Created and rendered in 2.61 with Cycles.
It's a WIP because it looks way too perfect for my taste, even my sloppily painting image maps look presentable ... This image is part of an ongoing project to make a 3D render look like an oil painting.
Suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Stats:
About one and a half million verts
1000 samples in Cycles which took about an hour and a half on my lovely machine.