The Irish soldiers’ peculiar haircut (which might have come to his attention during a stay in Antwerp’s street of English merchant residents) inspired the Renaissance artist to reflect on cultural diversity. Drawing of Irish soldiers and peasants by Albrecht Dürer (1521). But he was adored, regardless, for his Christ-like appearance.
Contemporaries mocked him, speculating that he had a servant just for hairstyling.
Just like changes in clothing, the foreign popularity of mullet-like hairstyles chronicled a world of new global connections.ĭürer himself spent immense time hairstyling. His 1521 drawing of Irish soldiers and peasants shows the artist’s interest in hair customs beyond England. The art of the mulletįor Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), the combination of short and long hair was a rather puzzling, exotic sight. The style was associated with people considered rebellious by nature, part of the rhetoric used to legitimise the later use of violence against them. He wrote that “the Savage” wore clothing “like the Irish-trouses” and that Indigenous Abenaki were: “of complexion like our English Gipseys, no hair or very little on their faces, on their heads long haire to their shoulders, onely cut before.”Īt a time when hair was key to community cultures, the mullet was written about with imperial and racist overtones. Winslow connected this early mullet to contemporary understandings of medicine and race. Planning for a baby? Why both men and women should consider quitting alcohol before and during pregnancyĭavid Bowie sporting a mullet in 1974. Owning houseplants can boost your mental health – here’s how to pick the right one What is ‘eldest daughter syndrome’ and how can we fix it? The articles in this series explore the questions and bring answers as we navigate this turbulent period of life. From the challenges of beginning a career and taking care of our mental health, to the excitement of starting a family, adopting a pet or just making friends as an adult. This article is part of Quarter Life, a series about issues affecting those of us in our twenties and thirties.
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