Cinq Mars and De Thou led to Execution. HENRY D’EFFIAT, marquis de Cinq Mars, was a member of a noble French family. Born in 1620, he was made grand equerry… Read More
Category: 17th Century
Marie Mancini mistress of the French King Louis XIV.
Marie Mancini (1639 -1715) was one of the Mazarinettes and mistress of the French King Louis XIV. She died the same year as her childhood sweetheart, Louis XIV.
Fashion in the Reigns of Henri IV. and Louis XIII. 1590 to 1614.
Reigns of Henri IV. and Louis XIII. 1590 to 1614. French fashion history of the Renaissance and Baroque era. Vertugadins. Dress of Marguerite de France. Low-cut bodices. Spanish court dress.
Poland. Costumes of the nobility. Early 17th century.
Poland nobility costumes. Baroque fashion era. Poland. Costumes of the nobility. Early seventeenth century. Polonia. Trajes de la nobleza. Principios del siglo XVII. Source: Galería del Arte Decorativo: Enciclopedia Universal… Read More
Costume design for Los intereses creados, 1924.
Costume design for Jacinto Benavente’s play “Los intereses creados” (The Bonds of Interest), by John Garside 1924.
Christian IV King of Denmark and Norway
Christian IV (1577-1648) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1588 to 1648.
Dutch lute player around 1635
Dutch lute player around 1635. 17th century costume. Baroque period fashion Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.
German baroque aristocracy costume.
Baroque aristocracy. German man of rank in the garb 1670-1680.
Costume of the court of Louis XIV
France aristocracy costume of the court of Louis XIV Baroque period fashion Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.
German nobleman in spanish court dress, 17th century.
Britain, the Habsburg Empire and Germany oriented to continue the strict Spanish courtly dress.