This is a small watercolor I did of a Spanish princess in the early 17th century during the reign of Philip III. I love drawing the ornate, high flaring collars as well as the high boned bodice and full flowing opulent skirts of this extravagant period of nobility. There was a pride in physical beauty and refinement in the art of accentuating clothes that were sustained by the 16th and 17th centuries luxurious materials such as rich heavy garments, thick embroidery as well as sumptuous jewels and fragile, detailed lace. No other period was given more precious adornments to attain the perfection of human beauty. This image is based off the 1615 painting Portrait of a Princess by Sanchez Coello.
