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Headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple", or truncated cone worn in the late Middle Ages by European women of the nobility. Most common in Burgundy and France, but also elsewhere, especially at the English courts and Northern Europe. It is unclear what styles the word hennin described at the time, though it is recorded as being used in French in 1428, probably before the conical style appeared. The word does not appear in English until the 19th century. Burgundian Gown, 15th Century Paintings, 15th Century Fashion, Manuscript Art, Medieval Girl, Fashion Timeline, Medieval Garb, Century Painting, Medieval Paintings

Headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple", or truncated cone worn in the late Middle Ages by European women of the nobility. Most common in Burgundy and France, but also elsewhere, especially at the English courts and Northern Europe. It is unclear what styles the word hennin described at the time, though it is recorded as being used in French in 1428, probably before the conical style appeared. The word does not appear in English until the 19th century.

https://flic.kr/p/o1gYbT | Portrait of Isabella of Portugal, ~1445, Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden | © Randall Hobbet - All rights reserved - 2014 Getty Center, Los Angeles: This portrait, produced in the workshop of Rogier van der Weyden in about 1445, was based on a now-lost prototype. A woman of political ambition and power, Isabella of Portugal (1397-1471) became the duchess of Burgundy when she married Philip the Good in 1430. A later  inscription identifies her as the Persian Sibyl, ... Medieval Clothing, Isabella Of Portugal, Michael Borremans, Rogier Van Der Weyden, Getty Museum Los Angeles, Istoria Artei, Jan Van Eyck, Late Middle Ages, Getty Museum

© Randall Hobbet - All rights reserved - 2014 Getty Center, Los Angeles: This portrait, produced in the workshop of Rogier van der Weyden in about 1445, was based on a now-lost prototype. A woman of political ambition and power, Isabella of Portugal (1397-1471) became the duchess of Burgundy when she married Philip the Good in 1430. A later inscription identifies her as the Persian Sibyl, a female prophet from antiquity.

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