Portrait of a Gentlewoman

Creator:

Pollaiuolo, Antonio, born 1431 or 1432, died 1498

Published/Created:

1465

Date Depicted:

1975
500 AD - 1499 AD

Notes:

A jeweled veil is attached to the crown, which is built into the headdress.

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)
Prints -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Renaissance

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

4389-131

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
prints: engravings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Prints & Photographs

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:

Early Renaissance in Italy: 1380-1450: 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:

Florence, Italy: Galleria degli Uffizi

OID:

10596439

PID:

digcoll:1845618