Thanks to the support of the L’Oréal group, the Louvre is now offering visitors a fascinating tour of the representations of beauty, its rituals and aesthetic canons, as well as its social functions through the ages and across cultures.
“ By increasing the precision of our mirrors, the Venetian master glassmakers probably didn’t realize the extent to which this troubling object would intrude into our lives and change them forever. Every day begins with a rendezvous with it, which means with yourself. Beauty has become a job and you, your harshest judge. Of all the senses, sight has taken over. Thanks to the mirror, it now reigns supreme over beauty. “Here’s what we’ve been hearing for the past few days, La Woman with mirror, by Titian (1512-1515). In room 711 of the Louvre’s Denon wing, it’s her neighboring The Mona Lisa who usually attracts all the attention. But in this all-new tour offered by the Louvre in partnership with L’Oréal, she is the Venetian woman at her toilette. fixing her hairwho speaks via a smartphone application (doubled as a cartel), referring to a narrative…
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