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The goddess of love in Babylon was also a might warrioress, who rode a lion into battle. This is her, Ishtar (also called Inanna). I painted this with watercolour and a bit of gouache for those darker colours
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Goddess of love & war ? So many ancient civilizations gave their deities dual purposes. I've studied Egypt, India, China, ancient Persia, but I seem to be still learning about Mesopotamia / Babylon. BTW, I totally LOVE this piece.

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:iconicarianlegecy:
Beautiful painting :-) , Ishtar has blonde hair though! :-p

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~MyWorld1 Dec 24, 2008  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Very nice.

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i'm totally in love with that painting!
it's awesome!
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:iconmh5397:
Amazing!

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:iconkaremelancholia:

Congrats!!!
I've featured this creation in my Goddesses Feature.

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Please check it to view other's art and fave it if you like it!

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:iconviolettecat:
I adore your works !
you are very talented!
you are one of the best artist I know!
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:iconlittlepinkelephants:
This, and another, were featured in Witcraft Magazine when it was running. :) I know, cause I bought both issues lol. Two of the most beautiful posters in my room.

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:iconflareedana:
god! this is mighty inspiring! her pose is both sensual and yet shows her strength, the lion shows her nobilty of soul (of course she is noble ... she's a goddess lol) but it looks fabulous especially with the effect created by the random petals on the characters :D

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