Episode 3.16. Renaissance Beauty: Cosmetics, Poison, and Plastic Surgery

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

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Episode 3.16. Renaissance Beauty: Cosmetics, Poison, and Plastic Surgery is an episode from Dirty Sexy History by Jessica Cale.

This episode is 01:01:01 long.

This episode was published on Jan 3, 2024.

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