HI Isabella, Thanks for these leads. Yes, that is the gown I believe it is based on. I've had people comment on the similarities in the past but had forgotten. I want to make another Bronzino, I love this style. Bye for now,
Aylwen Gardiner-Garden Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy music ~ dancing ~ sewing ~ patterns ~ books 1480s - 1890s : Renaissance to Victorian http://www.earthlydelights.com.au On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:40 AM, . . <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Aylwen, > > It looks like your gown might be based off some of the Florentine > paintings/dresses from the mid 16th c. Here are some examples that include > paintings showing a similar type sleeve to the one you have. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Angelo_Bronzino_038.jpg > http://www.geocities.com/ailithmac/elenora.jpg > > > Look for Florentine portraits created between 1550-1580 and I think you'll > find something to your liking. Check out sites like http://www.wga.hu to > help. > > -Isabella >> > Message: 4> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:14:42 +1100> From: Aylwen Garden >> > <[email protected]>> Subject: [h-cost] Sorting out a confused gown> To: >> > Historical Costume <[email protected]>> Message-ID:> >> > <[email protected]>> >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1> > Some years ago I copied a >> > renaissance gown I saw on the internet. It> has been added to over the >> > years and is no longer identifiable as> belonging to any certain period. I >> > would like to sort it out, and> probably move more to Italian with a sheer >> > partlet etc. I'd love to> find some portraits to work from as well.> Can >> > anyone advise me on what might be the best way forward with this> gown, >> > and what period it might fit into best of all.> Pictures of it are at> >> > http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/garden_family.jpg> I do not like to wear >> > a solid partlet, and now have a gathered cotton> chemise with full sleeves >> > to wear underneath. I have not seen my style> of sleeve in any Italian >> > portraits yet.> >> > http://profile.ak.facebook.com/v228/127/105/n533339547_9038.jpg> (without >> > corset here as dancing on Saturday in heatwave, trying to> keep temps >> > down)> > Portraits that I like include:> >> > http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/Music1560s.jpg> >> > http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/Trictrac.JPG> Bye for >> > now,> > Aylwen Gardiner-Garden> > Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy> >> > music ~ dancing ~ sewing ~ patterns ~ books> 1480s - 1890s : Renaissance >> > to Victorian> http://www.earthlydelights.com.au> > > >> > ------------------------------> > >> > _______________________________________________> h-costume mailing list> >> > [email protected]> >> > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume> > > End of h-costume >> > Digest, Vol 8, Issue 49> **************************************** > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Faster_022009 > _______________________________________________ > 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
