Late 16th century jewelry
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:42 pm
What was common jewelry for a man of stature at the time, specifically in the HRE/Germany?
Rings, definitely. You can find some relevant examples at http://larsdatter.com/rings-4.htm
Thick gold chains appear on some men, too:
http://www.wga.hu/html/c/cranach/lucas_e/5/01duke.html
http://www.wga.hu/art/c/cranach/lucas_e/7/03youngm.jpg
http://www.wga.hu/html/h/holbein/hans_y ... rtens.html
A hat badge; see http://larsdatter.com/hatbadges.htm for several examples.
A nobleman of significant stature might be a member of an order of one sort or another. http://larsdatter.com/collars.htm shows portraits with men in collars of orders of knighthood (including a few Holy Roman Emperors in the collar of the Order of the Fleece), but there's other orders represented in pendants and other jewelry in portraits at http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paint ... t-of-a-man and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... tein_2.jpg
