>I don't know how much this will help, but here's the museum mentioned in the >caption as its home: >http://www.mantovaducale.it/eng_museo.htm >I couldn't find any info about it on their English site (couldn't get the >Italian version to load) but it couldn't hurt to try emailing/writing them.
I was at both the Palazzo Te & Palazzo Ducale in Mantova this summer. I was not impressed with the collection or the staff in either location. There was no catalog for sale either. Apparently the Gonzaga heirs quietly got rid of/ sold off all the stuff. There's nearly nothing remaining of the once vast collections. The city owns both palazzos and runs one as a museum, the other as a semi-outdoor concert space. There had been one the nite before; the place was absolutely trashy. Some of the frescoes remain, others are in the early stages of restoration. A whole lot of work remains. Someday it will be a lovely site, I hope. As for the paintings, the gown is quite similar to most every other one in the 1560s. I'm sure you'll find something equally wonderful, if not more so. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
