Carl Bloch / Danish/ In a Roman Osteria / 1866
Elizabeth Jerichau Baumann / Danish / An Egyptian Fellah Woman with her Baby/ 1872
(Below) Jan Verkade / Dutch/ Self Portrait/ 1891
Martinus Rørbye / Danish / A Party of Chess Players Outside a Turkish Coffeehouse and Barbershop / 1845
Shoe details from: Johan Ludwig Lund / Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector’s Tomb / 1807
Yesterday I went to the Statens Museum for Kunst and besides being overwhelmed by the amount of GREAT art and the want to immediately bust out my paints, I started to notice some of the cool accessories that the subjects of these painting were rocking. (So ‘me’ to notice that of all things. Ha ha. ) Even though most of these works were from the 1700-1800’s, I felt like their accessories looked very current–so much so, that I challenged myself to find current accessories that resembled these details from these centuries-old artworks. I think I did a pretty good job :P –and isn’t it funny how some of these folks even look kinda hipster? Like Can’t you picture Jan Verkade having a cortado at Intelligentsia? Or that homie with the hat at the Roman Osteria having an R2 at Sqirl? Ha ha.
Get the looks:
Teardrop Earrings
Coral colored earrings
good style is timeless.
you did an amazing job of finding matches!
this post is SO much fun!
this is awesome!!! love it justina.
great post! – fun!
Check out the looks on those faces in the first painting – do they look sneaky/guilty, or what?
They look like they’ve just been ‘papped’.
Ha!! what a great post!!
this reminds me of homework from costume history! So much fun!
This is a really cool post, what an original fashion inspiration idea haha. I really enjoyed it. The Jan Verkade self-portrait is so on trend with his stripe nautical tee!
Thanks so much! I couldn’t believe how current it looked–totally trendy!
What a creative post, I can’t believe how well you matched all items especially the socks!
I’m a long-time reader but this is my first time posting — posts like this make me love this blog!!! you’re the best!
Awww I’m SO happy you’re commenting–makes me feel great. Thanks for the kind words and I’m so glad that you enjoyed the post.
I noticed the same thing when visiting the archaeological museum here in Crete. There were jewels and accessories of the minoan civilisation (more than 4.000 years ago!) that are super hip and stylish even for these days.
Some things never change, don’t you think?
xoxo
Good style lasts the test of time!!
INCREDIBLE, JUSTINA! You are such an inspiration!!! I can’t wait to catch up proper chups!!! XOXOXOXOXXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
i am floored! this is amazing….the resemblance! i’ve been living vicariously through you. :)
what a brilliant post!!!!! very inspiring! it made me actually think how fashion always come back! isnt (in a way) weird that we would wear nowdays leather sandals, or even the cool woolen socks? thank you very much for this post! food for thought…
Love this post! Super creative and true how styles recycle through the times. *thumbs up*
What great eyes you have. This post was wonderful and very inspiring… Look in the least expected places for inspiration! Thank you for this one! :)
Fabulous post!
Hi.Justina. Very nice blog and how funny to see these beautiful danish paintings here on your web. Carl Bloch “Fra et romersk osteri” is my all time favorite painting and I´ve had a reproduction on my wall, all my adult life…great idea with the jewelry, love it ;-)
Nanna, Denmark.
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