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A woman in an elaborate crimson gown stands composed and self-possessed at the center of this striking cover, while behind her a dramatic, partially visible painting of a figure being overpowered looms against sweeping green drapery — an immediate visual tension between elegance and violence. Published by Delcourt's Mirages imprint in 2017, this graphic novel by Nathalie Ferlut and Tania Baudonin immerses readers in the world of the Baroque painter whose name it bears. The cover's painterly style, blending flat decorative patterning with rich classical references, signals something genuinely thoughtful and beautifully crafted.