<![CDATA['Faithful wife', virgin or tragic martyr?: Why this 16th-Century masterpiece is not what it seems]]>'Faithful wife', virgin or tragic martyr?: Why this 16th-Century masterpiece is not what it seems.
Overpainted images found hidden inside Raphael's Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn help unlock the mystery behind it. They also show the ways that the image of the ideal woman has been carefully controlled by men through the centuries.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260408-why-this-16th-century-painting-isnt-what-it-seems

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