painted women and cosmetic art
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Ribeiro, Aileen
- Publish Year
- 2011
- Shelfmark
- WER 4 2011 - C
- Thesaurus
- kunsten, schilderkunst, literatuur, uiterlijk, mode, vrouwbeelden, 16e eeuw, 17e eeuw, 18e eeuw, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This 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.