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Giorgione,
circa 1509: Courtesan This caul is larger than
those we have previously seen. It appears to be made from
an opaque, textured, but fine fabric. It is being worn
further back on the head than the others we looked at,
and a lenza (decorative cord or ribbon) is
wrapped around her head at forehead level helping to keep
it on.
In this portrait is can be clearly seen that the caul
is a "bag", and not a cap-like item, and this
time we can also clearly see cords which appear from a
point somewhere behind her neck. It is likely that these
are the cord ties/drawcord for the caul.
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