As the curious mind will attest, it is an ethereal thrill to discover, revere, and regale the sinuous, striking feminine form, celebrated here in a stunning visual narrative and special compendium. The collection of images in The Great Beauty fully embraces the allure and infinite intrigue of womankind in a daring, intoxicating ode to their esoteric and erotic narcissism. A cast of 11 models and a production crew made the trek to the spectacular John Paul Getty Villa in Ladispoli, Italy. There, in splendid, idyllic isolation by the Sea of Rome, this creative endeavor came to life. Photographer Federico Pignatelli della Leonessa employed both conventional and modern photographic methods and means to create these images, using a classic Hasselblad digital camera while fully embracing post-millennial digital video technology to achieve the highest-resolution images possible.