Category: 1530-1539
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1525-30 – Jan Jansz Mostaert, Portrait of a Black Man
Deciphering Jan Jansz Mostaert’s Portrait of an African Man reveals the presence of Black bodies within European court circles and hints at their position within them.
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1535-40 – Attributed to Corneille de Lyon, Anne de Pisseleu (1508–1576)
Anne de Pisseleu, Duchesse d’Étampes, exemplifies fashionable women’s dress in France c. 1535-1540 with her tight bodice with lowered square neckline, inverted “V” shaped skirt with visible underskirt, and French hood headdress.
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cochineal dyesIn 14th century, 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, Americas, C, term definition
wampumIn 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, Americas, term definition, W
moccasinsIn 19th century, Americas, M, term definition
labretIn 14th century, 15th century, 16th century, Africa, Americas, L, term definition
