I haven't been able to get into this site all morning. I think I know which picture you're talking about, but I can't tell! Could someone send me a .jpg of it directly?
MaggiRos --- otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Though this is allegorical and Cranach tends to have > fanciful stuff, it > doesn't explain the "lacy" stuff under the left arm. > The hemd is painted to > be very sheer and there looks to be something very > sheer under the forearm > but the angle of the white speckle could be > pearlwork on a sheer material or > maybe the floral lace was made in this era. > I have other garments to analyze so this one is on > the back burner for now. > > De > > -----Original Message----- > > > http://pintura.aut.org/BU04?Autnum=11507&Empnum=0&Inicio=61 > > Scroll down to Salom� con la cabeza de San Juan > Bautista #12 I can't tell > if > > it is lace or pearlwork or both. > > Love the sleeves. > > Given the way lace developed it is highly unlikely > to be lace (It was > still rather geometric even in the later 16thC and > delicate foliate > designs, as opposed to scrolling foliate, are later > still). Also the > Germans were rather less fond of lace than the > English, French, > Lowlanders, Spanish and Italians. What little you > see later tends to > be understated. > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > Vikings? What Vikings? We are but poor, simple farmers. The village was burning when we got here. Anon. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
