Perusiana matrona nobilis in Italia; Nobilis Matrona Florentina; Nobilis matrona Parmensis; Vidua Senensis

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 Perugia, a Florentine noblewoman, a noblewoman from Parma, and a widow from Siena. On the left, the noblewoman from Perugia wears an asymmetrical overcoat with open sleeves, bordered with a pair of black stripes, and with a pearl belt with a tassel around the waist, over a long-sleeved dress with stripes. She wears a short pearl necklace and a longer necklace with a pendant, and a veil on her head. She holds her gloves on one hand and a fan on the other.

The Florentine noblewoman, on the center-left, wears a dress with ruffled collar and long puff sleeves with vertical stripes and ruffled cuffs, trimmed with bows, and paneled overskirt with black borders over an underskirt with borders with shuttle shapes. She wears pendant pearl earrings, a short pearl necklace with a pendant, and a longer chain necklace. Her hair is tied up with small bows, and she holds her gloves on one hand and a feather fan on the other.

The noblewoman from Parma, on the center-right, wears a dress with ruff, striped bodice trimmed with bows, and long puff sleeves with a pattern of lozenges and pearls and ruffled cuffs. The overskirt is bordered with thin stripes and shuttle shapes, and the underskirt is made of an arabesque brocade and a border with strips of pearls and a pattern of lozenges and pearls. Her hair is tied up, with a hat without brim and with feathers and a pleated veil hanging from it. She wears a necklace of ovals and pearls with a large pendant, and a longer chain necklace with two strands. She holds a feather fan on her right hand.

Finally, the widow from Siena wears a dress with open, ruffled collar, long bell sleeves trimmed with bows, over long tight sleeves with ruffled cuffs, and pleated skirt with a fabric belt with a bow at the front. Her hair is tied up and covered by a sort of hood made with a pleated veil.