How many times I am going to have to see this identical freaking response on different lists? Perilously close to spamming, as far as I'm concerned.... I realize that I may be extra cranky tonight, but for pity's sake, please don't just copy the same ding-donged thing to different lists, especially ones that haven't even been discussing the bloody thing. --sue/maire
----- Original Message ----- From: "monica spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 5:42 PM Subject: [h-cost] Re: New Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo > > > You know... > > I can't be called an expert on art, but this does not look like Eleonora of > Toledo, 2nd Duchess of Florence, to me. It looks like "our Eleonora's " > niece Eleonora of Toledo,(she was the daughter of her brother Garcia). The > younger Eleonora married Cosimo and Eleonora's youngest son Pietro (their > 11th child)and was later murdered by him for supposed infidelity. (Not that > he was any prize, but let's not go there...) > > The little dog (which is the same breed as the one shown in the painting > Bronzino did called "the Lady with the Dog"( she is wearing a brilliant red > dress) which has recently been identified as Maria Salviati, Cosimo's > mother), means fidelity, but also sexual or marital love... > > The portrait in the BBC article is similar to at least 2 other paintings of > the younger Eleonora I know of. I think the dress is in this portrait too > late in style for "our Eleonora"-- the standing collar is a muchlater style. > Our Eleonora had a very distinctive style that she brought with her to > Florence. > > Also, if it was by Allori, I think he would have painted a more flattering > portrait of "our Eleonora" , such as the one in Duke Francesco's Studiolo, > which made her look beautiful and healthy, just the was Francesco wanted to > remember his mom. Alorri painting would have been posthumous anyway... > Bronzino's portraits of "our" Eleonora show her very gaunt toward the end > of her life and her style of clothing is consistant. > > Best Regards, > Monica Spence (Catriona MacDuff in the SCA) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Kathy Page > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [h-cost] Re: New Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
