missfolly:

Portrait of a Woman with a Winged Bonnet, by Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1430

What I find most fascinating about this is the pin in her bonnet.  It is such a casual addition, but it humanizes her in the most amazing way!

vintagevision:

‘A Burgundian Debate on Happiness’

The Débat de Félicité (Debate on Happiness) is typical of didactic texts written at the court of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, one of the most glittering courts in Europe. This elegant copy was made for Philip’s son Charles the Bold before he succeeded his father as Duke, and illustrates why Bruges book illustration was so popular. Here personifications of the Three Estates of medieval society, the Church, Nobility and Labour, each present their case before the Court of Sciences.. 

Charles Soillot, Le Débat de Félicité
Bruges, between 1464 and 1467
Purchased for the nation in 1831
Arundel 71, f. 24
© The British Library Board

When I was a little girl I was obsessed with those pointy “princess hats.”  Now I just think about how uncomfortable they must have been to wear!

oldrags:

A drawing by Albrecht Duerer of a woman in dancing (!) dress, 1500 Germany

I LOVE Duerer!  His stuff seems so current, so real. 

(via mysteryoftheuniverse)

earwigbiscuits:

Madeleine of Burgundy Presented by Saint Mary Magdalene ~ Jean Hey, known as the Master of Moulins, c.1490

What an unusual and fabulous headdress!  Perfect for bad hair days :)

petitpoulailler:

amare-habeo: ca 1470 Petrus Christus (Flemish c1410/20-c1475/6) ~Portrait of a Young Woman, oil on oak wood, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

petitpoulailler:

centuriespast: c 1490 Ambrogio de Predis (Italian c1455-c1508)~ Portrait of a Woman; oil on panel, 51 x 34 cm; Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan