Count Robert de Montesquiou
- Creator:
- Boldini, Giovanni, 1842-1931
- Published/Created:
- 1897
- Physical Description:
- 115.5 x 82.5 cm
- Date Depicted:
- 1850 AD - 1899 AD
- Materials:
- oil on canvas
- Notes:
- A noted dandy of the time shows off a cane which carries a diamond formerly belonging to Louis XIV.
- Abstract:
- With the exception of the square, padded shoulder line, dress seems to have little shape. The coat fits loosely and has a high lapel. Shirt collars are quite high until 1914. They include both the stand and a round turnover style. Trousers vary in length and width. By 1908 they are creased and often cuffed. Many variations appear in sportswear, including the blazer and Norfolk jackets, sweaters, cardigans, and athletic jerseys. Perhaps the most important change is in the use of fabrics. New to men's dress are tweed, homespun, serge, gray flannel, linen, duck, heavy pongee, and lightweight wool for summer. Tailoring indicates the status of a man.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Italy -- 19th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Turn of the Century
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 4392-243
- 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:
- Paris, France: Musée d'Orsay
- OID:
- 10598000
- PID:
- digcoll:1841803