St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Agnes of Rome.

A PICTURE ATTRIBUTED TO MARGARET VAN EYCK. Portrait of Marguerite van Eyck (the artist’s wife) is an oil on panel painting (1439) by the Flemish early master Jan van Eyck.

St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Agnes of Rome.

On the left of the picture is seen St. Catherine of Alexandria (c. 287-c. 305) holding in her hands instruments of her punishment – the wheel, which is broken into fragments, and the sword which decapitated her; below her is the head of the Emperor Maxmilian II., who ordered her martyrdom.

On the right is St. Agnes (* c. 237 – c. 250 in Rome), and a lamb, the emblem of her innocence and gentleness. The ring St. Agnes is presenting to St. Catherine denotes the bond which unites the two virgin-martyrs, and attests that both are worthy to be spouses of Jesus Christ.

Illustration for The Arts in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix

Source: The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the Renaissance von Paul Lacroix. London: Chapman and Hal 1875.

Continuing

Costumes Of State, 1485-1510. French Clothing & Dress. Headdresses.

Cotehardie, Houppelande and Hennin. Fashion of the late 14th century.

Cotehardie and houpelande in the 15th century. Middle Ages.

Civil dress of the late 15th century. France middle ages.

French fashion history. Middle Ages. 1422 to 1483.

The hoop skirt and its development within the history of costumes.

Odette de Champdivers called La Petite Reine and Charles VI.

French bourgeois clothing from 1485-1510. Men’s and women’s hairstyle.

Fashion under the Reigns of Charles VIII 1483 to 1498. Louis XII 1498 to 1515.

Medieval clothing in France. 11th to 13th century.

Courtly gallantry. Fashion of the Middle Ages in the 12th and 13th century.

Musical instruments of the Middle Ages from the 12th to the 16th century.

Fashion under the Reign of Francis I. 1515 to 1545. French Renaissance.

Fashion under the Reign of Francis II. 1559 to 1560.

The Doge of Venice from the 9th to the 16th century. Officials.

A princely gathering. Middle Ages France 14th and 15th century.

The Hennin. Headdresses of the 15th century.

Medieval civil and war costumes of Italy, France and England. The Litter.

Italian princes, herald and squires in the fashion of the 15th century.

The Reticulated headdress of the 15th century. The Crespinette, Cauls.

War costumes in the Middle Ages. Flags, banners, standards.

The rebuilding of the city of Troy by Priam.

Medieval room interior, 15th century. The history of Tobit.

The medieval architecture of the Hôtel Chambellan at Dijon.

The Corset and the Crinoline: A Book of Modes and Costumes.

Christine de Pizan presenting her manuscript to Queen Isabeau of Bavaria.

The Romance of the Rose. The Art of courtly love.

German medieval clothing in the 14th century.

German fashion in the 15th century. Men’s Dress.

England from 1154 to 1216. Anjou-Plantagenet ruling dynasty.

The Lady of Tournament delivering the Price.

Reign of Philip III and Louis VIII. The influence of the Crusaders.

The First Crusade. Knights Hospitaller of the Order of Saint John.

Gabrielle d’Estrées (1570-1599). Mistress of the French King Henry IV.

Margaret of Anjou Queen of Henry VI. and her court.

The History of costumes. From Ancient until 19th c.

The Royal Château de Blois. Mediaeval architecture in France.