Lady in Red

From antiquity to the present day, color has been embedded with cultural meaning. Red—associated with blood, fire, fertility, and life force in many cultures throughout the world—has always been one of the most highly prized colors. —Elena Phipps, "Cochineal Red : The Art History of a Color"
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Hashiguchi Goyō (Japanese, 1881–1921). 長襦袢の女 Woman Dressing, 1920. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 (JP2431)
Hashiguchi Goyō | Woman Dressing | Japan | Taishō period (1912–26) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hashiguchi Goyō (Japanese, 1881–1921). 長襦袢の女 Woman Dressing, 1920. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 (JP2431)
Wedding ensemble, 1878. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Genevieve Doherty in memory of Mrs. John Henry, 1964 (2009.300.18a, b)
Wedding ensemble | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wedding ensemble, 1878. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Genevieve Doherty in memory of Mrs. John Henry, 1964 (2009.300.18a, b)
Jacques Doucet (French, 1853–1929). Ensemble, 1920-23. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. W.G. Constable, 1975 (1975.15a–c)
Jacques Doucet | Ensemble | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jacques Doucet (French, 1853–1929). Ensemble, 1920-23. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. W.G. Constable, 1975 (1975.15a–c)
Dress, 1869. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 2002 (2002.383a, b)
Dress | American or European | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dress, 1869. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 2002 (2002.383a, b)
Mme. Grapanche. Dinner Dress, 1884-86. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Gift of Mrs. J. Randall Creel, 1963 (C.I.63.23.3a, b)
Mme. Grapanche | Dinner dress | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mme. Grapanche. Dinner Dress, 1884-86. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Gift of Mrs. J. Randall Creel, 1963 (C.I.63.23.3a, b)
a painting of a woman in a red dress
Sir John Everett Millais | Portia | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sir John Everett Millais (British, 1829–1896). Portia, 1886. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1906 (06.1328)
Paul Poiret (French, 1879–1944). Evening ensemble, ca. 1920. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Catharine Breyer Van Bomel Foundation Fund, 2005 (2005.194a–c)
Paul Poiret | Evening ensemble | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paul Poiret (French, 1879–1944). Evening ensemble, ca. 1920. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Catharine Breyer Van Bomel Foundation Fund, 2005 (2005.194a–c)
an image of a woman in red and gold dress with a crown on her head
Queen of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards | South Netherlandish | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Queen of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, ca. 1457-80. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Cloisters Collection, 1983 (1983.515.15)
an image of a painting with many people around it and one woman holding a baby
Hans Memling | Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hans Memling (Netherlandish, active by 1465–died 1494). Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara, early 1480s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 (14.40.634)
an old fashion photo of a woman in a red and white dress
Pierre-Louis Pierson | [La Finlandaise] | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913). La Finlandaise, 1861-67. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005 (A2005.100.400)
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Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553). Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1911 (11.15)
Lucas Cranach the Elder | Judith with the Head of Holofernes | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553). Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1911 (11.15)
Franz von Lenbach (German,1836–1904). Marion Lenbach (1892–1947), the Artist's Daughter, 1900. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900 (25.110.46)
Franz von Lenbach | Marion Lenbach (1892–1947), the Artist's Daughter | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Franz von Lenbach (German,1836–1904). Marion Lenbach (1892–1947), the Artist's Daughter, 1900. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900 (25.110.46)
an old book with the title as told by the typewriter girl, written in black and red
As told by the typewriter girl | Mabel Clare Ervin
1898. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Thomas J. Watson Library. American Decorated Publishers Bindings. #publishersbindings #pictorialclothbindings #clothbindings #decoratedbindings
an image of two angels in the woods with one holding his head and another looking at him
Francesco Maffei | Hagar and the Angel | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Francesco Maffei (Italian, 1605–1660). Hagar and the Angel, ca. 1657. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Anna Mont, in memory of Frederick Mont, 2010 (2012.100.1)
an old book with a drawing of a woman in a red dress and a man in a suit
José Guadalupe Posada | 1901 | The Met
Front and back covers printed on the same sheet for a collection of songs for the year 1901 (number 5), a man on his knees before a woman.
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