At 15:39 30/05/2008, you wrote: >http://pics.livejournal.com/ada_doom/pic/0002wrpe/ > >Hi everyone, I have a small mystery for the collective mind here: > >I was contacted by a Luthier who used this painting as his inspiration for >the construction of a new Lute. He would like to know the artist and the >year of the painting. Other than 'Renaissance' he has no details and would >like to know more. > >I'm finding this picture very interesting due to the details on some of the >ladies gowns, the pleats, the puffy sleeves. Its not something I recall >coming across before - but then this is an era I have not focused on much as >yet. > >I plan on digging through the art archive I usually use for my research >later this weekend to see what I can find, but I know there are folks here >who specialize in this era, and might be able to narrow down the year and >country for me. The Renaissance is a very big place. :0)
The painting is by "Cossa", called "The Triumph of Venus", and was in the Schifanoia Palace, in Ferrara Italy, when used Elizabeth Birbari in "Dress in Italian Painting 1460-1500", published by John Murray in 1975. I am sorry I cannot give an exact date to the painting, but you should have enough information there to find it. Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
