#renaissance textiles

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Panel from a Cope Orphrey, 1500s, Italy.

#textile fragment #embroidery #1500s #antique #renaissance

[itscolossal]

Silk and Stone Converge in Luxurious AI-Generated Baroque Architecture

#architecture #artificial intelligence #renaissance #textiles

[threadtalk]

There are so few extant gowns from the 17th century--even Queen Elizabeth I's wardrobe is almost entirely lost (save for some fabric that was found in a church).

This stunning saffron satin gown dates from between 1610-1620--the fabric is Italian but the embroidery and lace are local to Saxony. It is an absolute delight of a gown, too, with all that metallic thread, lace, and texture going on. There are even sequins on this gown, tear-drop shaped (sequins have been around a lot longer than you might think) and miles of gold and silver details.

The shoulders are reminiscent of Venetian wedding styles of the time, and the whole gown is just covered in embroidered stars and scales. Truly a spectacular piece of history and a timeless treasure.

We also know who wore this: Electress Magdalena Sibylla of Saxony, the 7th great-grandmother of Queen Victoria of England.

From SKD Online museum.

#fashion history #threadtalk #textiles #costume history #historical costuming #silk dress #history of fashion #costume #17th century #renaissance #17th century fashion

[aworldofpattern]

Beyoncé in a photo from her Renaissance World Tour 2023 book, wearing a circuit board print bodysuit from Lee Alexander McQueen's FW99 collection for Givenchy.

Styled by Marni Senofonte.

#beyoncé #beyonce #fashion #renaissance tour #renaissance world tour #marni senofonte #givenchy #1990s #fashion history #1999 #fw99 #pattern #surface pattern #surface pattern design #pattern design #textile design #textiles #print #printed textiles #runway #circuit board #motherboard #computer #y2k #lee alexander mcqueen #alexander mcqueen

[the-puffinry]

i was looking up different types of embroidery stitches (long after having started embroidering of course) when I saw this adorable dragon-chicken from 1640s England. just look at him. :')

#had to do it to him (isolate him from his jacket environment) #chickens #dragons #(i THINK) #textile art #Renaissance art #embroidery

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ "Wild woman” with unicorn.

Place of origin: Strasbourg

Date: ca. 1500-1510

Medium: Wool, linen, cotton, silk, metallic thread.

#16th century #16th century art #tapestry #textile #wild woman #unicorn #Strasbourg #ca. 1500 #ca. 1510 #renaissance

[the-cricket-chirps]

William H. Johnson

Holcha Krake

Hand colored woodcut on paper

ca. 1930s

#william h johnson #holcha krake #textile design #american artist #american painter #harlem renaissance #black artist #black painter #african american art #modern art #art history #aesthetictumblr #portrait #woodcut #family portrait #tumblraesthetic #american art #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #artists on tumblr

[thegothicera]

A Bishop Saint by Bartolomé Bermejo, Spanish, ca. 1477-1485

I love the carved snail on the chair so much

#gothic #medieval #northern renaissance #dragons #textiles

[medievalistsnet]

#art history #medieval textiles #renaissance

[feretra]

I kind of hate that, as a historian, my knowledge bank is composed of two very contrasting things:

genocide/ethnic cleansing

historical textiles and fashion

like great, I can tell you about when x tried to kill a bunch of people or you can have me look at your favorite dumbass’ outfit and i can tell you all about a bunch of crazy little details you probably have no clue even existed

#ooc #[ like raphael’s outfit is interesting to me for example ] #[ because it looks like it would high renaissance and it’s not ] #[ his outfit is from late medieval spanish aristocrat fashion ] #[ worn during the formative years of the inquisition ] #[ the details on his sleeves are called guarding and they came into fashion in the last two decades of the 1400’s ] #[ they’re meant to be evocative of wartime mending by soldiers having to stitch their uniforms back into serviceable condition ] #[ high class nobles slashed their garments to evoke the look and then sewed in new pieces ] #[ this is how passementerie got started which is where lace-making got its start ] #[ most often as panel pieces to insert for guards and then later as their own separate thing ] #[ another fun detail: that was a very pivotal time in spanish history ] #[ the fashion would peak around the reign of joanna of castile ] #[ her son would go on to become not only a king of spain but the holy roman emperor ] #[ textiles: lot of fun nuances can be put into characters without having to say a thing ]

[upennmanuscripts]

Today's #MicroMondays is definitely #notalion. He's Leo, and you can find him and his fuzzy muzzle on f. 23r of LJS 463, a 15th century German compilation of medical and astrological texts. Online: https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9948425633503681

#medieval #manuscript #renaissance #german #germany #medicine #astronomy #astrology #history of textiles #lion #leo #zodiac #book history #rare books

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Textile, 1500s-1600s, India.

