What a difference ten years made. Bronzino portrayed a gaunt Eleonora de Toledo in this 1560 portriat - the most beautiful dress could not hide her condition. 21st-century forensic examinations of her body have revealed a huge calcium deficiency which must have caused her enormous amounts of ill health, and dental pain.
She appears to be wearing a jeweled jacket with thick or somewhat puffed sleeves.
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