> > http://www.hermitagemuseum.org > > click on English > go to quick search and type in A.Alessandro, click on go > scroll down to the paintings, click on "next 5-16 matches" > click on "next 17 - 28 matches". > scroll down to #25 > You probably have seen this. Someone has it on their website. > Eleanor has a high collared cream dress with a light teal sleeveless > overdress that has red and gold embroidery on it. > I like this site as you can zoom in much better. Her dress is pleated > w/red > and green braid holding it in place w/matching pleated sleeves. Wonderful > details.
I agree that the portrait is beautiful but I don't think it is Eleonora of Toledo. Firstly it doesn't really look like her and secondly, the new book that I have entitled "Moda a Firenze 1540-1580: Lo stile di Eleonora di Toledo e la sua influenza" has this portrait listed as "Portrait of a Woman" by Alessandro Allori 1580-1590. In a book about Eleonora of Toledo, I would think that if the portrait were really of her, this book would say so. It is a lovely portait, though. And there are many other portraits that I hadn't seen before that are in the book I mention above. It is very much worth the $100 for anyone who is passionate about Italian Renn clothing! Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer" _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
