Story of the True Cross: Detail
- Creator:
- Piero della Francesca, ca. 1415-1492
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1455
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
500 AD - 1499 AD - Materials:
- fresco
- Notes:
- A classic Renaissance profile. A short, transparent veil is draped over the hair. A crown is over the veil. Tendrils of hair fall on the face.
- 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 and arranged to frame the face. For the first time in centuries false hair is added. It is twisted, braided, intertwined with ribbons, and adorned with pearls. Large hats are shaped like a bubble or turban which frames the face. Sometimes short veils are draped over the hair.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Renaissance
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 4389-127
- Genre:
- costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
paintings: frescoes (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:
- Arezzo, Italy: S. Francesco
- OID:
- 10596435
- PID:
- digcoll:1861450