Dress as Image in Italian Renaissance Painting by Jane Bridgeman

This lecture by Jane Bridgeman (Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London) offers some surprising insights about how portrayals of dress in sixteenth-century painting signified status. The construction of garments and the choice of attire as recorded in works of art will be related to the roles of women at different stages of their lives. Male dress worn for official, unofficial, and professional activities will also be discussed.