Author Jill Burke takes a journey through the world of Renaissance beauty regimes.
The Renaissance is an era renowned for its paintings of beautiful scantily clad men and women, by artists like Botticelli, Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci. How did this new approach by visual artists affect and reflect how people thought about real bodies?
This talk delves into the world of Renaissance beauty regimes, revealing the sometimes startling, sometimes too recognisable, concerns that women of the period had about their bodies. It will also reveal the popular recipes used to correct issues such as wrinkled faces, dry hair, or bad breath and give you some tips to try them at home.
This event is part of the Library's Women's History Month programme.
About the speaker
Jill Burke is a cultural historian and professor of Renaissance Visual and Material Cultures at the University of Edinburgh. Her most recent book, 'How to Be A Renaissance Woman' considers women's creative engagement with beauty cultures in early modern Italy.
