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# Gloves for Those Whose Diamonds Are Itching
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/perchatki-dlia-liudei-u-kotorykh-brillianty-cheshutsia/
- Published: 2025-09-19T11:39:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:28:40.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Mores

Late medieval custom held that rings were not to be worn over gloves; instead, one was advised to wear special perforated gloves, through which the jewellery could be seen.

Gloves of just this perforated kind appear, in particular, in the paintings of Lucas Cranach the Elder.

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_18014@19-09-2025_14-39-19.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_18015@19-09-2025_14-39-19.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_18016@19-09-2025_14-39-19.jpg)