"Light and Truth"
This is a tumblr full of paintings, textiles, antiques, writings, and artefacts from Italian History. Currently focusing on the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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Panel of Silk Weaving1700-25 ItalySilk damask background with silk brocade 

Panel of Silk Weaving
1700-25 Italy
Silk damask background with silk brocade 

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Woman’s Gloves18th Century ItalySilk Knit, Lace 

Woman’s Gloves
18th Century Italy
Silk Knit, Lace 

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Man’s Negligee CapAbout 1675-1725, ItalySilk velvet embroidered with gold metallic thread 

Man’s Negligee Cap
About 1675-1725, Italy
Silk velvet embroidered with gold metallic thread 

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Pocketbook1675-1725Silk; embroidered with silk and metallic yarns

Pocketbook
1675-1725
Silk; embroidered with silk and metallic yarns

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SilkLate 14th - Early 15th century Italy
[It seems to have a bug, and some wheat, and maybe a dog on it? It’s hard to tell, but it’s such an interesting piece!] 

Silk
Late 14th - Early 15th century Italy

[It seems to have a bug, and some wheat, and maybe a dog on it? It’s hard to tell, but it’s such an interesting piece!] 

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Knitted Glove (One of a Pair)1650-1700 ItalySilk, Embroidery 

Knitted Glove (One of a Pair)
1650-1700 Italy
Silk, Embroidery 

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Shoe (Chopine)1590-1610 ItalySilk, metal
“While this single chopine is very typical of the form in design and decoration, the blue color is less commonly seen than red or green. An additional feature of note also found on many other surviving examples is the leather sock lining with incised pattern of concentric squares.” 

Shoe (Chopine)
1590-1610 Italy
Silk, metal

While this single chopine is very typical of the form in design and decoration, the blue color is less commonly seen than red or green. An additional feature of note also found on many other surviving examples is the leather sock lining with incised pattern of concentric squares.” 

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BlouseLate 16th century ItalySilk, linen, metal thread 

Blouse
Late 16th century Italy
Silk, linen, metal thread
 

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Renaissance damask with lionsSilk; damask1567-1599 AD 

Renaissance damask with lions
Silk; damask
1567-1599 AD