Élégantes. Diane de Poitiers, La Reine Claude, Catherine de Médicis, Mme Elisabeth, La Belle Ferronnière. L’Histoire du Costume Féminin Français. Les Modes de la Renaissance de l’an 1461 à l’an 1574.
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 d’une dame de Liège. Belgique 15e siècle
Noblewoman from Liege to the Walloon region of Belgium, in the 15th Century. Renaissance period costume.
French lady of the suite of Mary Stuart in 1560.
Dame Française de la suite de Marie Stuart. Costumes historiques de ville ou de théatre et travestissements.
Femme noble du règne de la reine Élisabeth Ier. Tudor.
Tudor costume from the time of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558–1603). Source: Costumes historiques de ville ou de théatre et travestissements. Author: Achille Devéria and José Domínguez Bécquer. Publisher Paris:… Read More
Lady of the time of Francis I. of Cleves, Duke of Nevers.
Dame du temps de François I. de Clèves, duc de Nevers (1516-1562). Costumes historiques par Achille Devéria.
Jeanne d’Autriche. Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1547-1578
Men-at-arms with lances. 16th century soldiers.
German knights, men-at-arms with lances, 16th century. Renaissance era, 16th century soldiers. Heavy cavalry.
De arte athletica. Knights riding to the tournament, 16th c.
Knights riding to the tournament. De arte athletica. Augsburg mid-16th Century.
Knights tournament duel jousting. Fight Scene during a duel.
Fight Scene during a duel. German Heavy cavalry of the 16th century.
German knights in full armor. Heavy cavalry.
German knights in full armor riding to the tournament. German Renaissance period, 16th century. Heavy Cavalry. Since the 15th Century, the joust was no longer relevant as a military training and… Read More
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