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London National Gallery Top 20 06 Giovanni Bellini - The Doge Leonardo Loredan London National Gallery Top 20 07 Michelangelo - The Entombment London National Gallery Top 20 08 Quinten Massys - A Grotesque Old Woman London National Gallery Top 20 09 Titian - Bacchus and Ariadne London National Gallery Top 20 10 Bronzino - An Allegory with Venus and Cupid
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London National Gallery Top 20 08 Quinten Massys - A Grotesque Old Woman  [9 of 21]


Quinten Massys - A Grotesque Old Woman (about 1525-30, 64 x 45 cm). This painting was designed to criticize older women who do not accept their age and try to look younger than they actually are. The effects of the huge ears, wrinkles, and ape-like face, are merely emphasized by the ridiculous hat. The sitter is made even more repugnant by the rich jewels she wears and the indiscretion of her low-cut dress.
London National Gallery Top 20 08 Quinten Massys - A Grotesque Old Woman Quinten Massys - A Grotesque Old Woman (about 1525-30, 64 x 45 cm). This painting was designed to criticize older women who do not accept their age and try to look younger than they actually are. The effects of the huge ears, wrinkles, and ape-like face, are merely emphasized by the ridiculous hat. The sitter is made even more repugnant by the rich jewels she wears and the indiscretion of her low-cut dress.