Henry II (1519-1559) from the House of Valois-Angoulême was from 1547 to 1559 King of France. Costumes historiques par Achille Devéria
Tag: Renaissance fashion era
Fashion and costume illustrations of the Renaissance. Restored from various, rare sources. Renaissance (French for “rebirth”) describes a European cultural epoch mainly 15th and 16th century. The end of the era takes place in the early 17th century in Italy by the newly prominent baroque style.
Costume Dame de Toulouse 1538. Bourgeois women from Toulouse.
Bourgeois women from Toulouse in the fashion of 1538, Renaissance period. Costumes historiques par Achille Devéria
Moda Rinascimento italiano nel 14 ° secolo.
Renaissance. Moda Rinascimento italiano nel 14 ° secolo.
German aristocracy around 1580 in Spanish court fashion.
German aristocracy in Spanish style. Second third of the 16th century. Late Renaissance in the transition to the Counter-Reformation. Baroque period.
French nobility in Spanish fashion of the 16th century.
Spanish clothing fashion of the late Renaissance and Spanish Baroque in the period between about 1550 and the Thirty Years War around 1620.
16th century German renaissance costumes.
16th century German renaissance costumes. Mode of German nobility and particans during the first third of the 16th century, to 1520th. Upper half of the picture: German nobles. German patricians.… Read More
16th century Spanish court dress.
Renaisance Fashion at the European Courts of the 16th Century.
French noblewoman and page in the 16th century.
Noblewoman and page. Costumes first third of the 16th century. French Renaissance. Münchener Bilderbogen.
The Duke and Duchess of Venice in 1531
Fashion during the Italian Renaissance. The Duke and Duchess of Venice in 1531.
Poland nobility costumes. Renaissance period dresses in 1530.
Poland nobility costumes. Court Dresses 16th century. Renaissance period in 1530. Published 1870, Munich.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com