The revelation was made on the first lady's official page on the social network X, on Monday. The image appears to reveal a different Melania Trump than the one who took on the same role in 2017.
The official portrait of the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, was released this Monday.
The wife of the US president appears in a suit, in front of a window where it is possible to glimpse the Washington Monument. But what is eye-catching is that Melania's portrait, as opposed to those of her husband Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, was released in black and white.
The revelation was made on the first lady's official page on the social network X with the phrase: "The official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump at the White House".
According to CBS News, Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux returned to take the portrait of the former model, after also capturing Melania's portrait in 2017, for Trump's first term. Additionally, Mahaux has been taking photos of the Trump family for over 20 years.
"I was very honoured to have been chosen to photograph this official portrait for the second time," the Belgian told BBC News, adding that "as an artist, working with such an inspiring woman is a great privilege. She is a perfectionist and is really involved in the creative process."
The choice was a contrast to the portrait released 8 years ago, which was in color and showed a close-up of Melania's face.
The new photograph was taken at the White House one day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the new president of the United States, BBC News reports.
According to experts interviewed by the BBC, the image has a subtext: "The message of this image is that the First Lady has moved from the margins of the family wing to the office above the Oval Office."
The first portrait of First Lady Martha Washington was painted in oil on canvas, according to the White House Historical Association, which has a gallery of every first lady portrait in U.S. history.
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