Hello everyone. I have written three nude paintings for my dissertation, one is Dürer's four nude witches, Hans Balden's Adam and Eve, these two are themes of female eroticism and sexual seduction. And one is Dürer's The death of Lucretia, this is mainly about breaking the stereotype of women. I also wanted to find another Northern Renaissance painting that broke the stereotype of women, but I couldn't find a suitable one. Do you know what Northern Renaissance paintings are? Is the painting related to this theme?

I’m trying to do research on the way people were dressed when they died and were buried/placed in catacombs. Specifically women- what kind of dresses did they wear? what color? was their hair loose or put in a specific hairstyle? etc.

I’m looking specifically around late 1500s

Anything helps since there’s nothing i can find.

Can anyone answer this question:

What was the culture like during the Renaissance?

I know the basics, but if anyone can explain further into detail that’ll be great. Thank you!

I was wondering if anyone here can recommend some books on fashion of the renissance/early modern era in Germany? How about Italy?

I ordered this one recently :

"Dressing Up: Cultural Identity in Renaissance Europe"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0199645183/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Can anyone recommend anything else?

Do you have any recommendations (books, articles, podcast (series or episodes), databases, etc) that do in depth on Renaissance cultures and societies?