Sic faemina Cliuensis in funus conueniunt ad exequias cohonestandas; Mulier Dauentriensis patrio amictu; Mulieris Plebeiae in Frisia amictus; Frisorium amictus gentilis; Mulier Nouimagensis; Monasteriensis mulier plebeia; Mulier Aquisgranensis; Matrona honesta Aquisgranensis; Virgo Aquisgranensis; Rustica mulier Aquisgran; Rustica Cliuensis cum mulctra abiens in agrum compascuum; Rusticae vestitus in Dioecesi Coloniensi
Engraving, part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1580.
This engraving represents the costumes of 11 women from different parts of Europe and a Frisian man. On the first row, a woman from Clivia in religious dress wears a large veil with a cap, closed at the front to cover her face and body, over a long dress, followed by another woman with a veil with cap, open to reveal a long dress with ruff and long puff sleeves. In the center is a couple from Frisia: a plebeian woman, on the left, wearing a dress with open ruff, long puff sleeves and long skirt with apron, carrying a shawl on her arm, and a gentleman with a cloak over a doublet with ruff, wide hose, stockings, flat shoes, and beret. On the right are two more women, one with a short veil and a dress with open ruff, a shawl on one arm and a basket on the other, and the other with a wide veil with braid trimmings and a long-sleeved, long dress, possibly to be worn at a monastery.
On the second row are four women from Aachen (Aquisgrana): one wearing a large cloak with broad hood over her long dress with ruff, another with a small veil and overcoat with long, wide bell sleeves, fastened with a long belt around the waist; a yound woman wears her hair tied back with a cap and long-sleeved long dress with apron, carrying a shawl on her left arm, and a countrywoman wears a headscarf wrapped around the head and neck and simple peasant dress with apron, carrying a bag with vegetables, a basket, and two hens. To their right are two more women: a countrywoman from Clivia, wearing a short peasant dress with rolled-up sleeves, open ruff and headdress, carrying a bucket and hat, and a countrywoman from Cologne, also wearing a short dress with rolled-up sleeves, this time with fur collar and a large headdress, carrying an ewer on one arm and a large bird in the opposite hand.
This engraving represents the costumes of 11 women from different parts of Europe and a Frisian man. On the first row, a woman from Clivia in religious dress wears a large veil with a cap, closed at the front to cover her face and body, over a long dress, followed by another woman with a veil with cap, open to reveal a long dress with ruff and long puff sleeves. In the center is a couple from Frisia: a plebeian woman, on the left, wearing a dress with open ruff, long puff sleeves and long skirt with apron, carrying a shawl on her arm, and a gentleman with a cloak over a doublet with ruff, wide hose, stockings, flat shoes, and beret. On the right are two more women, one with a short veil and a dress with open ruff, a shawl on one arm and a basket on the other, and the other with a wide veil with braid trimmings and a long-sleeved, long dress, possibly to be worn at a monastery.
On the second row are four women from Aachen (Aquisgrana): one wearing a large cloak with broad hood over her long dress with ruff, another with a small veil and overcoat with long, wide bell sleeves, fastened with a long belt around the waist; a yound woman wears her hair tied back with a cap and long-sleeved long dress with apron, carrying a shawl on her left arm, and a countrywoman wears a headscarf wrapped around the head and neck and simple peasant dress with apron, carrying a bag with vegetables, a basket, and two hens. To their right are two more women: a countrywoman from Clivia, wearing a short peasant dress with rolled-up sleeves, open ruff and headdress, carrying a bucket and hat, and a countrywoman from Cologne, also wearing a short dress with rolled-up sleeves, this time with fur collar and a large headdress, carrying an ewer on one arm and a large bird in the opposite hand.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sic faemina Cliuensis in funus conueniunt ad exequias cohonestandas; Mulier Dauentriensis patrio amictu; Mulieris Plebeiae in Frisia amictus; Frisorium amictus gentilis; Mulier Nouimagensis; Monasteriensis mulier plebeia; Mulier Aquisgranensis; Matrona honesta Aquisgranensis; Virgo Aquisgranensis; Rustica mulier Aquisgran; Rustica Cliuensis cum mulctra abiens in agrum compascuum; Rusticae vestitus in Dioecesi Coloniensi
- Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540–1587 Cologne (?))
- Publisher: Joos de Bosscher (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam 1587–died 1591)
- Date: 1580
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 7 13/16 × 10 15/16 in. (19.9 × 27.8 cm)
Frame: 9 3/4 × 12 1/16 in. (24.8 × 30.7 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (54.2 × 41.5 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(80)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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