#1450s

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Horsewoman of Spades from the Visconti tarot deck by Bonifacio Bembo, 1450.

[history-of-fashion]

ab. 1450 Master E. S. - Lady with a helmet and an empty escutcheon

(Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden)

[artschoolglasses]

War Hammer, French, 1450

From the Met Museum

[materialitylost]

Enguerrand Quarton - Le Couronnement de la Vierge (Coronation of the Virgin), 1454

72" x 86.6"

[i-love-this-art]

Enguerrand Quarton / “The Coronation of the Virgin” / 1453-1454 / Pierre de Luxembourg Museum

[oncanvas]

The Madonna of Humility, after Robert Campin, circa 1450–1470

Oil on panel 48.6 x 37.8 cm (19 ⅛ x 14 ⅞ in.) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA

[toadlessgirl]

I came across this drawing in a 15th century book of what is supposedly an extendable dagger, but all I can see is a friendly cartoon character who's about to teach me about siege warfare.

[tenth-sentence]

The woman portrayed as very small, Elizabeth Etchingham, died first, in 1452, nearly 30 years before her friend Agnes Oxenbridge, who died in 1480.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Serpent ornament.

Date: A.D. 1450–1532

Place of origin: Peru

Culture: Inca (?)

Medium: Cotton, camelid hair

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Garden of Love at the Court of Philippe III le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, 1450.

[history-of-fashion]

ab. 1450 Master E. S. - Bride and groom

(Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden)

[artschoolglasses]

Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen, South Netherlandish, 1440-50

From the Met Museum

[miapcain]

pet peeve

[mapsontheweb]

Europe Before the Fall of Constantinople, 15th century.

[inkskinned]

what is considered "beautiful" by society is inevitably sexist, racist, ableist, classist, transphobic, and bigoted. it targets and attacks any perceived difference, and it particularly villainizes women of color while co-opting aesthetics; as if features and cultural norms can be worn as accessories.

and the scary thing! you can see all of these things, know them to be true logically, and also know that you are treated better if you are perceived as beautiful. if you have ever been treated as "ugly", you know exactly how much society reviles you if you don't manage to scamper along and perform to their rules.

and how are you supposed to balance that? do you want a nose job to fix your broken nose, or have you just recently been seeing videos about how many people look better after nose jobs. do you want to lose weight to feel good, or is it that when you lose weight people treat you better. do you want to wear this outfit, or is it just the thing that's least likely to get you harassed. do you want to get lip injections for your reasons or is your whole reason that you don't feel beautiful unless you get those lip injections?

and the definitions shift. the goals get more specific. in the way that you only become aware of your tongue when someone mentions it; parts of your body are introduced as problems. i had never heard the term "hip dip" until about a year ago - and it was in the context of how to get rid of this. i'm 30, i know this shit is invented, and yet! i still find that strange voice saying but do you think someone is going to notice?

how the fuck am i supposed to say "this is my genuine choice i am making for my body" when i also know that years of my life have been spent socializing me to accept this as my inevitable fate? how do i know i'm actually doing this out of love for my body - or am i doing it for how i want others to see me, which will be lovely enough to feel loved? how am i supposed to recover when my unhealthy habits are seen as self-discipline but if i relax i'm openly mocked for "letting time win"? how the fuck am i supposed to say "i'm doing it for me" when i'm also very aware that i'm doing it to stop myself from being teased or demeaned? is it my choice if the other option is being bullied?

we are living in a hostage negotiation - either consent to the demands or spend the rest of your life being treated like you're a despicable person.

[miamaimania]

In the haunting embrace of Hell's detail, Dirk depicts a somber scene from ~1450 Palace of Fine Arts in Lille, France. A spectral dance between darkness and light unfolds.