#mantua

[tragediambulante]

Details from the room of Cupid and Psyche in Palazzo Te, Giulio Romano, 1526-28

[livesunique]

Palazzo Ducale di Mantova, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy,

Reinhard Görner Photography

[spitalfields-silk]

A woman's mantua and petticoat, British, 1735-1740, brown silk, brocaded in floral design with rust, maroon, blue floss and chenille, Spitalfields, c1732; altered 1870-1910

[fashionsfromhistory]

Mantua

c.1709-1710

England or the Netherlands

Royal Ontario Museum (Object number: 973.214)

[allthingseurope]

Mantua, Italy (by Andreas Binder)

[countess--olenska]

Nicolas de Largillière

[history-of-fashion]

1740-1745 (embroidery), 1740-1745 (sewing), 1920s (altered) Woman's court mantua with petticoat and stomacher (England)

silk, linen, silk thread, linen thread, 14 types of silver thread, silver strip, silver frisé, silver spangles

(Victoria and Albert Museum)

[enibas22]

Thank you for the picture Nelya!

IG extrascharff - 23rd September 2023

Mantua - we made it!

[apdurruti]

5th room at

Mantua, Palazzo Te (Gonzaga's summer residence), Camera del Sole e della Luna (Chamber of the Sun and the Moon): ceiling representing the chariots of the Sun and of the Moon, driven by Diana and Apollo. Fresco based on Giulio Romano's project and painted by Francesco Primaticcio in 1527 - 1528.

[somethingwithmoles]

Alexander the Great, detail of the frescoes in the Chamber of the Emperors, Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy

Giulio Romano, c. 1530-31

Source: Palazzo Te

[samissadagain]

Mantua and petticoat of French silk, brocaded with silver-gilt threads, made in England, 1755-60 of French silk, 1753-55.

[tragediambulante]

Details from the room of Cupid and Psyche in Palazzo Te, Giulio Romano, 1526-28

[medici-collar]

The Met

The late 1670s saw a new development in the style of women's dress that would have a far-reaching effect throughout the following century. The stiff constricting boned bodice-and-skirt style previously worn by women was now replaced with the mantua, a more loosely draped style of gown. The mantua was thought to display silk designs to their best advantage, as they were draped rather than cut; as such, it is believed the garment was named after Mantua in Italy, where expensive silks were produced. However, it has also been suggested that the name derives from manteau, the French term for a coat.

The mantua was a coatlike construction, with sleeves cut in one piece with the back and front. It was pleated at the shoulders and fell to the waist, where it was held in place by a sash. From there it was folded back into a bustle shape and worn over a matching petticoat. As the style evolved, the pleats at the front were reduced in number and the bodice was opened, with the torso now covered by a stiffened piece of fabric in the form of an inverted triangle, tapering into a narrow waist. This piece of fabric was known as a stomacher. Early examples are often intricately embroidered. While these gowns appear quite substantial, they were actually precariously fastened with pins to hold the stomacher in place.

Originally an informal style, and banned for its informality from the French court by Louis XIV, the mantua gradually became acceptable as formal dress and remained a popular choice for court dress in England until the mid-century. Its popularity was such that dressmakers were referred to as mantua-makers.

Title: Mantua

Date: ca. 1708

Culture: British

Medium: silk, metal

[getinvolvedyoulivehere]

Innocent Homeowner Calls 911 to Report Burglary, Cops Show Up and Execute Him

“Less than 5 seconds elapsed between when the Officer stepped out of his police vehicle and when he began firing." Full Story: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/watch-innocent-homeowner-calls-911-to-report-burglary-cops-show-up-and-execute-him

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Beige Floral Silk Court Mantua Dress, 1750-1770, British.

National Museums Scotland.

[armthearmour]

A beutful Rotella painted with scenes of combat, attributed to Giulio Romano,

Diameter: 24.4 in/62 cm

Mantua, Italy, ca. 1530, housed at the Musée du Louvre.