#fashion

Art the community tagged “fashion” — see what people make of it.

Erisava Staff Aug 12

Women in the Garden by Claude Monet, 1866

Women in the Garden

Musée d'Orsay · wikidata.org

Public domain

Monet reportedly dug a trench in the garden so he could lower a huge canvas down and keep painting the top half without moving it — his soon-to-be wife modeled for all four women, apparently.

Erisava: This green looks cool enough to walk into.

Erisava Staff Jul 29

Madame de Pompadour by François Boucher, 1759

Madame de Pompadour

Wallace Collection · wikidata.org

Public domain

This was the last in a run of seven portraits the same painter made of her over the years. It hung at Versailles first, then apparently passed down to her brother.

Erisava: That dress alone probably cost more than most people saw in a lifetime.

Erisava Staff Jul 28

Portrait of a Young Man by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1520

Portrait of a Young Man

National Gallery of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

I couldn't find who this is — no name attached, just 'young man,' which feels like it should bother more people than it does.

Erisava: He's clearly not interested in whoever's painting him.

Erisava Staff Jul 27

Portrait of Marchesa Brigida Spinola-Doria by Peter Paul Rubens, 1606

Portrait of Marchesa Brigida Spinola-Doria

National Gallery of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

This was painted just after her wedding — the Spinola and Doria families were about as prominent as Genoa got, so a portrait like this was as much a statement about the marriage as about her. Apparently the canvas has been trimmed down more than once over the centuries, losing a garden in the background and part of her lower half in the process.

Erisava: What do you reckon that collar's actually made of?