On clothing of Saints and Angels
I just found this quote while reading my book "Dress in the Court of King Henry VIII".
"The idea of conspicuous waste or the use of excessive fabric in garments, either through pleating or lengthy trains, has been considered by a number of authors. Anne Hollander has linked the excessive use of fabric in the Renaissance period clothing to the fact that cloth was 'the primary worldly good'. Consequently, cloth, as the most important contemporary manufactured product, was used to emphasize social standing and moral worth, and this was why angels and saints were often painted dressed in the styles favoured by the elite.35 [Lurie, Language, p. 134.]"
Lurie, A. The Language of Clothes (1981).
Thoughts anyone?
Anyone read Anne Hollander quote in the book above? I don't know much about saints or angels clothing, having usually ignored them in the past since that's what I had been warned to do.
And having looked up the book, I am wondering what she is actually referring to, since Lurie seems to have minimal qualifications for clothing, being more known for novels. Looking up Anne Hollander, she is an Art Historian, with a few books of her own on fashion history. Hmmm... not sure what to think right now.
"The idea of conspicuous waste or the use of excessive fabric in garments, either through pleating or lengthy trains, has been considered by a number of authors. Anne Hollander has linked the excessive use of fabric in the Renaissance period clothing to the fact that cloth was 'the primary worldly good'. Consequently, cloth, as the most important contemporary manufactured product, was used to emphasize social standing and moral worth, and this was why angels and saints were often painted dressed in the styles favoured by the elite.35 [Lurie, Language, p. 134.]"
Lurie, A. The Language of Clothes (1981).
Thoughts anyone?
Anyone read Anne Hollander quote in the book above? I don't know much about saints or angels clothing, having usually ignored them in the past since that's what I had been warned to do.
And having looked up the book, I am wondering what she is actually referring to, since Lurie seems to have minimal qualifications for clothing, being more known for novels. Looking up Anne Hollander, she is an Art Historian, with a few books of her own on fashion history. Hmmm... not sure what to think right now.