![]() The publication traces the eventful afterlife and enduring power of this seminal how she gained her nickname ‘The Ugly Duchess’ and inspired John Tenniel’s much-loved illustrations of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), capturing the imagination of generations of readers. New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James gives the classic Hans Christian Andersen story of The Ugly Duckling a wonderful, witty, and delightfully passionate twist. Yet a closer look also reveals a figure defiantly flouting conventions and a painter subverting artistic expectations. The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James : All About Romance The Ugly Duchess Eloisa James Buy This Book I enjoy Eloisa James’ books because she is so innovative and tends always to surprise me with her dialogue, characters, or plot, even when using well-known fables. ![]() The painting and its partner, An Old Man, are parodic portraits that mock the supposed lust and vanity of older women. ![]() ![]() In a fresh review of the iconic image, this book unveils the painting’s original its status as a pioneering work of satirical art, its debt to Leonardo da Vinci’s grotesque drawings, and what it tells us about the period’s complex attitudes towards women, age and normative beauty. ![]() Quinten Massys’ An Old Woman (‘The Ugly Duchess’) is one of the Renaissance’s most famous faces. ![]()
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