American money 

Fernanda Suarez created this digital painting in the 20th century. It’s a portrait of a woman, rendered with the smooth, blended tones you get from digital painting software. The artist’s technique here is really interesting, because while the medium is very much of our time, the image itself is quite traditional. It recalls the compositions of renaissance paintings. Look at the rendering, that soft, almost porcelain finish. It’s the kind of thing you’d find on a canvas, painted with oils, not generated on a computer screen. But of course, the digital medium has its own qualities. It allows for a kind of hyper-realism. Every detail is rendered with precision. There is no trace of the artist's hand, no brushstrokes or visible marks of creation, and, like a dollar bill, this artwork is infinitely reproducible. It's a captivating blend of old and new. It invites us to consider how our contemporary tools can both echo and transform artistic traditions.