Sunday, April 2, 2023
18C Women Around the World
Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
1675 Advice on the potential dangers of a Gentlewoman's "wanton" eye
Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Marotte; François Ragot (Print made by);Young woman, half-length, turned to left; lace headdress with hairpin, large ruff, and striped dress
Hannah Woolley. The Gentlewoman's Companion: or, A Guide to the Female Sex. London, A Maxwell for Edward Thomas, Bookseller. 1675.
Of the Government of the Eye.
As prudence is the eye of the Soul, so Discretion is the apple of that Eye but as for the natural Eyes, they are the Casements of the Soul, the Windows of Reason: As they are the inlets of Understanding, so they are the outlets or discoverers of many inward corruptions.
A wanton Eye is the truest evidence of a wandring and distracted mind. As by them you ought not to betray to others view, your imperfections within; so be not betray'd by their means, by vain objects without: This made the Princely Prophet pray so earnestly, Lord turn away my eyes from vanity. And hence appears our misery, that those eyes which should be the Cisterns of sorrow, Limbecks of contrition, should become the lodges of lust, and portals of our perdition...
An unclean Eye, is the messenger of an unclean Heart; wherefore confine the one, and it will be a means to rectifie the other. There are many Objects a wandring Eye finds out, whereon to vent the disposition of her corrupt heart.
The ambitious Eye makes Honour her object wherewith she torments her self, both in aspiring to what she cannot enjoy; as likewise, in seeing another enjoy that whereto her self did aspire.
The covetous Eye makes Wealth her object; which she obtains with toil, enjoys with fear, forgoes with grief; for being got, they load her; lov'd they soil her; lost, they gall her.
The envious Eye makes her Neighbours flourishing condition her object; she cannot but look on it; looking, pine and repine at it; and by repining, with envy, murders her quiet and contentment.
The loose or lascivious Eye makes Beauty her object; and with a leering look, or wanton glance, while she throweth out her lure to catch others, she becomes catcht her self.
Gentlewomen, I am not insensible, that you frequent places of eminency for resort, which cannot but offer to your view variety of pleasing Objects. Nay, there where nothing but chast thoughts, staid looks, and modest desires, should harbour, are too commonly loose thought, light looks, and licentious desires in especial honour...
Be assured, there is no one sense that more distempers the harmony of the mind, nor prospect of the Soul, than this window of the body...Do not then depress your Eyes as if Earth were the Center of their happiness, but on Heaven the Haven of their bliss after Earth. To conclude, so order and dispose your looks, that censure may not tax them with lightness, nor an amorous glance impeach you of wantonness...
Hannah Woolley. The Gentlewoman's Companion: or, A Guide to the Female Sex. London, A Maxwell for Edward Thomas, Bookseller. 1675.
Of the Government of the Eye.
As prudence is the eye of the Soul, so Discretion is the apple of that Eye but as for the natural Eyes, they are the Casements of the Soul, the Windows of Reason: As they are the inlets of Understanding, so they are the outlets or discoverers of many inward corruptions.
A wanton Eye is the truest evidence of a wandring and distracted mind. As by them you ought not to betray to others view, your imperfections within; so be not betray'd by their means, by vain objects without: This made the Princely Prophet pray so earnestly, Lord turn away my eyes from vanity. And hence appears our misery, that those eyes which should be the Cisterns of sorrow, Limbecks of contrition, should become the lodges of lust, and portals of our perdition...
An unclean Eye, is the messenger of an unclean Heart; wherefore confine the one, and it will be a means to rectifie the other. There are many Objects a wandring Eye finds out, whereon to vent the disposition of her corrupt heart.
The ambitious Eye makes Honour her object wherewith she torments her self, both in aspiring to what she cannot enjoy; as likewise, in seeing another enjoy that whereto her self did aspire.
The covetous Eye makes Wealth her object; which she obtains with toil, enjoys with fear, forgoes with grief; for being got, they load her; lov'd they soil her; lost, they gall her.
