“The Merry Wives of Windsor”, Oil on Glass

Wonderful reverse oil on glass illustration done by a Romanian costume designer, titled “The Merry Wives of Windsor, presented like a little stage of scenes: seven stylized women arranged in stacked panels, each one posed as if mid-performance in a comedic play. The figures wear exaggerated Elizabethan-inspired fashions: towering hats, puffed sleeves, ruffs, bows, and sweeping gowns, rendered with a playful, storybook sense of proportion (tiny hands, long faces, and theatrical silhouettes).

Colour is the main drama here: bold reds and cobalt blues, candy-pinks, teals, and buttery golds sit beside areas of smoky black-and-white marbling that read like richly patterned fabric. Decorative details —draped swags, rosette-like accents, and curling motifs — create a festive, courtly backdrop. So witty and celebratory: a gallery of merry personalities, each costumed to charm, gossip, and steal the scene.

33 1/2” x 38 1/2”