Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Cleopatra

Creator:

Piero di Cosimo, 1462-1521

Published/Created:

ca. 1490

Physical Description:

57 x 42 cm

Date Depicted:

1975
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

oil on panel

Notes:

Pearls wound through elaborately braided and twisted hair.

Abstract:

Toward the end of the century, as the silhouette narrows, hair is styled more naturally. Usually it is center parted with soft curls hanging on the side of the face. Back hair is twisted into a bun off the neck. Frequently false hair is added in ways that appear to be arbitrary. The most fashion­able hair is blond. Ribbons still are wrapped around or interwoven with the hair. Ribbon rosettes cover the ears. Now the turban-shape hats are draped softly.

Topics:

Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Renaissance

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

4389-180

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

Related Exhibit or Resource:

High Italian Renaissance: 1450-1510: Hair and Hats: Women

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:

Chantilly, France: Musee Conde

OID:

10596488

PID:

digcoll:1822279