Part 2 of this webinar deals with the rise of the miniature portrait, from cost to the talented painters. Their depictions of wealthy individuals held hidden messages of love between couples in both life and death.
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Mourning Fashion in White
The affectation of white in mourning is ubiquitous, and appears throughout the world in funerary and mourning customs. White, the predominant colour used to symbolize the loss of children and the unmarried, was used in mourning fashion for young children, as well as accessories for women. Stages of mourning are important in the re-introduction of… Continue reading Mourning Fashion in White
Cameo & Micromosaic Influences in Mourning Jewels
Culturally, the values of Europe differ across small geographic regions. Values in religion, politics, and language all have an impact on the styles of mourning, and how they could be displayed. Mourning, as a custom, requires a specific element of identity to be understood as a reference indicating when a person is in mourning. Through this necessity, mourning symbolism in fashion changed greatly… Continue reading Cameo & Micromosaic Influences in Mourning Jewels
Children in Mourning
A child in mourning is the ultimate symbol of family grief. The child is what carries forward a memory and validates the parent’s existence, so it is with great grief that the loss of a child could be worn as a jewel or in fashion. In the reverse of this, a child in mourning for… Continue reading Children in Mourning