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If you were ever curious about what styles were worn at the Saxon court before the "Princess dress" came into fashion, (which might give clues as to the construction) well now we've got some more pieces in the puzzle.
Lucas Cranach painted a book of the people at the Saxon Court, some of them in quite informal poses and appearing to be in the middle of conversations. Each person depicted has their name, a short verse and their coat of arms down below, some have the coat of arms of the city that they are from or have the name of their town in the rhyme above their heads.
Das Sächsische Stammbuch - Mscr.Dresd.R.3 - The Saxon Pedigree
A collection of portraits of Saxon princes, with rhyming text, from the period
1500 - 1546
This one, is a gown in a transitional style, part Master of the housebook dress with the neck chains and part Saxon court style with the cutout front, brustuch and lacings.
This picture of two women, makes me wonder if we're seeing the same style of dress, but the lady on the left is pregnant, and the lady on the left isn't. But either way, you've got to love the green Zopfe and the red and gold striped Haube on the other.
Cranach did us all a favor by painting most of the portraits in 3/4 view, and some of them from the back, and side, (this is crucial to understanding how the dress might be constructed, and how it should fit from all angles).
There are also women in multi-parti dress, which may be heraldic dress, 108, 149, 158.
In the back, there are flip pages, where first you see the person as an adult, then you open the flip, and you see them as a child. And then there are these three young ladies, in beautiful silk gowns that look to be pink/blue shot silk taffeta.
There are plenty of other lovely pictures (200+ total), including lots of men's clothes too, these were just the ones that caught my eye tonight.
If you were ever curious about what styles were worn at the Saxon court before the "Princess dress" came into fashion, (which might give clues as to the construction) well now we've got some more pieces in the puzzle.
Lucas Cranach painted a book of the people at the Saxon Court, some of them in quite informal poses and appearing to be in the middle of conversations. Each person depicted has their name, a short verse and their coat of arms down below, some have the coat of arms of the city that they are from or have the name of their town in the rhyme above their heads.
Das Sächsische Stammbuch - Mscr.Dresd.R.3 - The Saxon Pedigree
A collection of portraits of Saxon princes, with rhyming text, from the period
1500 - 1546
This one, is a gown in a transitional style, part Master of the housebook dress with the neck chains and part Saxon court style with the cutout front, brustuch and lacings.
This picture of two women, makes me wonder if we're seeing the same style of dress, but the lady on the left is pregnant, and the lady on the left isn't. But either way, you've got to love the green Zopfe and the red and gold striped Haube on the other.
Cranach did us all a favor by painting most of the portraits in 3/4 view, and some of them from the back, and side, (this is crucial to understanding how the dress might be constructed, and how it should fit from all angles).
There are also women in multi-parti dress, which may be heraldic dress, 108, 149, 158.
In the back, there are flip pages, where first you see the person as an adult, then you open the flip, and you see them as a child. And then there are these three young ladies, in beautiful silk gowns that look to be pink/blue shot silk taffeta.
There are plenty of other lovely pictures (200+ total), including lots of men's clothes too, these were just the ones that caught my eye tonight.
