Corsets, Crinolines and Codpieces Part 5

Crowning Glories

Women's Hairstyles from 1400

In the late 1400 women appeared in public with their heads uncovered.
According to the portrait painters of that time, some of the styles were extremely ornate. I can find no documentation to verify that these elaborate coiffures were the norm ; or were made especially for the portrait or perhaps the artists own invention.

Sandro Botticelli: Portrait of a young woman 1480- 1485

Bartolomeo Montgagna: Saint Justina of Padua 1490's

Domenico Ghirlandaio:Portrait of Giovaina Tornbuoni 1488 A much simpler style, perhaps depicting the youth of Raphael's model   Raphael: Portrait of a Young Woman 1506 And this wonderful loose and natural style  Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa 1503 Watch for more on this topic Also more of this series; Corsets, Crinolines and Codpieces, Parts one, two, three and four

 

Domenico Ghirlandaio:Portrait of Giovaina Tornbuoni 1488

A much simpler style, perhaps depicting the youth of Raphael's model

 

Raphael: Portrait of a Young Woman 1506

And this wonderful loose and natural style 

Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa 1503

Watch for more on this topic

Also more of this series; Corsets, Crinolines and Codpieces, Parts one, two, three and four