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How to be a Renaissance woman : the untold history of beauty & female creativity

Burke, Jill, 1971-2023
Can the pressures women feel to look good be traced to the 16th century? As the Renaissance visual world became populated by female nudes by the likes of Michelangelo and Titian, a vibrant literary scene of beauty tips emerged - fuelling debates about cosmetics and adornment, with 'solutions' to ...
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