Steel and Silk: Masculinity and Martial Fashion in Paris Bordon’s Portrait of a Man in Armor with Two Pages
A Renaissance knight, gleaming in armor, flanked by pages in velvet—Paris Bordon’s portrait explores how masculinity, power, and fashion were performed through steel and silk in the courts of 16th-century Europe.
Ginevra de’ Benci: The Style of a Silent Rebel
Modest, composed, and quietly defiant. Leonardo’s portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci is more than art—it’s a coded message. Discover how fashion, symbolism, and silence reveal the story of a Renaissance rebel.