Españoleta Spanish Anonymus (s.XVII)

[pestatasti1]

It is sad that when it comes to baroque art you always end up talking about wigs.

However, since at least the first half of the eighteenth century (this piece is earlier), wigs were fashionable also in Italy and Spain: just look at the famous portraits of an Italian who lived in Spain, Domenico Scarlatti.

[discretinator]

ok, let's google then, just for the sake of simplicity

for example: velazquez portrait

or: "Carreño de Miranda" portrait

and yet another one: "bartolome esteban murillo" portrait

[themailman43]

Wow, this music is simply beautiful , can't help but imagining a a great ball dance full with people beautifully dressed and wearing those white whigs.

[discretinator]

@themailman43 I guess you're a bit confused, wigs were not in use in that epoch

[themailman43]

@discretinator Yes they were, we're talking about the XVII Century here. Maybe not the white wigs like i mentioned before , those were used more during the XVIII Century, but certainly the large curly style ones.

[discretinator]

@themailman43 not in Spain, my friend

[themailman43]

@discretinator In Spain too, i don't know where you base your opinion on , but im tired of seeing them in Aristocratic Spanish paintings of the time.

[EPJM1750]

@themailman43 wigs were used in northern Europe to keep the head hidden from the cold, mange and syphilis. Many in France and England, due to the unsanitary waters did not wash too often. They were not popular in the Mediterranean, even if worn in the Court, because of the heat. They were not popular in Spanish America either, where they were worn only on parades ans special occasions

[manganime72]

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