{"id":2096,"date":"2009-10-02T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2009-10-02T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arttrav.com\/?p=2096"},"modified":"2014-09-10T15:43:50","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T13:43:50","slug":"how-to-dress-like-a-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arttrav.com\/tuscany\/how-to-dress-like-a-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to dress like a Russian with a taste for Italian fabrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2097\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2097 size-full\" title=\"img79_953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/img79_953.jpg?resize=600%2C529&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tessuto in seta e velluto con fondo ricamato con fili dorati e argentati Genova, XVI sec. cm 51,5x58,7 San Pietroburgo, Museo Statale Ermitage \" width=\"600\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/img79_953.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/img79_953.jpg?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tessuto in seta e velluto con fondo ricamato con fili dorati e argentati Genova, XVI sec. St Petersburg, Hermitage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This weekend I went to the show &#8220;<strong>Lo Stile delle Zar<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; the fashion of the Tsars, on the relationship between art and fashion and between Russia and Italy from the 15th to 18th centuries. Beautifully displayed at <strong>Prato&#8217;s Museo del Tessuto &#8211; fabric museum<\/strong> &#8211; the point of encounter between the two cultures is of course <strong>fabrics<\/strong>. This is no great surprise, given the city&#8217;s history in the production, first artisanal, then industrial, of highly valued cloth.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2098\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2098 size-full\" title=\"img79_944\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/img79_944.jpg?resize=396%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Artista veneziano ignoto Madonna con Bambino, tardo XV sec. Olio su tela (trasferito da tavola), cm 58x38 San Pietroburgo, Museo Statale Ermitage \" width=\"396\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/img79_944.jpg?w=396&amp;ssl=1 396w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/img79_944.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unknown Venetian: Madonna con Bambino, Late 15th c. oil on canvas transfered from panel, Hermitage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show <strong>puts paintings and cloth samples in relation to each other<\/strong>. The section I thought was most interesting was the first room on the ground floor, which had the earliest paintings on display (many from the Hermitage, so not things I&#8217;d seen before). The curators selected paintings with particularly stunning fabrics and patterning and set them beside pieces of similar historical fabric. In this setting, <strong>one is drawn towards noticing this aspect of the paintings<\/strong> that one might not have paid particular attention to in a regular museum. The lighting and otherwise rather text-free cases made for a lovely viewing experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The textile museum itself is also interesting, in an ex-industrial space that has recently been recuperated (a second section of it is due to open soon as a library). A permanent exhibit near the entry describes historical textile processes and the whole museum is set up in accordance with the latest curatorial ideas. The gift shop also has a really cute sheep and material-related gifties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Important Information:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>LO STILE DELLO ZAR. 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