"A meme image shows a painting of two women and a man at a table with a white tablecloth and an unfinished meal with bread and a bottle of red wine. One woman is wearing a white hat and red necklace, and she is looking at the viewer with a slight smile. The other woman is drinking from a glass and also looking at..."
#History #Rome #Fashion I don't think that it is a napkin. The artist portrays a restaurant scene in 19th century Rome.1) Throughout history, men have obliged in particular married women to cover their hair for "decency reasons." IdK about female fashion in that period, but already in antiquity, they had a similar fashion.2)
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Roman Women – Dress As ever, Roman women’s dresses were a little different from the men’s tunics. For example, they were often pale rose, or aqua.
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"A meme image shows a painting of two women and a man at a table with a white tablecloth and an unfinished meal with bread and a bottle of red wine. One woman is wearing a white hat and red necklace, and she is looking at the viewer with a slight smile. The other woman is drinking from a glass and also looking at..."
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#History #Rome #Fashion
I don't think that it is a napkin.
The artist portrays a restaurant scene in 19th century Rome.1)
Throughout history, men have obliged in particular married women to cover their hair for "decency reasons."
IdK about female fashion in that period, but already in antiquity, they had a similar fashion.2)
"Carl Bloch, From a Roman osteria [Restaurant], 1866, KMS4087, Statens Museum for Kunst"
1)
commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/F…
2)
fashion-era.com/ancient-costum…
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