concept beautifully. Dramatic and laden with sensuality. All talentedly asisted by your superb use of lighting.

Kurt Tutschek, 5 months ago

cool one, paul. excellent light – you created a very unique, 16th century mood.

halftone, 5 months ago

Oh this is wickedly delicious, such glorious light on those pearls and dress, they glow! Is there a fire extinguisher handy?

Martin Derksema, 5 months ago

A picture that prooves the heroism of human beings. Churches made us afraid for one of our largest blessings: our sexual energy. And the churches made a lot of money out of that. (Probably the greatest marketing scam in human history.) But us, human beings, kept faithfull to what we believed was one of our natural blessings: the capability to give enormous pleasure to eachother. We didn’t let us scare off by perverted and sadistic guys in dresses that use their thingy only to piss. Not even in the dark and dangerous middle ages. Love the joy and pleasure I can see in this picture. The lust and disire looks like a beacon of light in the darkness of fear. Fabulous epic work.

Rhana Griffin, 5 months ago

The look on her face is like… “Yeah go on… if you think you’re good enough!” Superb lighting here Paul… transports one back in time to when fire and brimstone was almost preferable to a life of mediocrity.

MuscularTeeth, 5 months ago

as always with your work paul,its excellent.

Deborah Parkin, 5 months ago

love the darkness of this image yet it is the light on the dress that really shines through – a really beautiful image.

Darkmonkey, 5 months ago

Love the pearl necklace….

Suzanne German, 5 months ago

WOW Paul! What an amazing scene you’ve created here! The woman’s dress is stunning – pearls – tiny midriff -exquisite chiffon and satin and elegant sleeves on her gorgeous dress!
Her haughty tilted back face – with a wicked yet delicately sensuous expression, speaks volumes! Her left hand poised on her hip in that matter of fact style….as if to say “well then….show me what you can do”....She is almost daring her suitor (for want of a better description for the) guy with the hot arse in the painting in the background!

I could write a story about this – a fantastic piece of work Paul!

Silvia Ganora, 5 months ago

Fantastic light and mood. I love everything of it.

Merritt Brown III, 5 months ago

Great concept and Xsquisit lighting !!!!!!!

Sande Elkins, 5 months ago

Incredibly beautiful and amazingly lit. This is gorgeous!

Lee Burgess, 5 months ago

That’s beautiful Paul… Wonderful lighting and pp!!

Rosalie Dale IPA, 5 months ago

You really are a masterful evocateur of moods Paul.

GerryMac, 5 months ago

excellent period shot Paul!!

Jeff Burns, 5 months ago

Beautifully done the lighting is amazing. This is gorgeous

Daniela Reynos..., 5 months ago

Wow her expression is superb,soft tones, lighting and composition are just perfect! Wonderful shot!

Gratziela Gal, 5 months ago

I love the setting, it’s something that I have always wanted to do myself (a Victorian type of photo shoot). What drew my attention was the nude painting on the wall…it’s quite blurry in the sense that it is hard to say if it’s a mirror or a framed painting…According to Freud, the mirror displays our true self…It could be our lust…interesting…

Helene Kippert, 5 months ago

Wonderful composition and light!

t1nyskert, 5 months ago

simply stunning…it never ceases to amaze me how you get the lighting just perfect for any subject you choose

love it

kcranmer, 5 months ago

Excellent imagery Paul and fantastic story line!

Shanina Conway, 5 months ago

Beautiful image Paul…love the subtle details and soft lighting…superb work, like a scene from a movie.
Fire and brimstone…mmmm well, I’d better not die;)

Suzanne German, 5 months ago

Gratziela – (re Freud comment) – The Undiscovered Self such interesting concept of how each contains its oppposite and mirrors it back…like the two halves of the whole….yin and yang…..the female ~ outward projection; the male faced the oppostite direction the male energy ~ inward (in this case)....i like the theory of duality co-existing in balance and tandam.

Deborah Hally, 5 months ago

Wonderful..such a great feel to this!!!

Rhonda Fulks, 5 months ago

Outstanding work!

Paul Vanzella in reply to Suzanne German’s comment, 5 months ago

wow suzanne – so love your take on this, so damn well written… and what a wonderful summation! Thank you!

Christina Martin, 5 months ago

dramatic shot

Adrian Rachele, 5 months ago

You know, her expression is what i like most. It really makes this shot (for me). Lovely subtle undertones and a great feeling of defiance.

Walter Colvin, 5 months ago

Great work Paul, very good lighting. Excellent.

paulevelin, 5 months ago

love your work
always outstandng

Denny Hill, 5 months ago

Stunning…as always! You have such an artistic imagination!:)

Michael Gatch, 5 months ago

For some reason the description made me laugh. The matter of fact tone just kind of made me chuckle, but as for the shot: you really do an awesome job of these themed shots in all aspects. Really nice work, keeps me coming back to see more.

Flamejob, 5 months ago

Really great imagery Paul (I see you got your bum in there again – you’ve been hanging around Jo too much :P) – the shadows are just right.

