Detail of Leia by Onepixel on Worth1000. Click for full image (1,000px × 1,500px)

In the next few weeks Bouguereau Remastered is dedicated to the stars of the Star Wars saga. We start the series with this portrait of Leia [wiki]. Princess Leia Organa as an adult is portrayed by actress Carrie Fisher in four of the Star Wars movies. She is the twin sister of Luke Skywalker, and thus the daughter of Darth Vader. Her mother is Padmé Amidala, and her adoptive father is Bail Organa, the head of Alderaan’s royal family. In the end she marries Han Solo, her romantic interest in the original films.

In 2008, Princess Leia was selected by Empire Magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

The portrait above was created in 2009 by digital artists Onepixel for the second edition of the Star Wars Ren contest on Worth1000. It is based on Bouguereau’s undated work La Comtesse de Montholon (The Countess de Montholon). Below you can compare the two versions. Click the first to visit the gallery where you will find several other remastered versions of the original painting. Click the second to view Leia on Worth1000. The third image shows actress Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia on Wikipedia. Click for bigger.