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La Noblesse Française à l’église (The French Nobility at Church)
Abraham Bosse (mentioned on object), c. 1628 - c. 1629
Bosse portrayed the Gothic churches of Paris as sites of piety and fashionability. While praying or merely strutting through the centuries-old architecture, the churchgoers in these prints sport the latest styles. For example, in the few years since Callot’s series (adjacent), an ornate and expensive form of lace cutwork – reticella – had become a popular form of decoration for collars and cuffs.
- Artwork typekostuumprent
- Object numberRP-P-OB-42.129
- Dimensionsheight 154 mm x width 94 mm