Art style: Dark Gothic Fantasy.
A clearly recognizable likeness of Machiavelli — keep their real face shape, skin tone, hairstyle, build and any signature look (hair, kit, number). Niccolò Machiavelli, a man in his late 40s with sharp, hawk-like features and intense, observant eyes. He has a thin, knowing smile and a high forehead. He wears a dark, high-collared doublet of fine silk and a small black cap. He is depicted in a dimly lit 16th-century study, surrounded by heavy books and maps. His presence is intellectual yet dangerous, projecting an aura of cold realism and strategic brilliance. The lighting is dramatic chiaroscuro, with deep shadows across his face and a warm glow from a single candle.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image entirely in "Dark Gothic Fantasy" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Dark Gothic Fantasy". Keep the subject, composition, camera angle, lighting direction, and colour palette from the description above — but EVERY surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in the "Dark Gothic Fantasy" idiom, not in any other medium.
