Pinkdiamond just posted a bunch of links...

[isabelladangelo]

...to portraits at Christies.

Very similar to what I've been seeing in Naples in the late 16th c...

So, Anne of the Thousand Days didn't have it wrong? :-) (Hint: Check out the french hood. Notice something?)

See? Dress up your dog is period. (Yes, that style is just barely out of period, but I do have other sources that show dogs were dressed to match their owners, pink ribbons in this case, or their owners heraldry..or just dressed up!)

More Italian Pretties

Thanks to pinkdiamond for posting these and a heck of a lot more. These were just the ones I really liked/thought were amusing.

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[attack-laurel.livejournal.com]

I am fairly sure this is a bridal portrait - the other symbolism appears to be correct, and the loose hair is a big giveaway. It's all about looking like a virgin, even if you aren't one. :)