Actual Garb research

[isabelladangelo]

http://www.wga.hu/art/s/solari/andrea/salome.jpg

I LOVE this gown. I know that it looks completely allegorical except for a couple of things: None of the other objects look allegorical and then I found these as well:

http://www.wga.hu/art/d/durer/2/12/1_1500/10cather.jpg
Notice the sleeve of St. Catherine's dress and the neckline. I realize it's hard to see but the sleeve is a rounded tab type like the pretty gown of Salome. And just to further the point...

http://www.wga.hu/art/m/michelan/4drawing/3colonna.jpg
The dress has the same basic elements of Salome's.

I'm starting to wonder how allegorical this one is. I still want it as a Masque gown either way.

Comments

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

That's the interesting thing about all the pictures...although I think the first one is later the other two aren't. One is from 1500 and the other is 1520 (I think)
But yeah on the neckline. Those silly Venetians and their immodest gowns! There were also some very low cut gowns around the 1520's. In some paintings it looks like they were a jacket or bodice to cover the bust area but on others there is only the chemise there.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Nope, the first one doesn't have a date but the painter died in 1525 so...gets a little bit more interesting...