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  2. Neptune (Alexander McQueen collection) - Wikipedia

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    Neptune was placed in the "Mythos" section of the exhibition, which examined collections inspired by religion and mythology. [33] [34] The exhibition compared the collection's long white dresses to Caryatids of the Four Continents (c. 1867) by French sculptor Aimé Jules Dalou, noting that both evoked the idea of women as "pillars of strength ...

  3. Gwragedd Annwn - Wikipedia

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    Gwragedd Annwn, (singular Welsh: gwraig annwn) alternatively known as Dames of the Lower Region, Dames of Elfin Land, or Wives of the Lower World, are beautiful female fairies who live beneath lakes and rivers found in Welsh folklore.

  4. Peplos - Wikipedia

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    A peplos (Greek: ὁ πέπλος) is a body-length garment established as typical attire for women in ancient Greece by c. 500 BC, during the late Archaic and Classical period. It was a long, rectangular cloth with the top edge folded down about halfway, so that what was the top of the rectangle was now draped below the waist, and the bottom ...

  5. Artistic Dress - Wikipedia

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    Aesthetic dress of the 1880s and 1890s carries on many of the external characteristics of Artistic dress (rejection of tightlacing in favour of simplicity of line and emphasis on beautiful fabrics), even though, at its core, Aestheticism rejected the moral and social goals of the Victorian dress reform that was its precursor.

  6. Textiles in folklore - Wikipedia

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    The mythology and folklore surrounding their patronage can be found in their respective hagiographies. According to the Gospel of James, the Blessed Virgin Mary was weaving the veil for the Holy of Holies when the Annunciation occurred. [9] Textiles generally: Anthony Mary Claret is a Catholic patron saint of textile merchants.

  7. Ancient aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greeks focused on the aesthetic form of the ideal human body. [14] captured through the art. [15] Sculptures were initially inspired by the monumental art of the Ancient Egyptians. [14] Sculptures were considered at their peak of aesthetics when the human form was captured in a unique way and emphasized a divine or godlike quality.

  8. Peitho - Wikipedia

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    The most desirable women drew many prospective suitors, and persuasive skill often determined the suitor's success. Plutarch includes her on a list of five deities for new couples to pray to, also included are Zeus (Teleios), Hera (Teleia), Aphrodite, and Artemis. [26] A Roman relief depicting Peitho, circa 1st century B.C.E.

  9. History of the nude in art - Wikipedia

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    Undoubtedly due to the climate, the Egyptians used to wear little clothing, loincloths and skirts for men, and transparent linen dresses for women. This is reflected in the art, from the scenes that show the festivities and ceremonies of the court to the more popular scenes, which show the daily work of peasants, artisans, shepherds, fishermen ...