Vanessa (Millais painting) Vanessa (Millais painting) Vanessa (1868) is a painting by John Everett Millais in Sudley House, Liverpool. It is a fancy portrait depicting Jonathan Swift's close friend and correspondent Esther Vanhomrigh (1688-1723), who was known by that nickname, which Swift himself invented for her. "Vanessa" represents a major departure in Millais's art because he abandons fully for the first time the detailed finish that was still to be seen in "Waking" and "Sleeping", exhibited in the previous year. Influenced by the work of Diego Velázquez and Joshua Reynolds, Millais paints with dramatic, visible brush strokes in vivid colours, creating what has
Where Have You Been The performance was in "Cleopatra" style. The singer performed the song on "American Idol"'s season 11 finale on May 23, 2012. Rihanna performed "Where Have You Been" at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend on June 24, 2012, as the tenth song on the set list. The performance featured a giant sphinx on the stage. She also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Talk That Talk", Def Jam Recordings, SRP Records. Where Have You Been "Where Have You Been" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna, from her sixth studio album,