Magnifici habitus apud Venetos; Ducis Venetorum ornatus; Ducis Genuensis ornatus in Italia
Abraham de Bruyn Flemish
Publisher Joos de Bosscher Netherlandish
Not on view
Engraving, part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1580.
This engraving represents a man wearing sumptuous Venetian dress, a Venetian Duke in fine dress, and a Genoese Duke in fine dress. On the left, the man in sumptuous Venetian dress wears a long robe with long, wide sleeves, a band diagonally across the chest, and a small beret. On the center, the Venetian Duke wears a short ermin cape over a long brocaded cloak with a pattern of scrolling motifs and a border of lozenges, trimmed with braid and embellished pearls, over a long-sleeved, long robe with embellished trimmings. He wears a small hat of brocaded fabric, matching his cloak, and jeweled embellishments. On the right, the Genoese Duke wears a short ermin cape over a long overcoat with long, wide bell sleeves with a brocaded pattern of lozenges with semi-abstract four-petal lozenges, bordered with a pattern of smaller lozenges with pearl trimmings. He wears a small crown and holds a scepter on the right hand.