Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
I am in debate about where the belt is worn on this kleid. Looking at the artist's other pictures (many clearly show a seam or the belt being worn at the waist) - this seems higher. Like the area approx. 3-4 fingers below the breast... the seems to be about the end of the rib cage (not…
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance, and were draped, jewelled, and feathered.
Astrological treatises, Bruges, Belgium, early 15th century, in or before 1403., MS M.785
In the 11th century, women wore kirtles or dresses that were similar to men's tunics. Well-off women in the 12th to 14th centuries wore tighter-fitting.
Astrological treatises, Bruges, Belgium, early 15th century, in or before 1403., MS M.785
For quite a while, I’ve been contemplating “transition” gowns. They occupy a short period between the late 15th century Burgundian gowns with the deep V necks and wide belt, and…
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Astrological treatises, Bruges, Belgium, early 15th century, in or before 1403., MS M.785
Gherardo Starnina Adoration of the Magi,c.1405 Adoration of the Magi,det. Two Angels playing Harps Adoration of the Virgin and Child by St. John the Baptist and St. Catherine St. Vincenzo,c. 1410 Lorenzo da Monaco Madonna and Child,1404 Madonna and Child,1381 - 1410 Flight to Egypt,1405-10 Coronation of the Virgin,1407-09 Triptych of the Annunciation,1410-15 Triptych of the Annunciation,det. Triptych of the Annunciation,det. Virgin of the Annunciation,1410-15 Madonna and Child from the Prato Tryptych Prato Tryptych,det. Adoration of the Magi,c. 1420-22 Adoration of the Magi,det. Marriage of the Virgin,1420-24 Andrea di Bartolo The Assumption of the Virgin with St. Thomas and Two Donors Coronation of the Virgin,1405-07 Batolomeo di Fruosino The Nativity on a Birth Tray,c.1405 The Nativity,det. The Nativity,det. Birth Tray Birth Tray,det. Lorenzo di Bicci Madonna and Child with Angles,1405-10 Coronation of the Virgin The Annunciation,c. 1430 Saint Nicholas Providing Dowries,1433-35 Taddeo di Bartolo Madonna and Child Cesar and Pompey in the Palazzo Pubblico,1414 Detail from the Triptych of the Assumption Madonna and Child,1440 Giovanni dal Ponte Madonna and Child enthroned between Saints Lawrence and Anastasia Two Couples,1410s Maestà with St. Nicola of Bari and St. Julian,1410-1420 Polyptych of the Coronation of the Virgin,1420-30 Polyptych of the Coronation of the Virgin,det. The Seven Liberal Arts,c.1435 The Seven Liberal Arts,det. The Seven Liberal Arts,det. Gentile da Fabriano Frescoes in the Trinci Palace - Romulus and Remus Loggia,before 1405 Frescoes in the Trinci Palace - Romulus and Remus Loggia,before 1405 Frescoes in the Trinci Palace - Romulus and Remus Loggia,det. Frescoes in the Trinci Palace - Romulus and Remus Loggia,det. Fresco of "Philosophy and Grammar" in the Hall of the Liberal Arts and of the Planets, Trinci Palace Fresco of "Music" in the Hall of the Liberal Arts and of the Planets, Trinci Palace Fresco of "Astronomy" in the Hall of the Liberal Arts and of the Planets, Trinci Palace Fresco of "Arithmetic" in the Hall of the Liberal Arts and of the Planets, Trinci Palace Coronation of the Virgin,c. 1420 Coronation of the Virgin,det. Madonna and Child,1420-23 Adoration of the Magi,1423 Adoration of the Magi,det. Adoration of the Magi,det. Adoration of the Magi,det. Presentation in the Temple,1423 Presentation in the Temple,det. Madonna and Child with Sts. Lawrence and Julian c. 1423 Beheading of St. Stephen,1423-27 Mary Enthroned with the Child,Saints and a Donor Antonio Vivarini Adoration of the Kings,1418 Adoration of the Kings,det. Adoration of the Kings,det. Marriage of Sant Monica,1441 Madonna and Child from the Triptych of the Academy,1446 Saint Peter Martyr Healing the Leg of a Young Man,c. 1450s St. Stephen,1460-70 From the Triptych of St.Ursula Archangel Michael,1468 Other Painters and Unknown Artists from 1400-1460 Mystic Marriage of St.Catherine by Lorenzo Salimbeni,1400 Mystic Marriage of St.Catherine,det. Childbirth tray with scenes from Boccaccio's Commedia delle Ninfe-Ameto's Discovery of the Nymphs and Contest between the Shepherds Alcesto and Acaten, c. 1410 Madonna and Child with St. Louis of Tolouse St. Elisabeth of Hungary by the Maestro di Figline, 1410s Arliquera with Angels and Stories if the True Cross,a collaboration by Benedetto di Bindo di Giovanni di Bindo,Lando di Stefano and Giusa di Frosino,1412 Assumption of the Virgin by an Unknown