Matrona Mantuana, Virgo Mantuana, Nobilis Mantuana
Engraving, part of 'Habitus variarum orbis gentium' (Costumes of the various peoples of the world), representing the costumes of men and women from various parts of the world, engraved after designs by Boissard and published by Rutz in 1581.
This engraving represents a woman, a young woman and a noblewoman from Mantua. On the left, the woman wears a long gown with train, high ruff collar, and long, pointed sleeves over long puff sleeves, a pearl necklace and a longer chain necklace with a pendant. Her hair is curled and tied up, decorated with a cap and with a pleated veil hanging from it at the back of the head. She holds a feather fan on her left hand and a handkerchief on her right hand.
On the center, the young woman wears a full dress with short train, with an open ruff collar, and a long necklace with a medallion pendant. The sleeves are long and puffed, trimmed with bows on the shoulders. Her hair is curled and tied up, decorated with small bows. She holds a handkerchief on her left hand.
On the right, the noblewoman wears a mantle with open long sleeves, trimmed with bows on the shoulders, over a long dress with train, long puff sleeves, and high ruff collar, made with a brocaded fabric with foliage pattern. Her hair is tied up and decorated with a cap. She holds a handkerchief on her right hand.
This engraving represents a woman, a young woman and a noblewoman from Mantua. On the left, the woman wears a long gown with train, high ruff collar, and long, pointed sleeves over long puff sleeves, a pearl necklace and a longer chain necklace with a pendant. Her hair is curled and tied up, decorated with a cap and with a pleated veil hanging from it at the back of the head. She holds a feather fan on her left hand and a handkerchief on her right hand.
On the center, the young woman wears a full dress with short train, with an open ruff collar, and a long necklace with a medallion pendant. The sleeves are long and puffed, trimmed with bows on the shoulders. Her hair is curled and tied up, decorated with small bows. She holds a handkerchief on her left hand.
On the right, the noblewoman wears a mantle with open long sleeves, trimmed with bows on the shoulders, over a long dress with train, long puff sleeves, and high ruff collar, made with a brocaded fabric with foliage pattern. Her hair is tied up and decorated with a cap. She holds a handkerchief on her right hand.
Artwork Details
- Title: Matrona Mantuana, Virgo Mantuana, Nobilis Mantuana
- Designer: Jean Jacques Boissard (French, 1528–1602)
- Engraver: Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595)
- Publisher: Caspar Rutz , Mechelen (Malines)
- Date: 1581
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 9 in. × 12 5/16 in. (22.9 × 31.3 cm)
Frame: 10 1/2 × 14 1/16 in. (26.7 × 35.7 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 15 3/4 in. (54.2 × 40 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(20)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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