#textile fragment #1500s #antique #renaissance

[exclamaquest]

Very excited to larp at a gallery opening tonight Grins

#. #There is a lecture on mending Renaissance textiles :D

[aworldofpattern]

Beyoncé opens her #Renaissance World Tour in Stockholm wearing a custom Alexander McQueen bodysuit with silver bugle bead and crystal anatomical embroidery.

Styled by Shiona Turini.

#beyoncé #beyonce #renaissance world tour #stage costume #fashion #stage outfits #alexander mcqueen #sarah burton #shiona turini #couture embroidery #couture #custom #bodysuit #pattern #surface pattern #surface pattern design #pattern design #textile design #textiles #beading #beaded #2023 #crystals

[urheavenlylux]

I headcannon that the Nightwings and Icewings used to share a lot of core culture, however just slightly altered to fit with their landscapes and myths.

(Pre-darkstalker time⬇️)

Both tribes have (or in the case of the nightwings, had) opulent fashion, opera, theater, dance, sporting events and incredible focus on their studies. Being studious and talented on multiple levels was seen as impressive and deserving of a higher status. The icewings tended to veer more towards military/fighting prestige, however, and the nightwings more so their studies of math, science, astronomy, poetry and philosophy, etc.

Opera or theatrical dance, for both tribes, was a very supported art form, but icewings tended to be stricter with their sonnets and more classical with their dances while the nightwings had many hippy, modern students changing the popular genre every couple of years or so. Grand masters of chess and other mental games from both tribes would compete against each other often. They had much respect for one another, but also saw each other as a threat in the global market, as they both sold finer/crafted capital (furniture, paintings, text books, etc), as opposed to other tribes which harvested raw resources (rainwings, seawings, skywings).

Icewings often saw nightwings as annoyingly modern, trying-too-hard-to-be-different geeks while nightwings viewed icewings as stuck up, boring, traditional dragons with no sense of evolved creativity. Neither of these stereotypes were exactly accurate. There were many young icewings trying to revolutionize their favorite art forms or sports, and many old nightwings holding on to the stricter ways of the past.

The two tribes went through periods of amicable alliance and hostility. It mostly depended on who was queen at the time, as she would sometimes seek good relations with the other tribe, or not. Whatever the case, the nightwings and icewings were more respectful of each other compared to other tribes. This only changed when Prince Arctic and Foeslayer met that fated day….

#headcannon #nightwings #icewings #and then they kiss smoochy smoochy #I also imagine that they have very similar ideas of fashion #yet icewing garments would be more structured and nightwings would be more flowy/Roman era inspired #think icewings=Tudor or renaissance #nightwings=rococo/baroque/early regency #icewings would love the expensive elegance of velvets silks and other textiles in monochrome colors with most details being jewlery #whereas the nightwings loved their crazy floral rococo patterns and gold everything #mirrors everywhere (like mentioned in dark stalker legends) marble and porcelain #honeslty the icewings would probably like porcelian too #maybe they have that in common and trade it amongst each other as a symbol of alliance #when you think about it #the nightwings may not have a social structure like the 7 circles of the icewings #however they do rank their dragons in a hierarchy shown by how far up the ravine they live #as mentioned in legends #so they are sooooo similar #I love this idea so much #pls add to this #wings of fire #wof

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Huntsman Presenting a Captured Heron to a Lady Falconer.

Date: ca. 1500–1530

Culture: South Netherlandish

Medium: Wool warp; wool and silk wefts.

#16th century #16th century art #art #textile #huntsman #Renaissance #lady falconer #falconer #south netherlandish #wool #ca. 1500 #ca. 1530 #tapestry