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Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent, now in Tate Britain, in London. Painted in 1889, it depicts actress Ellen Terry in a famous performance as Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare 's tragedy Macbeth , wearing a green dress decorated with iridescent beetle wings .
Beetlewing, or beetlewing art, is an ancient craft technique using iridescent beetle wings practiced traditionally in Thailand, Myanmar, India, China and Japan. Notable beetlewing garments include Lady Curzon's peacock dress (1903) and a costume dress worn by the actress Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth , depicted in the painting Ellen Terry as Lady ...
Portrait of a Lady (or Portrait of a Woman) is a small oil-on-oak panel painting executed around 1460 by the Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden. The composition is built from the geometric shapes that form the lines of the woman's veil , neckline, face, and arms, and by the fall of the light that illuminates her face and headdress.
The dress features a design representing the feathers of a peacock, a symbol of great significance in Indian culture and the Hindu religion, on a fabric traditionally worn by Mughal court rulers. [3] Lady Curzon's dress was a reference to the Peacock Throne that originally stood in the Diwan-I-Khas palace, where the
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It was depicted as a headdress in the shape of a vulture draped over the head, with its wings hanging down on the sides. [1] It was a symbol of protection associated with the vulture goddess Nekhbet , who often wore this crown when depicted in a human form. [ 2 ]
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One of Carr's best-known works is a costume that used beetle wings to create an iridescent effect [7] worn by Terry as Lady Macbeth in the Shakespeare play Macbeth. [8] It was designed by Carr and crocheted by dressmaker Ada Nettleship to simulate a soft chain mail with also something of an effect of serpent scales.