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Episode 3.16. Renaissance Beauty: Cosmetics, Poison, and Plastic Surgery
Episode 3.16. Renaissance Beauty: Cosmetics, Poison, and Plastic Surgery
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
For women in Renaissance Italy, beauty was everything: it could be a vocation, a way to get ahead, entertainment, or even a weapon. Women of all classes used cosmetics, and many were employed as beauticians, apothecaries, and beauty writers. This week, Jess talks to Professor Jill Burke about Renaissance beauty standards, cosmetics, hair dye, plastic surgery, and how hundreds of women escaped abusive marriages with Aqua Tofana
Released:
Jan 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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