Painter,1400-25 Martyrdom of St. Lorenzo by Mariotto di Nardo,born 1394 died 1424 Crucifixion (showing also also the archbishop Jacobus de Voragine with his book the Golden Legend in his hands),by Ottaviano Nelli 1424 Crucifixion ,det. Birth of the Virgin with other Scenes from her Life by the Master of the Osservanza, c. 1428-39 Birth of the Virgin with other Scenes from her Life ,det. Birth of the Virgin with other Scenes from her Life,det. Adoration of the Magi by Giovanni Toscani,1420-30 The Judgement of Paris by an Unknown Master, Italian (active 1430-40 in Florence) Courtship scene in a Gothic fresco from Palazzo Moriggia in Verbania-Pall Triumph of Death,fresco in the Palazzo Sclafani,1446 Triumph of Death,det. Madonna and Child with Sts. Girolamo and Antonio of Padua by Pietro di Domenico Madonna del Parto by Rossello di Jacopo Franchi Coronation of the Virgin,1460-61 Coronation of the Virgin,det. Gregorio di Cecco The BMarriage of the Virgin,c. 1423 Madonna and Child from the Tomei Polyptych,1423 Masolino da Panicale Annunciation, detail of Angel Gabriel, c. 1425 Healing of the Cripple and Raising of Tabitha,c. 1424-25 Healing of the Cripple and Raising of Tabitha,det. Healing of the Cripple and Raising of Tabitha,det. St. Catherine and Massenzio,1420-30 St. Catherine and Massenzio,det. Assumption of the Virgin,1428 Feast of Herod,1435 Feast of Herod,det. Feast of Herod,det. Feast of Herod,det. Feast of Herod,det. Feast of Herod,1435 St. John The Baptist Scolds Herold,1435 Michelle di Matteo Polyptych of St. Elena,c. 1427 Crucifixion,from Polyptych of St. Elena Francesco d'Antonio di Bartolomeo Madonna della Cintola St Ansanus,c. 1425-30 The Virgin and Child with Six Angels and Two Cherubim,1440-50 Giovanni di Paolo Madonna and Child with two Saints,1427-30 The Annunciation and Expulsion from Paradise,c. 1435 Madonna of Humility,c. 1435 Dancing Angels,1436 Presentation of Christ in the Temple,1440 Presentation of Christ in the Temple,det. Paradise,1445 Paradise,det. Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor,1445 Adoration of the Magi,1450 ,Madonna of Mercy,c. 1450s Feast of Herod,1453 Feast of Herod,det. Birth of St. John the Baptist.c. 1454 The Baptism of Christ from Life of St. John the Baptist,1454 Salome asking Herod for the Head of St. John the Baptist,1455-60 The Head of St. John the Baptist Brought before Herod,145-60 The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena, c. 1460 Birth of the Virgin Birth of the Virgin,det. Birth of the Virgin,det. Saint Catherine of Siena, c. 1475 An Angel playing a Harp Judgement Day a fragment from a painting Called Madonna and Child with Saints Judgement Day,det. A Saint from a Painting of the Crucifixion Aimone Duce St. Sebastian and St. Mary Magdalene,1429 Santa Liberata with a Donor,1429 Detail from Premonitory dream of St. Vincent Ferrer,1429 An Angel A female Martyr,c. 1430 Annunciation,c. 1430 Annunciation,det. Allegory of Vices,c. 1430 Allegory of Vices,c. 1430 Deposition from the Cross,c.1430 St. Rose and St. Donnino Sassetta Madonna of the Humility,1433 Adoration of the Kings,1435 Virgin and Child with Six Angels,1437 Virgin and Child with Six Angels,det. Marriage of St. Francis with Lady Poverty Zanobi Strozzi Sts. Cosmas and Damian Saved from Drowning,c. 1435 The Cortege of the Magi,c. 1445 The Cortege of the Magi,det. The Cortege of the Magi,det. Rape of Helen,1450-55 Rape of Helen,det. Rape of Helen,det. Rape of Helen,det. Virgin and Child with Four Angels and the Redeemer,c. 1450 The Annunciation,c. 1453 Andrea di Giusto Scene from the Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi,1436 Scene from the Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi,1436 Madonna and Donors from the Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi,1436 Scene from the Polyptych of the Madonna and Saints,1455-60 Pietro di Giovanni d'Ambrogio St. Catherine in Glory,1440-45 St. Michael,1430s Marco del Buono and Apollonio di Giovanni Love procession,c. 1440s The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,1400s The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,det. The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,det. The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,det. The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,det. The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,det. The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,det. The Story of Esther,Decoration on a Marriage Chest,det. Nerri di Bicci Triptych of the Madonna