Virgin and Child: Detail
- Creator:
- Fouquet, Jean, ca. 1420-ca. 1481
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1451
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
500 AD - 1499 AD - Notes:
- A wide rich crown set back on a high-plucked forehead. Under the crown is a transparent veil.
- Abstract:
- Paralleling the development of soaring arches in French architecture, headdresses are tall. A variety of forms include the steeple, the butterfly, the heart-shaped headdress, and the horned hennin. No hair is visible with the headdress. Often the head and neck are shaved. Eyebrows are plucked to a fine line or removed entirely. The face has a fragile, porcelain-like appearance. At the center of the forehead is a black velvet loop which is probably wired and attached to the headdress. To soften the line between the headdress and face, transparent veils are placed under and over the headdress. Some veils are four feet long.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- France -- 15th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Gothic (Medieval)
- Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 4389-100
- 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)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Antwerp, Belgium: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
- OID:
- 10596408
- PID:
- digcoll:1805682