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This exhibition is going on right now until September 30, 2010 at the Abbey of San Fruttuoso a little to the south of Genoa on the north-western coast of Italy.
Liguria is well-known throughout history for it's textiles, macramé and bobbin lace and there is plenty of all that at this little show.
Two dresses from paintings of Genoese nobilewomen have also been recreated in exacting detail. The gown from this portrait by Rubens of the Marchesa Brigida Doria Spinola (1606) and the gown from this portrait by Van Dyck of Caterina Balbi Durazzo (1624).
On YouTube there is a six-minute video of a television report on the exhibition. It is particularly interesting as they show some great details of the gowns. There are also some beautiful fabrics and macramé fringes as well as laces and gold embroideries. Worth a look!
Thanks a lot for this lovely video and the information. I will try to go and visit this exhibition, it is all I love!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thank you Jeanine. This is fantastic! Wish I could go. The video was very interesting. I don't understand Italian, but pictures are worth a thousand word, no? - Sheila
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