The outrageous, extravagant, humorous, and sometimes beautiful outfits worn by the subjects of old portraits.
Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein (1627-1684) • Unknown artist
This dude has all the things! There is enough lace, glitter, brocade, ribbons, sequins, spangles, and bows on that outfit to dress all of Liechtenstein!
Some more @gonzague-if art of my Prince Philippe "Médée" de Gonzague.
Since Médée is a noble with rank, title, and everything, of course, she'd have a fancy portrait it's basically a requirement for the court. So, I've been compelled to create one using 17th-century portraits for references. It was interesting using the different oil brush tools on my art program.
Also made me put together a photo of the College of Visual References for Médée to keep handy. Which I'm willing to share, it includes screenshots of her outfit, jewelry, the de Gonzague family crest I found on Wikipedia, and Médée's face claim Nadja Michael.
Joos van Cleve (Dutch, c. 1485-1540/1541) • Portrait of Eleanor of Austria • c. 1530 • Musée Condé, Oise, France
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The Resplendent Outfit: The outrageous, extravagant, sometimes humorous and often beautiful outfits worn by subjects of old portraits; captioned, as an attempt at satire; a little history occasionally thrown in the mix.