The envious Eye makes her Neighbours flourishing condition her object; she cannot but look on it; looking, pine and repine at it; and by repining, with envy, murders her quiet and contentment.
The loose or lascivious Eye makes Beauty her object; and with a leering look, or wanton glance, while she throweth out her lure to catch others, she becomes catcht her self.
Gentlewomen, I am not insensible, that you frequent places of eminency for resort, which cannot but offer to your view variety of pleasing Objects. Nay, there where nothing but chast thoughts, staid looks, and modest desires, should harbour, are too commonly loose thought, light looks, and licentious desires in especial honour...
Be assured, there is no one sense that more distempers the harmony of the mind, nor prospect of the Soul, than this window of the body...Do not then depress your Eyes as if Earth were the Center of their happiness, but on Heaven the Haven of their bliss after Earth. To conclude, so order and dispose your looks, that censure may not tax them with lightness, nor an amorous glance impeach you of wantonness...
Friday, March 31, 2023
18C Women Around the World
Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
16C Women of Substance attributed to Bernardino Licinio 1489-1565
1522 Bernardino Licinio (1498-1565) Portrait of a Woman
Bernardino Licinio (c. 1489–1565) was an Italian High Renaissance painter of Venice & Lombardy. Bernardino Licinio painted both secular portraits & religious works. He was born in Bergamo in Lombardy. Some speculate that he may have trained in the studio of Giovanni Bellini (1430 -1516). As his work changed over time, his paintings indicate that Licinio stayed close to the the most recent artistic developments of the Venetian school of painting. Bernardino Licinio was part of an artistic family, going on to train his nephew Giulio Licino (1527–1584). Bernardino’s brother, Arrigo (Giulio’s father) was also a painter, as was another brother, Fabio.
Bernardino Licinio (c. 1489–1565) was an Italian High Renaissance painter of Venice & Lombardy. Bernardino Licinio painted both secular portraits & religious works. He was born in Bergamo in Lombardy. Some speculate that he may have trained in the studio of Giovanni Bellini (1430 -1516). As his work changed over time, his paintings indicate that Licinio stayed close to the the most recent artistic developments of the Venetian school of painting. Bernardino Licinio was part of an artistic family, going on to train his nephew Giulio Licino (1527–1584). Bernardino’s brother, Arrigo (Giulio’s father) was also a painter, as was another brother, Fabio.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
18C Women Around the World
Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
16C Women reach for their Gloves
1530 Bartolomeo Veneto (1470-1531) or Paolo Moranda Cavazzola (1486–1522) Ritratto Di Gentildonna with gloves which are rather simple compared to her headwear & gown
Some form of gloves to the hands by encasing each finger in fabric or leather, have been worn for protection and warmth for thousands of years. However, their use as a fashion accessory took hold during the 1500s when famous women, such as Elizabeth I (1533–1603) of England, began wearing elbow-length gloves as a part of their more formal clothing. In the early 1500s, gloves began to appear as a relatively common fashion accessory in illustrations of both men & women. Women sometimes wore gloves with the fingertips cut off. By the early decades, a broad range of decoration existed which transcended all classes. Embellishment could be simple slashing, tabs & ribbons, or the addition of elaborate cuffs, heavily embroidered with the costly threads, pearls, gems, & lace. Accounts of the wardrobe of King Henry VIII mention highly decorated pairs. Queen Elizabeth I apparently was particularly fond of gloves of all lengths, & her wardrobe accounts list many pairs, including knitted & perfumed.
