Fleming, English and German Princely costumes during the Thirty Years’ War.
Fleming, English and German Princely costumes 17th c.
Category: 1640
16th and 17th century costumes.
16th and 17th century costumes. Dutch, Bohemia, Spain, England, France, Poland. Top row left: Clothing of a sailor woman from Holland in 1640. Clothing of a woman from Amsterdam. Dutch woman… Read More
English Baroque fashion in the 16th and 17th Century.
English Baroque fashion in the 16th and 17th Century. Top row left: Distinguished Women from London in the Spanish Baroque fashion of the year 1590. Right: London merchant and merchant’s… Read More
Claudia de’ Medici: The Reforming Princess (1604-1648)
In today’s context, the struggles for women’s rights resonate strongly with Claudia de’ Medici’s legacy.
Ninon de Lenclos. The Celebrated Beauty of the 17th Century.
Ninon de L’Enclos was a French liberal and educated intellectual, feminist, writer (La coquette vengée “The Flirt Avenged”) and lover of many also famous contemporaries. She was one of the outstanding women of the ancien regime, the participation in their Jours was a great society honor.