SnappyDragon | Were the Pre-Raphaelites painting accurate medieval dress . . . or Victorian fairtytalecore? @SnappyDragon | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
The Pre-Raphaelites loved medieval and fairytale aesthetic. How much did they know about historical fashion, and what can we learn about the history of clothes from pre Raphaelite art history? Click: drinkag1.com/snappydragon to get a FREE one-year supply of AG Vitamin D3+K2, plus five AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase of AG1!
Waterhouse's Ophelia may be one of the best-known images of medieval dress in art history, inspiring countless high fantasy fashions wanting to look like a painting. But is she dressed like a real medieval princess? I think asking if pre-Raphaelite fashion was historically accurate is the wrong question! There's more to why dress history matters than historical accuracy, and the Pre-Raphaelites impact on art history and the history of clothes is a perfect example of why.
The Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood and associated artists loved the romance and fantasy of early Renaissance art, and showed it by painting large numbers of historical fantasy scenes. Most people have seen more Pre-Raphaelite paintings than medieval art! Their art style was the Victorian era equivalent of modern aesthetics like princesscore and fairytalecore, combining the most stylish and beautiful elements of all sorts of historical costume like a greatest hits reel of fashion history. It even inspired a historical cottagecore movement, as Victorians interested in the alternative fashion of their day began wearing styles intended to look like a painting. These looks, called Artistic or Aesthetic dress, are now considered some of the most interesting in the world of historical sewing. The Pre-Raphaelite paintings' impact on costume history is far bigger than whether or not they painted accurate depictions of medieval clothing. Some things they got right, and some wrong-- and for an art movement spanning several decades, many artists, and many mediums, that isn't surprising.
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The Pre-Raphaelites loved medieval and fairytale aesthetic. How much did they know about historical fashion, and what can we learn about the history of clothes from pre Raphaelite art history? Click: drinkag1.com/snappydragon to get a FREE one-year supply of AG Vitamin D3+K2, plus five AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase of AG1!
Waterhouse's Ophelia may be one of the best-known images of medieval dress in art history, inspiring countless high fantasy fashions wanting to look like a painting. But is she dressed like a real medieval princess? I think asking if pre-Raphaelite fashion was historically accurate is the wrong question! There's more to why dress history matters than historical accuracy, and the Pre-Raphaelites impact on art history and the history of clothes is a perfect example of why.
The Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood and associated artists loved the romance and fantasy of early Renaissance art, and showed it by painting large numbers of historical fantasy scenes. Most people have seen more Pre-Raphaelite paintings than medieval art! Their art style was the Victorian era equivalent of modern aesthetics like princesscore and fairytalecore, combining the most stylish and beautiful elements of all sorts of historical costume like a greatest hits reel of fashion history. It even inspired a historical cottagecore movement, as Victorians interested in the alternative fashion of their day began wearing styles intended to look like a painting. These looks, called Artistic or Aesthetic dress, are now considered some of the most interesting in the world of historical sewing. The Pre-Raphaelite paintings' impact on costume history is far bigger than whether or not they painted accurate depictions of medieval clothing. Some things they got right, and some wrong-- and for an art movement spanning several decades, many artists, and many mediums, that isn't surprising.
Join my Patreon for Discord access, behind-the-scenes updates, pattern diagrams, research lists, monthly video chats, and more! patreon.com/snappydragonstudios
Or, you can buy me some Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/snappydragon
Follow me on IG for more stitchy business : @missSnappyDragon
For business inquiries, send an e-mail to : SnappyDragon at TBHonestSocial dot Com
I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions.
Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 11573, Oakland CA, 94611! Letters and cards only please 💚
