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operafantomet

WOW oh WOW!

Oct 16, 2010 13:36

It appears that there is an extant Italian 1520s dress out thereI've previously posted about what seemed to be a skirt or skirt front I found in a book; that of Isabella of Aragon. Too lazy to get the right HTML tags, so here is the direct link ( Read more... )

aragon, research, italian, extant, eleonora di toledo

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operafantomet October 18 2010, 09:24:16 UTC

I agree! So much seems to have been restored these last couple of years, but only the Medici ones have been published "to the world" (I.E. in several books, and in English). It boggles my mind to think that there are at least two complete dresses in Naples, and also two complete male outfits of the 16th century. I also ran across a reference yesterday, saying that a mummified lady in Abruzzo also was dressed in a pretty extant renaissance dress. I WANNA SEE!!

alessandrad October 18 2010, 07:32:28 UTC

I too would love to see it! thanks for sharing :)

operafantomet October 18 2010, 09:24:37 UTC

Very happy to share it, I hope to find more!

isiswardrobe October 18 2010, 08:50:56 UTC

Oh how exiting! Do you think it could be possible for you to get acess?

operafantomet October 18 2010, 09:25:49 UTC

Oh definitely, the Sala de Tesoro is an open museum within the cathedral San Domenico Maggiore in Naples. I think (but don't quote me on it) that most is on display too. But I don't see myself heading for Naples anytime soon. Alas, I would have loved it!