Elizabethan Beauty

This specific painting was done by Robert Peake in 1612 named "Lady Anne Pope"

This image i chose i found most relevant to my new project because you can really see the subtle use of makeup or what is made to look subtle, The use of dark colors in the in the setting of the painting really highlights her pale face.  Elizabethan women would use something called ceruse which is white lead mixed with vinegar which was also highly poisonous because of the lead but would achieve that ghost white look Elizabethan women loved.

kohl was used in the more richer households used as a type of mascara to darken the eyelashes and highlight the eyes.
Mercuric sulfide was used for red lipstick and blusher 
This painting was inspiring to me because it really helps in showing me what makeup was used and also what colours was used 
Elizabethan makeup was made to look simple yet very effective