Friday, October 11, 2019

More Examples of Blackwork Embroidery in Historic Portraits

The portraits below have examples of blackwork embroidery on their collars. These paintings are found at the Kunst History Museum in Vienna, Austria.



A Royal Servant for King Henry VIII painted by Hans Holbein in 1534. Found online at https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/964/?offset=1&lv=list




A merchant from Duisburg, Dirck Tybis painted by Hans Holbein in 1533. Found online at  https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/963/?offset=5&lv=list





Portrait of a Young Merchant, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1498-1543).

Portrait of a Young Merchant painted by Hans Holbein in 1541. Found online at https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/968/?offset=6&lv=list
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  1. Julia RobertDecember 28, 2022 at 4:51 AM

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  2. Julia RobertMay 16, 2023 at 4:01 AM

    Beautiful historic portraits. All the samples and patterns of embroidery digitizing by Blackwork embroidery are great and inspirational. Thank you very much...

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