Where history happened: Tudor courtiers with Suzannah Lipscomb
Author, historian and broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb explores the glamorous yet precarious world of the Tudor court and visits nine associated places
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Author, historian and broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb explores the glamorous yet precarious world of the Tudor court and visits nine associated places
Restorers are uncovering "forgotten faces" that were later retouched, with painters adding plump lips, sculpted noses and tapered chins centuries afterwards, writes Kelly Grovier.
Airbrushing and beauty filters may feel like a modern phenomenon, but conservation work to a portrait painted in the 17th century has revealed that touch-ups to images are nothing new.
Diana Cecil’s face had been overpainted to make her lips appear fuller and lower her hairline
Her filled lips pout towards the viewer, her face framed by wavy brown hair extensions. It could be a description of one of Kylie Jenner’s Instagram posts, but