Portrait of a Woman
- Creator:
- Grigoletti, Michelangelo, 1801-1870
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
1800 AD - 1849 AD - Notes:
- The lacy cap over center-parted hair, which is allowed to escape at the sides. This cap has ties under the chin.
- Abstract:
- As the period begins, hair is center parted and falls in soft ringlets which frame the face. Back hair is drawn into a bun. Gradually the hair rises. Its height is achieved by wired loops of hair and curls, and the addition of looped ribbons, feathers, and floral arrangements which are positioned asymmetrically. Hair falls toward the end of the period. It is center parted and always covers the ears. Front hair is either drawn smoothly over the ears and into a bun in back or pulled forward and set in sausage curls. A large-brimmed hat is profusely decorated with roses, lace, and ribbon trim. The height of the crown increases to accommodate the new hair styles. For informal day wear lacy caps cover the hair; they are also under the hat. Sometimes for evening the turban is used instead of an elaborate hair arrangement.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Italy -- 19th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Romantic
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 4392-051
- Genre:
- costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
paintings (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 5
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 5 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Rome, Italy: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
- OID:
- 10597812
- PID:
- digcoll:1793854