and Child with Saints,c. 1440 Adoration of the Child by the Virgin,St. John Baptist and Angels Adoration of the Child by the Virgin,St. John Baptist and Angels,det. Madonna and Child with Two Angels,mid XVth c. Madonna and Child on the Throne Madonna of Melograno Madonna and Child,1450-60 Michelino da Besozzo Coronation of Gian Galeazzo Visconti,frsco in the Church of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan Fresco of St. Matthew and other Saints,1440 Fresco from the Church of St. Eustorgio,1441 Young Lady with a Falcon Angels playing Music A drawing Two Women bathing a Child Sano di Pietro Madonna of Mercy,1440s Marriage of the Virgin,1448-52 Return of the Virgin,1448-52 The Ascension of the Virgin,1448-52 The Ascension of the Virgin,det. The Ascension of the Virgin,det. Coronation of the Virgin Madonna and Child with St. Jerome,St. Bernardino and Four Angels,1450-1481 The Virgin Recommends Sienna to Pope Callisto III,1455 From the Polyptych of the Assumption,1479 Two Saints from the Polyptych of the Assumption,1479 Francesco di Stefano Pesellino Episode from the Story of Griselda,1445-50 Episode from the Story of Griselda,det. Episode from the Story of Griselda,det. Episode from the Story of Griselda,det. From Episode from the Story of Griselda,1455-50 Annunciation,1335-50 Madonna and Child with Six Saints,late 1440s The Death of Absalon St. James the Greater Allegory of Carthage,1448 Allegory of Rome,1448 Triumphs of Love, Chastity, and Death, c. 1450 Triumphs of Love, Chastity, and Death,det. Triumphs of Love, Chastity, and Death,det. Triumphs of Love, Chastity, and Death,det. Detail of Grammar from the Liberal Arts,c. 1450 Sts.Cosma and Damian,1450s Giovanni Angelo d'Antonio The Annunciation,1456-58 Madonna of Mercy,1468 Benozzo Gozzoli Detail from Procession of the Oldest King from the Procession of the Kings,c. 1459 Procession of the Oldest King from the Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Oldest King from the Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Middle King from Procession of the Kings,1459 Procession of the Middle King from Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Middle King from Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Middle King from Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Middle King from Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Youngest King from Procession of the Kings,1459 Procession of the Youngest King from Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Youngest King from Procession of the Kings,det. Procession of the Youngest King from Procession of the Kings,det. Dance of Salome,1461-62 Master of the Whittemore Madonna Scene from the History of Cephalus and Procris,1450-60 History of Cephalus and Procris,Death of Procris,1450-60 Unknown Sienese Master from the third quarter of the VXth c. Jarbas Requests Dido's hand in Marriage,scene 1 Jarbas Requests Dido's hand in Marriage,scene 2 Jarbas Requests Dido's hand in Marriage,scene 3 Unknown Painter from the Baschenis Family Saints Sebastian and Julian,1461 Another Version of Saints Sebastian and Julian,1461 Maestro of St. Arduino from the second half of the XVth c. St. Martin gives his Cloak to the Poor Man Madonna and Child Enthroned Benvenuto di Giovanni Annunciation,1470 The Meeting of Jephthah and his Daughter,c. 1470 The Meeting of Jephthah and his Daughter,det. Adoration of the Magi,1470-75 Cagnola Brothers Two Madonnas with Child and a Saint,c. 1500 Unknown Title,Scene from the Life of a Saint,c. 1500 St Martin and the Beggar,last decades of the XVth c. Frescos of the scenes from the Life of Christ, att. to Giovanni and Francesco Cagnola; end of XV century - beginning of XVI century The conversion of Mary Magdalene, detail Other Painters and Unknown Artists from 1470-1500 Virgin and Child by an unknown painter of the Italian School,1488 Madonna and Child Enthroned with Sts. Sebastian and Agatha in the Church of St. Nazzaro and Celso Abbey in Novara, Italy by an unknown painter Gothic Italian fresco of the Beheading of St. Catherine,unknown Italian painter A Female Saint from a 15th century fresco, attributed to Cristoforo Moretti Adoration of the Magi, first half of XV century,attributed to Giacomino da Ivrea Virgin and Child with an Angel, by Bernardo di Stefano Rosselli or Master of the Via Romana Lunette,15th c. Madonna and Child from the second half of the XVth c. by the Maestro di San Miniato
Astrological treatises, Bruges, Belgium, early 15th century, in or before 1403., MS M.785
