Hefner Alteneck Collection

Portrait of a German maiden in late 16th century garb. She wears a lace ruff, a painted glass brooch with her own likeness, and holds a prayer book bound in painted parchment

Ceremonial dress of orders of chivalry, 16th century
Ceremonial robes of knights of the Golden Fleece A, Order of the Garter B, Teutonic Knights C, D, and sword and wreath of Georg Hund von Wenkheim E

Women of Venice dying their hair using a solana (a wide brim hat with a hole in the centre), one with a sponge A, and one with comb in front of a mirror after Cesare Vecellio B, and wooden comb C

King Rudolph II, 1552-1612, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria. In lace ruff, plate armour decorated with gold, slashed padded hose and chainmail socks

Young Furst or nobleman in his student days, wearing precious hat, doublet, hose and cape. From a lifesize oil painting in Nuremburg Museum

City ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing
City burgher and ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing beside his coat of arms. From an Aschaffenburg Guild Book. He holds a golden lily, and she a rose

Noblewoman from Naples and bourgeois woman of Rome, late 16th century. From miniature paintings in the Stammbuch (Friendship Book) of Andreas Heidenreich von Pidenegg

Heraldic shield of a gunmaster from an art book on the founding of Aschaffenburg. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Oil paintings of children and women, late 16th century. Two-year old child A, one-year old child B, noble woman C, and Sabine of Wurttemberg, Landgravine of Hesse D

Doge and Dogaressa of Venice, and state barge, 16th century
Doge and Dogaressa of Venice, and the state barge or bucentaur, 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Spanish noblewomen in summer and winter clothes
Spanish noblewomen in summer clothes (left) and winter clothes (right), late 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Italian soldiers and helmet, late 16th century
Italian soldier in day wear with sword and dagger A, Italian soldier in battle dress with matchlock musket, wheellock pistol, sword, helm and breastplate B, and Italian helmet C

Festive costume of Conrad Pistor of the Kremer Guild, 1588
Festive costume of Conrad Pistor of the Kremer Guild in 1588, with his coat of arms with ploughshare, indicating blacksmith. From an Aschaffenburg guild book

George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
Funeral sculptures of George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and his wife Magdalena of Lippe. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Three women in Venetian dress from the Harlequinade, or Italian comic theatre. From a mural in the Fools Staircase in Klaussnitz Castle

Foppish Pantaloon, Columbine in Italian dress and Pierrot with lute from the Harlequinade, or Italian comic theatre. From oil paintings in Kraussnitz Castle

Noble women of Senez, Provence, and German
Noble women of Senez, Provence, one riding sidesaddle with a page, and another walking with a boy (top) and German women of the same era from Jost Ammans playing cards

Men in doublet and hose, 16th century
Young man in slashed doublet and hose with flag A, man in doublet and hose B, and man in armour and helmet, late 16th century

French fashions, and German bride and groom
Man and woman in French fashions from Paris A, and German bride C and groom D in wedding crowns of Nuremburg, late 16th century

Fashions of French and English men, 16th century
French man in wide-brim hat and cape A, English man with short doublet, hose, sword and shield B, and round targe or shield C, D, late 16th century

Gravestone of Anna Schmittner, died 1575, from the wall of St. Agatha Church in Aschaffenburg. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Costume of a noble woman from a colour pen drawing, 1574
Costume of a noble woman from a colour pen drawing by a German master with monogram DM, 1574. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Italian womens fashions, late 16th century
Woman of Genoa with bouquet A, woman of Pisa holding a feather fan B, and details of a pair of Venetian womans shoes in sheepskin C, D, E, F

Melchior von Graenroth, Vicedom of Aschaffenburg, 1573
Melchior von Graenroth, Vicedom of Aschaffenburg, kneeling in full armour on his gauntlets, died 1573. After a sculpture by caster Hieronymus Hack

Craftswoman from Nuremberg and woman
Craftswoman from Nuremberg with purse in the form of a castle with little man looking out, and woman from Cologne in golden girdle with bouquet of flowers, late 16th century

German bride, a maiden and a Burgermeister, 16th century
German bride from Augsburg, a maiden from Marburg, and a Stadtknecht with his symbol of office, a small axe. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Bartholomeus Brun, burgher, and burgher woman
Bartholomeus Brun, burgher, and woman in veil and full-sleeved dress with gold belt, Cologne, 1572. From the Ducal Library at Darmstadt

Knight, fool and girl, 16th century Germany
Knight (reiter) with wheel-lock pistol and harem pants A, jester with bladder and marotte (bauble), B, and girl in long petticoat and apron from Strasbourg C

Helm called Beckehnaube or Bassinet, late 16th century, with engraved decoration. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Italian fan or Ventarola of the late 16th century
Italian woven straw fan or Ventarola A, noble Venetian woman in a shell cloak B, noble Venetian C, and noble Genoan D. After paintings in a famous costume book by Jost Amman

German soldiers with halberds wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Gunpowder expert with his back to us, and soldier with cap and armour collar. From color pen drawings in the possession of C

German soldiers wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Chief sutler with his arms raised, and infantry chief in armour and helmet with short staff. From color pen drawings in the possession of C

Superb sword hilt from the mid-16th century. Guard and pommel in black iron decorated with gold and silver figures, grip with mesh of gold wire in a feather pattern

German women in big shoulder pads, 1572
German women in dresses with big shoulder pads, 1572. Young woman in gold hairnet and plumed cap, and doctors wife in unusual hat and veil that hides the hair, mouth and chin

Tablecloth with images of the wedding of Count
Tablecloth in white canvas decorated with images of the wedding of Count Poppo von Henneberg and Sophia von Braunschweig, with musicians, music notation, and courtiers dancing

Sword hilt and gilt hunting pipes, Germany, 16th century
Sword hilt in iron decorated with silver A, and gilt hunting pipes decorated with sapphires B and a crocodile C. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Antoine, King of Navarre, and Jeanne III, Queen of Navarre. From a miniature painting. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

German pewter jugs and tankards from the later 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Embroidered tablecloth with flowers and coats of arms, 1562. From the Sigmaringen art collection. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Swiss burger woman from the mid 16th century, holding a chalice. From a coloured pen and ink drawing, probably for a stained-glass coat of arms

German male court dress of the mid 16th century, and two halberd heads. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

German necklaces of the mid 16th century: gem with enamel painting of a crucifixion scene A, gem with enamel painting of St

Richly decorated German shield from the mid 16th century in the arms collection of the Count of Erbach. Decorated with gilt figures on a grey iron background, and a wide gold-plated edge

German cup made out of a nautilus shell decorated with gilded silver nautical ornaments, mid 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Basrelief gravestone of Susannna Albert, died 1565, wife of Adam Albert, counsel and town clerk. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

German saddle from the mid 16th century. Front view of the richly decorated saddle and stirrups. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Portrait of a young man in intricate deer-leather
Portrait of a young man after an oil painting in Hollenzollern Castle, Zigmaringen, 1558. The deer leather jacket, silk sleeves and trousers are decorated with fine slits and points

Chandelier made of deer antlers with heraldic female figures
Chandelier made of deer antlers with female figures holding heraldic shields, Germany, mid 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

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