Simonetta Vespucci
The color of Simonetta Vespucci's long luscious hair
What is blonde?
Caterina had to try extremely hard to maintain her power, and to try to keep power she was wed _ times over her lifetime
What is 3?
The preferred hair color in the Renaissance era
What is blond?
Spooky scary skeletons are scarier than the torture that occurs when a woman is accused of being...
What is a witch?
Contrast to today's standards, women wanted to be less skinny and instead _____ because it was thought that being _____ would produce more children; synonym for sinuous
What is curvy?
Vespucci modeled in this timeless painting; one that depicts a beautiful god rising from the sea
What is The Birth Of Venus?
Over her marriages, Caterina had this number of children, and still said she could have more
What is 11?
The preferred hair texture in the Renaissance Era
What is curly?
Once used in hats (coining the term "Mad Hatter"), Hg is the only metal liquid at room temperature
What is mercury?
The renaissance spans from the 14th century to the ___ century
What is the 17th?
Simonetta was wed at 15/16 to this member of the powerful Vespucci family
Who is Marco Vespucci?
The language that the Experimenti is originally written in
What is Renaissance Italian?
This plant is in the family Araliaceae (with ginseng), and was often used in haircare during the Renaissance era
What is ivy?
Another whitening element, this material is found often in white paint in old houses, and can cause brain damage when ingested
The first cosmetics in the world were made in 6000 BCE by people living in this country
What is Egypt?
The age that Simonetta Vespucci perished, which saddened many
What is 22?
Caterina Sforza accomplished a lot in her life, but she only lived to be...
What is 46?
Men were believed to bald earlier because of their excessive ____ compared to women
What is heat?
As, which is short for this element, was used for skin whitening. It often results in burns and death of red blood cells.
What is arsenic?
This plant family was commonly used in Renaissance recipes. One member of this family is the strawberry.
What is Rosaceae, or the rose family?
Ironically making her more beautiful, this disease caused her death in 1476
What is tuberculosis/pulmonary tuberculosis?
The Experimenti contained this number of recipes in total
What is 454?
This (some could call funny) concept connected to what hair color you would have; an inbalance determines the hue
What are the Four Humours?
This essence of this toxic plant was dropped in the eyes to achieve a big, doe-like look
What is belladonna?
Jill Burke, a cosmetic scientist, runs this project focused on Renaissance cosmetics
What is Renaissance Goo?