Category: 1540-1549

Overview

1540-1549

1540-1549, 16th century, decade overview

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1535-40 – Attributed to Corneille de Lyon, Anne de Pisseleu (1508–1576)

1530-1539, 1540-1549, 16th century, artwork analysis

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.

1540 – Attributed to Hans Brosamer, Katharina Merian

1540-1549, 16th century, artwork analysis

The half-length portrait of Katharina Merian, attributed to the German artist Hans Brosamer, is an exemplary painting of German women’s fashion of the early 16th century.

1540s – Unidentified artist, Sir William Butts

1540-1549, 16th century, artwork analysis

Sir William Butts of Thornage is dressed in a subdued palette that quietly showcases the intricate details and treatments applied to his garments which were trending in his time during the Tudor reign.

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