1768 María Carolina de Habsburgo-Lorena, reina de Nápoles by Anton Rafael Mengs (Museo Nacional del Prado - Madrid, Spain) bertha, stomacher, gloves, fan, and bows
The juction of Maria Carolina's bodice and huge skirt in her Mengs portrait is
reminiscent of the tabbed bodices
of the Rennaisance.
Keywords: 1768, Mengs, Queen Maria
Carolina, Archduchess, Queen, Habsburg family, Bourbon family, off
shoulder scoop neckline, modesty piece-bertha, lace, stomacher, elbow length
close sleeves, back-forward flared engageantes, vee waistline, panniers,
train, jeweled bows, gloves, fan, mantua
Dec 21, 2010 at 5:08 PM
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