"Man wishes to see himself because he is vain, and he's afraid to see himself since, being vain, he cannot tolerate the sight of his flaws." Pierre Nicole, Jansenist...
There is a moment in every woman's life when she passes a mirror and doesn't recognize the person looking back. Maybe it's too many fine lines, maybe sagging, maybe...
To us in the 21st century, masterworks in painting convey a classicism and elegance that seem nonexistent in the modern world. But in the case of Madame X, the...