Michel Jansz van Miereveld - Portrait of a woman (1625)
More about this Dutch artist, and additional examples of his work at his Wikipedia page. I think I'll write up the ruff as a separate post someday.
From the History of Fashion tumblr, via Alabaster.
Good grief. Painting just one frill of the collar must have taken _ages_.
ReplyDeleteIncredible photo-like quality. I'm beyond impressed.
Lurker111
I look forward to learning more about the ruffs.
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