Portraits of Women: Dresses and Jewelry in 15th-Century Florence

A book full of insights designed not only to explore the art of great masters but also to understand, through the fashion of the time, the mechanisms of a dynamic and competitive society, where women became living emblems of family status, constantly striving for recognition.

An extraordinary collection of paintings, all from the Tuscan school of the 15th century, created by great masters such as Paolo Uccello, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli, and Piero Pollaiolo, to name just a few, showcases the rise of female portraiture, often intended to commemorate marriage. In this genre, women take center stage—not merely portrayed in an idealized form but as individuals, enhanced by luxurious garments and jewelry.