tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post5576387658422770728..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in period costume, oil sketch by Winterhalter, 1851Stephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-74439816185613613922016-12-21T11:05:58.782-08:002016-12-21T11:05:58.782-08:00Yes, it's definitely them. All the documentati...Yes, it's definitely them. All the documentation and the painting by Lami corroborate this. And, actually, the costumes are designed to portray the - 17th - century; the event was called the "Stuart Ball", after all. (The ladies' gowns were adapted to flatter contemporary 19th century sensibilities, of course.) Thanks for the question! : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-64307999468320011242016-12-20T23:56:25.464-08:002016-12-20T23:56:25.464-08:00Are you sure the painting describe the Victoria an...Are you sure the painting describe the Victoria and Albert? first they are not look alike them, second the costume is 16th century Baroque, not the 18th century, we can see the men's outfit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789522523361485014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-71879680626822254722015-04-21T13:06:25.191-07:002015-04-21T13:06:25.191-07:00Very interesting. Of course the Queen, herself, de...Very interesting. Of course the Queen, herself, described the dress as "grey moiré antique", so who knows what the original color really looked liked - and it's even possible that Winterhalter "upped the saturation" in his painting...?Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-73826630864703480422015-04-21T10:58:02.695-07:002015-04-21T10:58:02.695-07:00Oh you should totally hashtag this as #TheOriginal...Oh you should totally hashtag this as #TheOriginalDress because clearly this dress is no longer striped blue and gold as depicted by Winterhalter, but white and gold! And by coincidence, I recently heard a rerun on NPR about the color blue in Homer's time (http://www.radiolab.org/story/211213-sky-isnt-blue/)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-68323758539519763592015-04-18T03:44:52.911-07:002015-04-18T03:44:52.911-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345164892677873808noreply@blogger.com