Fountain of Youth (details) by Cranach the Elder, c. 1546


Two versions of Christ Blessing the Children, the first by Cranach the Younger and the second by Cranach the Elder, both from the 1540s.


ELEONORA DI TOLEDO’S FUNERAL DRESS, EARLY 1560s

Portrait of Eleonora di Toledo, variant of Bronzino’s 1560 portrait of her

Sampson and Delilah (Detail) by Cranach the Elder, c. 1529-30

Sampson and Delilah (Detail) by Cranach the Elder, c. 1529-30

Saints Catharine, Margareth, and Barbara by Cranach the Elder, c. 1515-20

Saints Catharine, Margareth, and Barbara by Cranach the Elder, c. 1515-20

The daughters of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein, 1526

The daughters of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein, 1526

Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Marcus Gheeraerts II, c.1595

Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Marcus Gheeraerts II, c.1595

I’m so glad Spanish dress was requested! I’m an extraordinary fan of Spanish fashions of the 16th century. Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia of Spain with Magdalena Ruiz by Alonso Sánchez Coello, ca. 1586

I’m so glad Spanish dress was requested! I’m an extraordinary fan of Spanish fashions of the 16th century.

Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia of Spain with Magdalena Ruiz by Alonso Sánchez Coello, ca. 1586

Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain, by Alonso Sánchez Coello; ca. 1560

Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain, by Alonso Sánchez Coello; ca. 1560

Kaftan, Met Museum, ca. 1590 Kaftans like this one were worn by Ottoman princes who died when they were children. They were preserved in imperial tombs where, in accordance with Ottoman custom, they were placed over the graves of the deceased. This kaftan may have come from one of the graves of the 19 younger sons of Sultan Murat III.

Kaftan, Met Museum, ca. 1590

Kaftans like this one were worn by Ottoman princes who died when they were children. They were preserved in imperial tombs where, in accordance with Ottoman custom, they were placed over the graves of the deceased.

This kaftan may have come from one of the graves of the 19 younger sons of Sultan Murat III.

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