Costumes in the 17th Century. Baroque period. Second third of the XVII. Century. Top row left: Musketeer and Pikeman costumes in the Thirty Years’ War. Right: German nobles. Bottom row left… Read More
Category: Baroque
16th and 17th century costumes.
16th and 17th century costumes. Dutch, Bohemia, Spain, England, France, Poland. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton, Sølve Sundsbø. First Time Sewing: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide by Editors Of… 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
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Ecclesiastical robes. 16th and 17th Century.
Ecclesiastical robes. 16th and 17th Century. Top row left to right: Chamberlain. Cardinal. Prelate. Right: Deacon with the dalmatic and Alba. Altar boy in surplice. Subdeacon in the Alba and… Read More
French baroque period. Silk design fabric 17th century.
French silk design fabric 17th century The fragment of cloth, to be seen in the Cluny museum and wereof our actual plate is a full reproduction, is inconsiderable; indeed, its… Read More
Two-tone fabric design. Louis-quatorze. France 17th century.
Two-tone fabric of the baroque period. France 17th century. French factory. Collection of Mr. Mallet Boullay.
French silk fabric design 17th century
French silk fabric design 17th century XVII Century. French factory. Silk cloth decorated with silver. XVII Siècle. Fabrique Française. Étoffe de soie rehaussée d’argent. XVII Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by… Read More
Venetian Helmet. 17th Century
Venetian Helmet. XVII Century. Venetian manufactures. Collection of the Emperor Napoleon III. Defensive weapons. Helmet. Baroque period. XVII Siècle. Fabrique Vénitienne. Collection de l’Empereur Napoleon III. Armes Défensives. Casque. This fine show, or… Read More
Armor of Louis XIV. Defensive weapons. 17th c.
Armor of Louis XIV. 17th Century weapons. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton, Sølve Sundsbø. Chanel: The Complete Collections of spectacular clothes by Patrick Mauriès. Tom Ford. 21st century glamour… Read More
Textile design. Fabric in Louis-quatorze style. 17th century.
Louis-quatorze style. Textile of hangings from the alcove of princess of Rohan-Soubise.