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Facing Beauty - Painted Women and Cosmetic Art (Hardcover, New)
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Facing Beauty - Painted Women and Cosmetic Art (Hardcover, New)
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This wide-ranging survey, spanning four centuries, illuminates
shifting perceptions of female beauty through works of art and the
evolution of cosmetics Throughout the history of the Western world,
countless attempts have been made to define beauty in art and life,
especially with regard to women's bodies and faces. Facing Beauty
examines concepts of female beauty in terms of the ideal and the
real, investigating paradigms of beauty as represented in art and
literature and how beauty has been enhanced by cosmetics and
hairstyles. This thought-provoking book discusses the shifting
perceptions of female beauty, concentrating on the period from
about 1540 to 1940. It begins with the Renaissance, when a renewed
emphasis on the individual was reflected in the celebration of
beauty in the portraits of the day. The fluid, sensual lines of the
Baroque period initiated a shift toward a more "natural" look,
giving way in the 18th century to a more stylized and artificial
face, a mask of ideal beauty. By the late 19th century, commercial
beauty preparations had become more readily available, leading to
new technological developments within the beauty industry in the
early 20th century. Beauty salons and the wider availability of
cosmetics revolutionized the way women saw themselves. Ravishing
images of some of the most beautiful women in history, both real
and ideal, accompanied by illustrations from costume books, fashion
plates, advertisements, caricatures, and cosmetics, bring the
evolving story of beauty to life.
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