Examples of Masque Costume in the late 16th & Early 17th Centuries

The bulk of extant drawings for masque costume come from the early 17th century masque designer Inigo Jones. Masques and the ceremonial pageants which preceded them were also common in the later 16th century, but unfortunately, few drawings of the costumes remain.

The costumes depicted below can also be found in James Saslow's Medici Wedding 1589: Florentine Festival as Theatrum Mundi and in Roy Strong's Festival designs by Inigo Jones. An Exhibition of drawings for scenery and costumes for the court masques of James I and Charles I.

Apollo by Buontalenti
Delphic Couple by Buontalenti
Dancing Girls by Buontalenti
A Muse by Buontalenti
A Lady Masquer by Inigo Jones
A lady masquer by Inigo Jones
A Lady Masquer by Inigo Jones
A Torchbearer of Oceania by Inigo Jones
Daughter of Niger by Inigo Jones
A Star by Inigo Jones
An Indian Torchbearer by Inigo Jones
Queen Atalanta, Inigo Jones
Queen Artemisia by Inigo Jones
Queen Camilla by Inigo Jones
Queen Candace by Inigo Jones
A Naiad by Inigo Jones
Penthiselea of the Amazons by Inigo Jones
A River Nymph by Inigo Jones
Queen Zenobia by Inigo Jones
A Knight with a Shield by Inigo Jones
A Knight by Inigo Jones
A Knight by Inigo Jones
A Page by Inigo Jones
A Polishman by Inigo Jones
Artemisia's Headdress
A Masquer's Headdress
Zenobia's Headdress
Headdress of Queen Saba (1553)
Justice Sleeping by Hoefnagel (1563)


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