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Beauty was an asset, a weapon, and a curse for the ladies of the Restoration court.
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They may look the picture of elegance, all serene expressions and ruffled silk set against spectacular backdrops. But these baroque beauties were the most scandalous socialites of their day.
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Over the centuries, artists from Artemisia Gentileschi to Pipilotti Rist have given form to powerful expressions of women’s anger.
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The story is told in two of the Gospels (Matthew 14: 3-12 and Mark 6: 17-29): St John the Baptist is in prison for denouncing the adulterous and incestuous liaison between King Herod and Herodias. Salome (Herodiass daughter by a previous marriage) so delights the King with her dancing that he promises to give her anything she wants. Prompted by her mother, she asks for John the Baptists head on a platter.This painting entered the Royal Collection as a gift from Sir John Finch to King Charles…
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian 1573-1610) Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome Italy Caravaggio pushed his figures up against the picture plane and used dramatic lighting which gives his paintings a quality of immediacy. He portrayed realistic observations of the physical and emotional human state. These combined characteristics had a formative influence on Baroque painting.
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History of Western fashion, fashion Plate, dress Clothes, baroque, middle Ages, robe, gown, Dress, costume Design, woman
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