> > Hi All-- > > I'm new here and Eleonora of Toledo is one of my main interests > (15 years of > research and 364 pages into a manuscript about her...). > > AFAIK--That pic from the Hermitage, no matter what they say at the museum, > is a misidentification. It is NOT the wife of Duke Cosimo I de Medici. It > may be Virginia , who was Cosimo's daughter by Camilla Martelli, his 2nd > wife, or just some unknown lady. > snip<
> Best Regards-- > Dame Catriona MacDuff > Fascinating! Manuscript about Eleonora of Toledo? Do say more! I would love to know more about her if someone else would do the research! Next: Inventory of her gowns? Has it been translated? Where? I've been collecting inventories lately. Wanda > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume