In portraiture of the sixteenth century, noble girls are often pictured holding exquisitely dressed dolls, possibly bought new for the sitting.. These dolls are likely to be accurately painted rather than idealised, as the sitters themselves often were, so it must be assumed that such dolls were indeed artistically finished.
Marta,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your special interest in dolls...your passion shows. I look forward to seeing more.