16th Century Women's Hoods with a Wimple-like Veil | For Widows?

This particular style of woman's hood can be found in various 16th century Flemish paintings. However, this particular hood appears to have only been painted by one painter (that I can find). This hood is similar, but different, to the 16th century hoods worn by French women in mourning. Was this (not French) lady in mourning?

There are various differences, though, between the French hoods women wore in mourning and this particular lady's hood. For example, the veil appears to end above the shoulders and is pinned underneath the lady's chin. Examples of the French hoods worn by widows in mourning can be found in pictures of Mary, Queen of Scots and Archduchess Margaret of Austria.


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** Side note: when I refer to Tudor or Henrician dress (which is specifically English 16th century dress) in this video, I am loosely using these terms to give an idea of the type of European dress being worn at this time by women in the paintings (like kirtles, stiffened bodices, possible farthingales, etc).

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"Saint Mary Magdalen" https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-amb...


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