1572 Margot by Francois Clouet (Musée Condé, Chantilly)

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Marguerite de Valois wears a gorgeous gown and a shallow necklace partially obscure by her partlet in this Clouet painting.

1572 Margot by Clouet (Musée Condé, Chantilly)
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This shows how a ruff is attached to a collar. Her sleeves are decorated with spiral bands with slashed fabric in between emerging from rolls. Her upper, shallow necklace, is partially hidden by her gauzy partlet.

Keywords:  1572, Clouet - Francois, Marguerite de Valois, Reine Margot, Queen, French, Valois family, curly coiffure, crescent neckline, partlet, jeweled headdress , draped necklace, shallow necklace, French hood, collar, ruff, rolled sleeves, slashed sleeves

Nov 8, 2009 8:51 PM
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