Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site
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Page This site celebrates Italian culture for the enjoyment of children and
adults. Site-Overview
Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site Shops at: Zazzle & PrintFection Believe it or
not, there is a whole series of Paper Dolls with various costumes, for
children (supposedly!), from Amazon.com. Here are a
few... Artist Antonio Bici produced some very clean representations of
very happy Tuscan peasants as shown in the right column below.
They are available from AllPosters.com. Just click on
the title to link through to the collection where you can see sizes
and prices.
If you are interested in historical costumes, The
Costumer's Manifesto site is the bible. They offer great
descriptions of:
And if you have or know children, they may enjoy a Paper Doll
Series of costumes available from Amazon.com.
They all cost under 6$. See the titles I've collected
in the left column. In the days before cameras became common-place items in a tourist's
bag, visitors to towns would purchase picture post-cards as
remembrances of their journey.
The cards were reproductions of drawings, with colors added.
To the modern eye, the effect is charmingly nostalgic of the 'Grand
Tour' era of travel.
The prints in the left column below are made from picture
post-cards and are sold in various sizes, but are all relatively
inexpensive. They click through to their page at AllPosters.com
where you can see the sizes and prices.
Check out my Framed Prints Page for
ideas about how to display them in your home. Palazzo Vecchio Bell Tower Il Ponte Vecchio Santa Maria Novella Loggia dei Lanzi Vintage Florence at AllPosters.com Abito
dei contadini
(Peasant Costumes) Abito
dei contadini di Masiano
(Masaiano Peasant Costumes) Abito
delle contadine
(Peasant Women Costumes) Abito dei contadini di Montale (Montale
Peasant Costumes) Antonio Bici at AllPosters.com Visit my Paintings of Rome
Page Visit my Venetian Paintings Page
Click on the logo to an incredibly rich fashion history
site: Fashion Era.com.

Florentine
Costumes, and Post-Card Art of Florence, Paper Dolls

Florentine Costumes
Post-Card Art
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