{"product_id":"the-ugly-duchess-emma-capron-9781857096941","title":"The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance","description":"Quinten Massys' \u003ci\u003eAn Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess')\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the Renaissance's most famous faces. In a fresh review of the iconic image, this book unveils the painting's original context: 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The painting and its partner, \u003ci\u003eAn Old Man\u003c\/i\u003e, are parodic portraits that mock the supposed lust and vanity of older women. Yet a closer look also reveals a figure defiantly flouting conventions and a painter subverting artistic expectations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The publication traces the eventful afterlife and enduring power of this seminal image: how she gained her nickname 'The Ugly Duchess' and inspired John Tenniel's much-loved illustrations of Lewis Carroll's \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e (1865), capturing the imagination of generations of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published by National Gallery Global\/Distributed by Yale University Press \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Gallery, London\u003c\/b\u003e, 16 March-11 June 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Capron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1857096940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781857096941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Gallery London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.39h x 8.82w x 0.47d","brand":"Emma Capron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080374939903,"sku":"9781857096941","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bff31159-f10f-47be-bb96-efa52c6b9ce5.jpg?v=1685486452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ugly-duchess-emma-capron-9781857096941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}