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Men today would not know that in seventeenth-century Europe, baldness and wigs were a noble thing.
The man in front of him was named Mançard, and the painter either casually painted the Palace of Versailles behind him, or he single-handedly created the most famous mirror gallery of versailles, and in the seventeenth century, he was the chief architect of France, the red man next to Louis XIV.
Portrait of Mansart, Yascent Rigo, 1685
Together with the red man, this painting is famous in history and hangs in the Louvre for people to admire. But there are always people who look at the painting and see the problem, for example, why is this person's hair so much, so dark, and so fluffy, like a fake?
Of course it's fake.
Wigs, in the Seventeenth Century European court, were not something you could wear if you wanted to, they had to be a status symbol. Because the wig was first introduced to the court, first Louis XIII, then Louis XIV, which belonged to the imperial aesthetic. So why did the emperor wear a wig? There is a saying that Louis XIV was bald at a young age. So he hired 40 private craftsmen to make wigs for himself.
Louis XIII and Louis XIV father and son with the same pose
Wearing a wig actually started from Louis XIII, but because he did not wear the wig with a sense of grace and luxury, it was Louis XIV who really led the wig trend. Because Louis XIV's models were so effective, other members of the French court competed to follow suit.
Of course, there are many reasons, some to keep up with the aesthetics of the emperor, some to flatter the privileged class, some to feel that it is troublesome to take care of real hair (after all, wigs can be completely taken care of by servants), and some are to cover syphilis sores.... But in short, for a time, the French court aristocrats, everyone topped a furry and fluffy wig mountain, otherwise it is like going out without carrying a brand-name bag, they are embarrassed to greet people.
Since it is an aristocratic fashion, wearing wigs is naturally exquisite, only rich nobles can make wigs with real hair, and nobles without money can catch up with fashion, and can only buy cheap wigs made of wool or horsehair.
And with such a wig mountain on the head, other places have to slip away. Therefore, when wearing a wig, not only do you have to shave your face very clean, but you also have to smear blush on your face.
Therefore, in the seventeenth century, the French court nobles gathered in the crowd, and the whole house was full of a bunch of furry faces and red faces.
Two kings greeting each other
If a balding man had lived in the seventeenth century, he would have nothing to worry about and would have caught up with the fashion. Because these nobles who wear wigs shave their heads in order to wear wigs conveniently and comfortably, even if they are not bald. But bald heads can be cold at night, so they invented the "night hat".
So who is the "someone" mentioned at the beginning, who is the "person" who pays attention to wigs when looking at the paintings, and also studies the popular fashion of the seventeenth century court? She is Kyoko Nakano, the most popular art author in Japan, a strange woman who specializes in seeing pleasure in famous paintings. In fact, she not only saw the wig when she looked at the paintings, but also paid attention to the playboy beards in the famous paintings, the two-foot-long men's high heels, and all kinds of strange and playful aesthetic tastes.
All of the above information about wigs comes from a new book written by Kyoko Nakano after reading more than 30 oil paintings, "Men in the Frame". It's not like any art appreciation guide you've ever seen.
After all, in the oil paintings of the art museum, it is also the living color of hundreds of years ago, and the light is just a matter of worshipping at the top of the flowers, is it not a pity that there are so many fun gossip?
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