Nobilis faemina Rauenas; Virgo Pisana; Matrona Nobilis Neapolitana; Princeps matrona Neapolitana; Patauina mulier in Italia; Nobilis faemina Mediolanensis; Vidua Veneta; Amica Veneta; Sponsa Veneta; Veneti mercatoris Vscor

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 ten types of women from Ravenna, Pisa, Naples, Padua, Milan, and Venice, represented in two horizontal rows of five. On the first row, on the left, a noblewoman from Ravenna wears a dress with striped borders, ruff, and underskirt with groups of horizontal stripes and strips of x-shapes, a ruff, and headband with long, flowing veil. Next to her is a girl from Pisa, wearing a dress with striped bodice, overskirt with a pattern of lozenges on the border and a striped underskirt, a ruff, and her hair ties up with small bows. In the center, a Neapolitan noblewoman wears a doublet with long, puff sleeves, with a vertical slit for her arms to go through, over a dress with a skirt of a brocaded pattern of scrolling leaves, bordered with stripes, a ruff, and headband with a scarf hanging on the back. Following her is a Neapolitan princess, wearing an overcoat with vertical stripes over a dress with a brocaded pattern of scrolling leaves, a ruff and multi-strand chaing necklace, her hair tied short with jeweled pins, and holding a fan on her hand. On the right, a woman from Padua wears a dress with long, striped sleeves trimmed with ruffles, an overskirt with two stripes on the border over an underskirt with chevron pattern, a jeweled headband with a scarf hanging on the back, and a short pearl necklace, holding a fan on one hand.

On the second row, a noblewoman from Milan wears a dress with embellished stripes on the border, a multi-strand chain necklace, a long headscarf, and holding a feather fan on one hand. Next to her, a Venetian widow wears a scallop-edged veil over a dress made of plain fabric. On the center, a Venetian courtesan wears a veil with tassels hanging from the corners, over a dress with open neckline and a pattern of crosses. Following her is a Venetian bride, wearing a dress with an open collar with ruffles, made with a brocade of arabesques, and with long sleeves with patterns of lozenges, trimmed with bows. A crown frames her long, wavy hair, which hangs loose behind her back, and she holds a jeweled feather fan; a necklace of oval motifs wraps her neck. On the right, the wife of a Venetian merchant wears a dress with an open ruff, long sleeves with vertical stripes, trimmed with bows, a fabric belt with tassels on the ends, and a long skirt with train and a border of two black stripes. Her hair is tied up and held by a jeweled headband and a long veil, which hangs behind her back and has tassels on the corners. She wears pendant pearl earrings, a short pearl necklace, a longer chain necklace, and a jeweled corset ornament hanging from strips of pearls, and holds a jeweled feather fan on her hand.