@29artsinprogress ・・・ "It was the spring of 2000 when Monica showed up in my studio with some cork wedges and a little dress. We had to shoot a calendar for a magazine, so I asked her if I could shoot her nude, but she initially refused. However, after a few shots, seeing the result in polaroids, she looked at me and told me that I could portray her as I preferred, even completely naked. She is one of the most beautiful women I have ever met and photographed, she represents the Italian spirit that I have tried to convey with those shots of her elegant beauty". - Gian Paolo Barbieri @gian.paolo.barbieri @fondazionegianpaolobarbieri Image: © Gian Paolo Barbieri Monica Bellucci in D&G, Milano 2000 72 x 90 cm (framed size: 75 x 93 cm) Edition of 5 Contemporary fine art digital inkjet print (pigment print) Framed in black linden wood, mounted on Dibond® with museum glass Signed, titled, dated and numbered on Studio Authenticity Sticker Courtesy of Fondazione Gian Paolo Barbieri / 29 ARTS IN PROGRESS gallery Video by @e_______z: Clip from the new docu-film 'Gian Paolo Barbieri: the Man and the Beauty' #gianpaolobarbieri #29artsinprogress #monicabellucci #D&G #fashion #fashionphotography #italianfashion #supermodels #photography #art #photo #madeinitaly #fineartprints #nude