Ross G Caldwell
le pendu said:Good find Ross. This is a much closer match than anything I could find so far. The high dress, "pregnant" look, and hanging sleeves. So now we just have to date the Charles VI! No problem! hee hee
Isn't the headress on the central figure pretty specific in time?
best,
robert
I would *guess*, from my limited knowledge, that this high draped headdress went out before the end of the 1450s. But I know so little about fashion - there are some good books on it you've no doubt found - that it could have been around for a short time in Italy, and much longer in France.
Late 14th century depictions of Isabelle of Bavaria (Queen of Charles VI) and her ladies, up to Charles VII ladies (Charles died 1461) show that it lasted that long in France.
In Italy, the Francophile passion had limited and sporadic life.