Charles II of Spain
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1675-1680
- Physical Description:
- 66 x 56 cm
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
1500 AD - 1699 AD - Materials:
- oil on canvas
- Notes:
- Sometimes the natural hair is grown into the long style. Large ribbon bows, which indicate the device of a heraldic order, are placed under the cravat.
- Abstract:
- Faces tend to be clean shaven. Sometimes there are pencil-thin mustaches and small beards. Heads are shaved to accommodate the new peruke, or periwig. Wide, full and curly, it is natural colored, parted in the center and shoulder length. Hats are everywhere. By the manner in which they are used, by their shape, size and color, they are clear indicators of social class. The most common hat, based on a cardinal's hat, has a wide brim and low crown. Usually it is made of felt or beaver. For private times indoors the shaved head is covered with a turban, a tasseled stocking hat, or a coif. The collar is wide and flat. It has a box pleat under the chin and is narrow at the shoulders. Around 1680 the collar is replaced by the neckcloth, a long rectangle which is folded and wrapped around the neck, where it is held in place by a ribbon, the ends hanging free. The Steinkirk cravat, a twisted version of the neck-cloth, appears in 1692. Originally the horseback rider ties the cravat so it can be quickly released and used to bind the leg of a fallen horse. Sometimes a large ribbon bow is under the cravat.
- Associated Names:
- Sanchez Coello, Alonso, ca. 1531-1588 [Painter]
- Topics:
- Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Spain -- 17th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Louis XIV style
- Culture:
- Spanish
- Accession Number:
- 4391-054
- 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 4
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 4 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Madrid, Spain: Museo del Prado
- OID:
- 10608610
- PID:
- digcoll:1821808