Pirostitch, 5 months ago

Fantastic lighting Paul. Very reminiscent of Bill Henson!

christhepostman, 5 months ago

very moody great shot

coffeebean, 5 months ago

wow it has taken me so long to view and digest the image then read all the 999 and counting comments there seems to be on this one…and so well deserved. This really is a masterpiece, emotionally exciting in every possible way, well done.

botticcelli, 5 months ago

excellent scene…she is a Diva

spice, 5 months ago

aha…...........but it would be a sin to live without lust surely?.................I love that you dont automatically see that wonderful torso in the frame when you first view this…................!

Eugene Farrell, 5 months ago

wow what an image, great lighting, setting and mood, works on many levels for me. congrats Paul

Antanas, 5 months ago

perfectly done, I like it

Alan Findlater, 5 months ago

excellent work

Loren Ioppolo, 5 months ago

oohh! Cheeky…

David Robinson, 5 months ago

Great work Paul! But who is lusting and who is the object? Is it the woman looking at someone we cant see and lusting after them, or is it the viewer who is lusting after the woman? Rhetorical question … wonderful image!

micmac, 5 months ago

Fantastic lighting,just like a«clair obscur» old painting ,beautiful.

Darren Sharp, 5 months ago

Perfect lighting, theme and costume well done!!

Michelle422, 5 months ago

Oh yes, I love the luminous dress and pearls agains the shadows.

Joan Smart, 5 months ago

spooky ..

studiofascino, 5 months ago

love the light and processing is just perfect!!!

Siafu, 5 months ago

What the heck, you only live once, bring the fire and brimstone. Great pic Paul.

Benjamin Young, 5 months ago

How beautiful is this…....... Awesome job. The lighting is just perfect for this shot.

Rivergirl, 5 months ago

Wow fabulous image Paul, love the glow of the dress and the contrasting shadows. Just beautiful

Jennifer Woodward, 5 months ago

What an atmosphere the lighting creates. I love how the woman is smiling slightly… looks like she’s going to break out into sinister laughter at any second! Fabulous protrait.

Ravenor, 5 months ago

Wow I love this!!.. The atmosphere is superb and the lighting is perfect…

Jessilynn, 5 months ago

Beautiful

Geir Floede, 4 months ago

I love the dark atmosphere here. For me is this near a perfect piece of art.

Michele Randell, 4 months ago

Beautiful seductive shot – very subtle and suggestive – can feel the undertone of lust

HydeSide, 4 months ago

Lovely almost Rembrandt kind of lighting. Beautiful.

Amanda Hammock, 4 months ago

It is a pity that the good girls go to heaven and the naughty ones get the fire and brimstone!

Masterful work with this. Evokes not only lust but to me it actually reminds me of the cover of something like an Agatha Christy book.

Bravo.

TomDawson, 4 months ago

thats some amazing lighting there Paul.

WitheringMoon, 4 months ago

The lighting is superb, the subjecy beautiful, this image could inspire 1000 words.
lovely work .

NuhSarche, 4 months ago

BEAUTIFUL!

Gerijuliaj, 4 months ago

The lighting is beautiful Paul especially on the pearl necklace. I love the mood you have conveyed – God help us if fire and brimstone is the penalty!

Arlene Zapata, 4 months ago

Fantastic Victorian story telling image! I love the way she glows in the darkness.

Elizabeth Duncan, 4 months ago

The lighting is great, and that dress looks so dream like! wow nice

David Lay, 4 months ago

I love this shot, great lighting, fantastic dreamscape!

Paul Alleyne, 4 months ago

Excellent compsoition. Great use of shadow and light. Tones are perfect

Stacey Yount, 3 months ago

I really love all your work, but this one is one of my favorites. I love the composition!

Carmelh, 2 months ago

Love the old world feel….

Caroline Gorka, 2 months ago

Love the seductiveness

Persimmon, 2 months ago

intriguing. I don’t think my computer screen does it justice. It’s almost like she hasn’t noticed that naked bottom behind her, but how could she not? Obviously the object or her desires is in front of her, and a much better prospect!

Phil Thomson IPA, about 1 month ago

Congratulations on being “Featured”, Paul !!! Very dark and seductive, both in the lighting and the pose. Just the right amount of lighting on that wicked eye, the face, the breasts and to highlight the soft lines of her outfit. A rather dark and secretive setting surrounds her. Excellent, all round !!!!

Paul Vanzella in reply to Phil Thomson IPA’s comment, about 1 month ago

thanks Phil was so going for that old school masters light… so appreciate your comment! : )

RavenSoul, about 1 month ago

Lighting on this is Suberb! Its an amazing photo and you treated it with pure Vanzella Style!

davehiskey, 29 days ago

nice one …love the chiaroscuro lighting…touch of the Caravaggios about it..

Paul Vanzella in reply to davehiskey’s comment, 29 days ago

Oh dave you say the right words… especially chiaroscurro… so aiming for that… thank you so much!!!!

Alessia Ghisi ..., 26 days ago

perfect shadow, and subject and idea.

nick board, 26 days ago

Up there with the best of yours, love the lighting

Sabine Spiesser, 2 days ago

So glad the concept of heaven or hell has no real meaning but in mythtisism, so may she enjoy what others consider a sin. I love the lighting and choice of costume.

Paul Vanzella in reply to Sabine Spiesser’s comment, 2 days ago

thank you sabine, love your comment here

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