Reposted with only a change to the title on 5 December 2017 replacing the original posting of 25 July 2011.
Katherine Howard demonstrates how Renaissance dress could be lavish with a jeweled headdress, neckline, and bodice in this Holbein portrait.
Keywords: Holbein - Hans the Younger, Katherine Howard, Henry VIII, Queen, English, straight coiffure, French hood, jeweled headdress, high neckline, partlet, crescent neckline, long sleeves, false sleeves, fur, cuffs, yoke bodice, necklace, rings, jeweled neckline, jeweled bodice