Facing Beauty

by Aileen Ribeiro

Pub the November 2011 256 in Yale University in Press 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 in 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 celeation 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 ...

Genres: Fashion, Art, Art History, Historical, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 2011

Reviews

[Ellison · Rating 4 out of 5]

this aspires to look at what has been considered 'pretty' from 1540 to 1940. some pix, significant amount of data about the processes of aspiring to be attractive, some not so healthy.