Breaking stereotypes: experts decipher hidden symbols in Melania Trump's portrait

Melania, the wife of US President Donald Trump, tried to convey certain messages to the world with her official portrait in the White House. She felt confident and ready to work, as evidenced by the hidden symbols in the picture.

Experts have analyzed the portrait of the US First Lady and concluded that she fully trusts the photographer Régine Mahaux, with whom she has been working for many years. Melania Trump was confident that her message would be conveyed by this person, the BBC reports.

For the photo, the wife of the US President posed in a suit from the Italian brand Dolce & Gabbana against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, confidently spreading her arms on the table in the Yellow Oval Room. According to Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Chair of the Department of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, the choice of this location for the portrait was not accidental.

Her pose in front of the Washington Monument is a symbol of power. The fingertips of the First Lady of the United States are firmly placed on the mirrored table. According to Shaw, in this way, Melania Trump demonstrates her readiness to get to work, fulfilling the unique role of defender of the disenfranchised. She also demonstrates that she has moved from the peripheral space of the family quarters to the room directly above the Oval Office, making her the mistress of the White House.

According to fashion columnist Ellie Violet Bramley, the portrait carries excessive seriousness, which contradicts the traditional role of the first lady.

Melania's costume and pose seem to be thought out to the smallest detail and exude a strength that breaks stereotypes about the traditional role of the first lady, which is to soften her husband's presidency in the eyes of the public.

Experts also noted that the image of Trump's wife is more in line with the business style. While during her husband's first term in office, Melania behaved with restraint and spent time in New York or Mar-a-Lago, the photo in front of the Washington Monument clearly defines her place in the District of Columbia.

Experts also noticed that the softness and open-lipped smile shown in the new portrait in 2017 had disappeared. Now Melania was looking intently directly into the camera, thus creating direct contact with the viewer. Experts noted that the First Lady of the United States remains mysterious in her portrait, unlike her predecessors Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, who made openness their brand.

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