1545-55 William Scrots (fl 1537-1554) Lady in Black with fur ziblellino with gloves with a gauntlet style cuff
1540s Angnolo Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo, (Italian Mannerist artist, 1503-1572) Woman with gloves and her Little Boy
1540s Angnolo Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo, (Italian Mannerist artist, 1503-1572) Florentine Noblewoman with gloves
1520s Bernardino Licinio (c 1489–1565) Portrait of a Lady with gloves with a simple slit at the cuff
after 1560 Workshop of Angnolo Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo, (Italian Mannerist artist, 1503-1572) Eleonora di Toledo wearing only one glove in which she is carrying what appears to be a handkerchief
Some form of gloves to the hands by encasing each finger in fabric or leather, have been worn for protection and warmth for thousands of years. However, their use as a fashion accessory took hold during the 1500s when famous women, such as Elizabeth I (1533–1603) of England, began wearing elbow-length gloves as a part of their more formal clothing. In the early 1500s, gloves began to appear as a relatively common fashion accessory in illustrations of both men & women. Women sometimes wore gloves with the fingertips cut off. By the early decades, a broad range of decoration existed which transcended all classes. Embellishment could be simple slashing, tabs & ribbons, or the addition of elaborate cuffs, heavily embroidered with the costly threads, pearls, gems, & lace. Accounts of the wardrobe of King Henry VIII mention highly decorated pairs. Queen Elizabeth I apparently was particularly fond of gloves of all lengths, & her wardrobe accounts list many pairs, including knitted & perfumed.
1545-55 William Scrots (fl 1537-1554) Lady in Black with fur ziblellino with gloves with a gauntlet style cuff
1540s Angnolo Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo, (Italian Mannerist artist, 1503-1572) Woman with gloves and her Little Boy
1540s Angnolo Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo, (Italian Mannerist artist, 1503-1572) Florentine Noblewoman with gloves
1520s Bernardino Licinio (c 1489–1565) Portrait of a Lady with gloves with a simple slit at the cuff
after 1560 Workshop of Angnolo Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo, (Italian Mannerist artist, 1503-1572) Eleonora di Toledo wearing only one glove in which she is carrying what appears to be a handkerchief
Monday, March 27, 2023
18C Women Around the World
Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
16-17C Women & their Pets
Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) Portrait of a Noblewoman with Dog
Lorenzo Costa (1460-1535) Portrait of a Woman with a Dog
Painting Associated with the Artist or the Worshop of Alessandro Allori (1535-1607) Portrait of a Woman with Dog 1560-1580
Painting Associated with the Artist or the Worshop of Alessandro Allori (1535-1607) Woman with Dog 1560-70
Jacopo da Pontormo (Jacopo Carrucci) (Italian Mannerist painter, 1494-1557)or Agnolo Bronzino, Portrait of a Lady in Red (with a Puppy) 1532
Anna Medici (1628-1662) m Ferdinand Karl Archduke of Austria 1646
Alessandro Allori (1535-1607) Isabella de Medici
1589 Elizabeth Brydges, later Lady Kennedy, daughter of Lord Chandos and maid of honour to Elizabeth I of England, aged 14 by Hieronimo
Steven van der Meulen (Dutch-born active in London 1543-1568) Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex 1565
Remigius van Leemput (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1607-1675) after Hans Holbein circa 1536-37 Jane Seymour, Whitehall Dynasty. From a mural of Henry VIII
Steven van der Meulen (Dutch-born active in London 1543-1568)Probably Catherine Carey Lady Knollys (1523/4-1569)
Steven van der Meulen (Dutch-born active in London 1543-1568) Elizabeth I
1570s Francesco Montemezzano (Italian, Venetian, c 1540-1602), Portrait of a Woman (possibly Picabella Pagliarani, wife of Giacomo Ragazzoni) Montemezzano was probably an apprentice in the workshop of Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (1528–1588).
Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi, called Bachiacca [also known as Francesco Ubertini, il Bacchiacca] (1494 – 1557) Portrait of a Woman with a Cat
Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi, called Bachiacca [also known as Francesco Ubertini, il Bacchiacca] (1494–1557) Woman with a Cat
Marcus Gheeraerts the younger (Flemish artist, 1561-1635) Lady Anne Cotton (nee Hoghton) with her son John
Unknown 1500s Italian painter, Lady with a Dog. This work is probably North Italian, and was formerly attributed to Sofonisba Anguisciola (1527 - 1625).
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