by Karin Sagner · Insel Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783458361121
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«Schöne Frauen», by Karin Sagner, is an illustrated essay on female beauty in art, published by Insel Verlag in paperback (143 pp., in German).
The book traces the evolution of female beauty ideals in painting: exuberant bodies versus slender silhouettes, hair colour, naturalness or make-up and hairstyles of each era. It explains the devices used to enhance beauty, the role of lipstick in female self-confidence, and that the canon depends on who is looking.
Number 4412 of the Insel Taschenbuch collection, under the Elisabeth Sandmann imprint; published in 2015.
For art history and aesthetics enthusiasts, with an interest in the image of women in painting; suitable as a gift book.
