I saw this costume in New York . It was pretty spectacular. Janet Cox Rearick was the organizer of the exhibit. It also had the famous black white gold Eleonora of Toledo gown and Federico Gonzaga outfit among others. The fabric was amazing the reproduced it for the exhibit... Sigh.... The women in charge of the exhibit let me play with the Eleonora gown....Double sigh...
Dame Catriona Mac Duff. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gail & Scott Finke Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 6:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: Duke of Mantua costume on 12/30/05 4:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> "Another type of ceremonial costume is Vincenzo Gonzaga's attire for >> his 1587 coronation as Duke of Mantua. A great deal of research was >> necessary to recreate a costume which is described at length in >> contemporary chronicles and depicted in paintings by Giovanni Bahuet >> (private Collection, Mantua) and Rubens (Palazzo Ducale, Mantua). Made >> of white satin, embroidered gold, silver, and pearls and topped with >> an ermine cape, it is the most lavish and costly of all the costumes >> in the exhibition." > > Looks like that might be this? > > http://www.sapere.it/tca/minisite/arte/nonsolomostre/images/tramaoro6.jpg WOW!!! Thanks for posting that. And Deredere, thanks for posting your photos from the museum. That must be a wonderful exhibit to see in person! Gail Finke _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
