Hi Jean/Raella--
I'm doing the Martyrdom of St. Barbara gown (Metropolitan Mus. of Art, NYC)
20,000 beads and counting... The shirt and bodice are definitely connected.
Because of how she is kneeling I think it would be a back closure-- at least
on this dress. It has a lot of Italian influence to my eye. Side closure...
maybe, but nothing evident from the painting. Corset... probably not. Check
out that huge book on Cranach. ("Lucas Cranach", by Friedlander and
Rosenberg) It shows lots of pics of women with their dresses open, like the
multiple paintings of "Lucretia". There are a few back views also. Most of
the plates are B&W, but some color.It is a great resource...One of these days I'll finish the darn thing... Regards- Dame Catriona MacDuff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cranach dress I'm doing some research on the german "Cranach" dress style. I would love to hear thoughts, ideas, websites etc. for a. Bodice: attached or not, b. is there a band of fabric from shoulder to shoulder at the back that is edited out of most paintings (But is often seen in the German housebook for example). c. closure in the side front? d. corset or no? Thanks Jean/Raella "Only the mediocre are always at their best" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
