Castiglione

[silly moo]

Please can anyone confirm that Castiglione is the answer to Quizmail Q 123
quote from work started in 1513
"I am always pleased when clothes tend to be subdued rather than foppish; so it seems to me that the most desirable colour is black"

[JackDanielsU]

Yep according to http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/publications/pdfs/renaissance/divided/j_Slides_7.pdf

There is a sentence that quotes Castiglione as saying a very similar phrase In the article they use the word SOBER and AGREEABLE instead of subdued and desirable. But they all mean the same anyway

[Localgirl]

This is the answer I gave - good luck!

Localgirl