Robin, I know that Italian garb isn't your regular focus of interest, but I have a question about 2 paintings .....
http://www.wga.hu/art/g/giottino/pieta.jpg http://www.wga.hu/art/g/giovanni/milano/birth.jpg The first by Giottino was painted in 1365; the second by Giovanni da Milano was also painted in 1365. The "inverse scoop" neckline seems to be common in Italian garb, but the question is about the bicolor gowns -- the donor lady in black and grey in the Pieta, and the red and cream in the Birth of the Virgin. I'm thinking that since both of these women are spectators or donors rather than Saints, that this just might be "Real Clothes." Even though your area of expertise *isn't* Italian, what your thoughts on these gowns are. (for more info on the paintings go to http://www.wga.hu/html/g/giottino/pieta.html http://www.wga.hu/html/g/giovanni/milano/birth.html Thanks! Susan ----- Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
