Ferrariensis matrona nobilis; Nobilis matrona Senensis; Virgo nobilis Senensis; Nobilis matrona Genuensis
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 a noblewoman from Ferrara, a noblewoman from Siena, a noble girl from Siena, and a noblewoman from Genoa. On the left, the noblewoman from Ferrara wears a dress with ruff, striped bodice with long, open sleeves trimmed with bows over tight sleeves with stripes and ruffled cuffs, open overskirt with a brocaded pattern of arabesques, and an underskirt with stripes of the border, with shuttles and pearls. She wears a necklace of roundels with a jeweled pendant. Her hair is tied up, and she wears a small hat with no brim and a small bundle of feathers. She holds her gloves in one hand and a feather fan in the other.
The noblewoman from Siena, on the center-left, wears a dress with open collar with ruffles, short puff sleeves over long sleeves with ruffled cuffs, and bodice and skirt made with matching fabrics with ovals flanked by four small pearls, and bordered with black stripes. Her hair is tied back, with a small hat with feathers, from which hangs a long veil behind her back. She wears a short pearl necklace and a longer chain necklace.
The noble girl from Siena wears a dress with long sleeves with vertical stripes and strips of shuttle shapes, trimmed with bows, a chevron pattern on the bodice, trimmed with pearls, a plain overskirt with stripes and pearls on the border, over a brocaded underskirt with a pattern of scrolling leaves. She wears pendant pearl earrings, a necklace with oval medallions and pearls, and her hair tied back with ribbons and pearls. She holds a fan on one hand and her gloves on the other.
On the right, the noblewoman from Genoa wears a short-sleeved overcoat with striped borders and thin panels hanging behind the sleeves, over a dress with ruff, made with a brocaded pattern of scrolling leaves, and with long sleeves with stripes, dots, and ruffled cuffs. She wears a chain necklace with three strands, and her hair tied back with bows. She holds a feather fan on one hand and her gloves on the other.
This engraving represents a noblewoman from Ferrara, a noblewoman from Siena, a noble girl from Siena, and a noblewoman from Genoa. On the left, the noblewoman from Ferrara wears a dress with ruff, striped bodice with long, open sleeves trimmed with bows over tight sleeves with stripes and ruffled cuffs, open overskirt with a brocaded pattern of arabesques, and an underskirt with stripes of the border, with shuttles and pearls. She wears a necklace of roundels with a jeweled pendant. Her hair is tied up, and she wears a small hat with no brim and a small bundle of feathers. She holds her gloves in one hand and a feather fan in the other.
The noblewoman from Siena, on the center-left, wears a dress with open collar with ruffles, short puff sleeves over long sleeves with ruffled cuffs, and bodice and skirt made with matching fabrics with ovals flanked by four small pearls, and bordered with black stripes. Her hair is tied back, with a small hat with feathers, from which hangs a long veil behind her back. She wears a short pearl necklace and a longer chain necklace.
The noble girl from Siena wears a dress with long sleeves with vertical stripes and strips of shuttle shapes, trimmed with bows, a chevron pattern on the bodice, trimmed with pearls, a plain overskirt with stripes and pearls on the border, over a brocaded underskirt with a pattern of scrolling leaves. She wears pendant pearl earrings, a necklace with oval medallions and pearls, and her hair tied back with ribbons and pearls. She holds a fan on one hand and her gloves on the other.
On the right, the noblewoman from Genoa wears a short-sleeved overcoat with striped borders and thin panels hanging behind the sleeves, over a dress with ruff, made with a brocaded pattern of scrolling leaves, and with long sleeves with stripes, dots, and ruffled cuffs. She wears a chain necklace with three strands, and her hair tied back with bows. She holds a feather fan on one hand and her gloves on the other.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ferrariensis matrona nobilis; Nobilis matrona Senensis; Virgo nobilis Senensis; Nobilis matrona Genuensis
- 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: 8 9/16 × 12 3/4 in. (21.8 × 32.4 cm)
Frame: 10 3/8 × 14 5/8 in. (26.4 × 37.2 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(103)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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