Thinking of the Infanta Magarita
I made some new photographs for 2015, this is one of them - a mantua bringing to mind the paintings made in the Spainish court by Goya in the eighteenth century. It is titled Mantle 27 from my series by the same name.
I like to view it as an attempt return to the natural world from our most artificial extremes.
But I love the shape of the mantua and its forceful presence and the way it draws attention to the the bearing and stance of the wearer. It must have been a difficult garment for a child to wear.
All images copy right Frances Jill Studd 2015
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