Sunday, 12 October 2014

Portrait of an Unknown Women

Portrait of an Unknown Women.

This portrait stood out particularly because of the burgundy/ purple undertone it has to it, which you don’t often see in portraits of this time. The frame of the tiny waist and broader upper body instantly makes you think of the Elizabethan era, also with the puffy sleeves on the dress. The girl in the paintings face, hair colour and dress sense all scream the Elizabethan ideal, with all the small details of the lace and hair accessories. From this painting you can tell she is a fashionable young lady, copying the image that Elizabeth I portrayed. 

http://www.elizabethancostume.net/gallery/skinnygirl.html

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