Facing beauty : painted women & cosmetic art / Aileen Ribeiro.

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. Discusses the shifting perceptions of female beauty, concentrating on the period from about 1540...

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Main Author: Ribeiro, Aileen, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
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Call Number: NX650.F45 R53 2011
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