The 17th century perfect woman figure - More fat, less bone for women

Very few women seem to feel completely happy with their silhouettes. “Perfect body types” are nothing else but a perception, it’s nothing but an idea or concept build up by society and by the media.
So basically now shapeless sacks of bones are cool.A couple centuries ago for example, skinny women were not “hot”, actually they were the “ugly ducklings”.

Nowadays the whole media monster has made clear that if you’re not having a Zero-sized waistline, you’re fat and if you’re fat, you’re meant to be ugly, but THIS IS NOT TRUE.

Three hundreds years ago, a person with a medium-size body composition was the point of absolution perfection, neither obese nor skinny.
Don’t always believe what the media advertise, “perfect bodies” are not real, this is just a social perception that varies with time, and is still changing. Maybe in two hundred years, women will be considered again “perfect” by having a little “meat” here and there. Like the “Venus” above, curves were very hot!

If you’re a chik and you’re told you’re fat,

just answer back:

“Ignorant, I’m just a 17th century beauty”

Amsterdam Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Madame Tussauds is a world-renowned institution with a lot to celebrate! Home to hundreds of exciting full-size wax figures, Madame Tussauds has a fascinating and colorful history dedicated to providing visitors with a fascinating close-up look at the world celebrities...

Amsterdam is home for the most famous Madame Tussaud exposition of wax statues museum. The network of Madame Tussaud museums includes: London, New York, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and the one in Amsterdam. Open from 10 am to 6:30 pm Admission price: 23 EUR isn't particulary cheap. Beyond that price, the wax museum is wonderful, with the copies of the real life actors, singers, royalties and other celebrities (see full list here) that you can't distinguish from the real life. Great work from the people making the copies.

The name comes from the lady Marie Grosholz, later known as Madame Tussaud, and she born in Strasbourg in 1961. In 1770, Marie's mother's employer, a doctor named Philippe Curtius, opens an exhibition of life-size wax figurines at the Palais Royale, in Paris. This is where Marie learns the art of wax modelling from Philippe Curtius.

Madame Tussuad's Wax Museum (or Scene-o-rama, as it is called there) is located in the center of Amsterdam. Housed in a very large building, the Scene-o-rama occupies 4 floors. An entire section is devoted to Dutch History, as well as to the history of Amsterdam. Many European celebrities, sports figures, artists and Royalty are on display there. There is a section with contemporary American Hollywood stars, as well as a section devoted to famous Historical figures, such as Ganhi and Einstein

Madame Tussauds is located on Dam Square in the heart of Amsterdam, approximately a ten minute walk from Central Station. There are also several nearby parking facilities.

Madame Tussauds is an international icon:

a brand recognised the world over.

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"Mona Lisa" Once Had Eyebrows & Other Intriguing New Discoveries

For centuries, the "Mona Lisa", the world’s most famous painting, has been shrouded in mystery. There has been much debate as to its origin and meaning. Many have also speculated as to what kind of hidden references Da Vinci may have worked into the portrait. Now a French inventor has found some intriguing new secrets about the beloved painting.

Parisian engineer Pascal Cotte used an ultra-detailed digital scanning device he invented to delve into the layers of paint, allowing him to "look" into the past of Leonardo Da Vinci's 16th-century portrait.

One puzzle for art buffs is why the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows or lashes. But Cotte found that the world's most famous painting actually did originally included both brows and lashes. He used his 240-megapixel scans of the painting to reveal lost features of the painting that were obliterated by long-ago restoration efforts.

"With just one photo you go deeper into the construction of the painting and understand that Leonardo was a genius," Cotte said at the recent U.S. debut of an exhibit detailing his findings at the Metreon in San Francisco.

Growing up in Paris in the 1960s, Cotte said, he would spend hours staring at the "Mona Lisa". He later used his scientific training in light and optics to develop a camera that would let him more fully examine his favorite painting.

Cotte, 49, estimates he has spent 3,000 hours analyzing the data from the scans he made of the painting in the Louvre's laboratory three years ago. Using sensors to detect light from both the visible spectrum and the infrared and ultraviolet ranges invisible to the human eye, Cotte said, his camera allowed him to make these and other findings:

* Da Vinci changed his mind about the position of two fingers on the subject's left hand.

* Her face was originally wider and the smile more expressive than Da Vinci ultimately painted them.

* She holds a blanket that has now almost completely faded from view.