Two Sisters?
In German:Hermann tom Ring, Ermingard und Walburg von Reitburg 1564.
Münster, Westphaliches Landesmuseum
(Notice the mokey and parrot?)

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The hair nets are beaded, the thing that covers
each left ear appears in
closeup to be seprate strap of beadwork. Why? No idea.

Shoulder COULD be beaded to prints I have,
it's hard to say. it does seem to be typical in some painting
of this era.

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