And finally, one of my new favorites:
http://www.photo.rmn.fr/
The search utility here isn't anywhere near as good as bildindex's, but
it's got a lot of great paintings. Click 'recherche' at the top to do a
search. The dating info on this website makes it hard to pick a date
range, but if you're patient you'll find some great paintings. Of
course, the paintings are largely French, but you can get some useful
details nonetheless; the French hoods, if nothing else, are very similar
to what was worn in England. I'd suggest doing a search for Corneille de
Lyon (you'll get an option of him or of his atelier; look at both) as
you'll find some great, detailed portraits from around the right time
period.
Hope this helps.
-E House
Thanks for this link! I've been putting off working on French hood for a
while now---I had a sudden attack of laziness!-but I find it verrrry
interesting (said in best Arte Johnson voice) that the painting of Catherine
de Medici clearly shows a narrow white strap holding on her hood. My hair is
very soft and slippery, and normally trying to keep on a hat of any kind
drives me nuts and makes me cranky, so anything that makes it easier is
welcome.
Dianne
back to look at more pictures!
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