1537 (after) Barbara Jagiellon by workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (Gemäldegalerie - Berlin, Germany)

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According to her Wikipedia article, she lived between 1478 and 1534 so this is a posthumous portrait.

From Wikimedia. Also posted to the Early 1500s - 1470 to 1550 Album.

1537 (after) Barbara Jagiellon by workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (Gemäldegalerie - Berlin, Germany) Wm

This dress has a distinctive retro look to it. The over-dress covers the under-dress or kirtle under a vee neckline in late Middle Ages style.

Keywords:  1537, Cranach - Lucas the Elder, Barbara Jagliellon, Barbara Jagiellonka, Barbara von Polen, księżniczka polska, Herzogin von Sachsen, Jagiellończyk family, Wettin family, German, Steuchlein headdress, neck band, pendant, partlet, square neckline, kirtle, fur-edged over-dress, vee neckline, fur-edged long tight sleeves

Apr 23, 2019 at 4:43 PM
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