The Ugly Duchess. Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance, Paperback/***

Quinten Massys' An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess ') is one of the Renaissance's most famous faces. In a fresh review of the image, this book unveils the painting's original context: its status as a pioneering work of satirical art, its debt to da Vinci's grotesque drawings, and what it tells us about attitudes towards women, age and beauty. Publisher: National Gallery Company Ltd Illustration(s): 50 illus. Number of pages: 80 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 230 x 269 x 12 Cover type: Paperback / softback