An early 16th century middle class German woman’s gown in leaf green wool, with wide sleeves, based on a portrait by Hans Krell. I needed a new woollen gown for everyday wear – something with a typical Burgher look in…
The office of guardianship was clearly needed in the society of sixteenth-century Lithuania. The comparatively short average life expectancy meant that quite a great number of children lost one or both of their parents before reaching majority, and thus had to receive some sort of protection.
>The most popular way to close the dress is with hooks and eyes, and is usually based on the woodcut “Old Man Caressing a Young Woman” from 1530 by Sebald Beham, where you can see th…
Women on the internet have presented their own canon: not of women who were destroyed, but of those who fought back and sought their revenge.
My research aims to reconstruct historic Dress at a specific time-location-point, to create an artefact that no longer exists (the recreated artefact/object). To summarise the approach I am taking:…
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Lucas Cranach - Phyllis & Aristotle (1530) Sold via Sotheby's regiarichest.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html
It always starts with the idea, I see someone in a outfit that makes the gears in my head turn furiously. So I do a lot of looking at pictures, on paintings and then I sketch my idea. The sketches …
Venus from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets - German, active 1525–1530 - Artist Nationality: German - Original Medium, Materials or Technique: EtchingWe print high quality reproductions of historical maps, photographs, prints, etc. Because of their historical nature, some of these images may show signs of wear and tear - small rips, stains, creases, etc. We believe that in many cases this contributes to the historical character of the item.
How do I decorate my 16th century hat? The ostrich feather, big voluminous plumes, in a hat is what catch your eye when you see the 16th century Germany dresses, even though many hats during that p…
