Portrait of a Lady

Creator:
Pisanello, 1395-ca. 1455
Published/Created:
ca. 1410-1420
Date Depicted:
1975
500 AD - 1499 AD
Notes:
A turban hat frames the face. The gown is a French houppelande.
Abstract:
During the Early Renaissance in Italy the silhouette develops into the shape of a cone. The head is the focus of attention. Faces are made to appear large and features small by raising the hairline and plucking the eyebrows. The remaining hair is teased a
Topics:
Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Renaissance
Culture:
Italian
Accession Number:
4389-133
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 2
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 2 (LC)
Orbis Barcode:
39002051938489
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art
OID:
10596441
PID:
digcoll:1799503