TIL that the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
When Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, he did paint her eyebrows, but over time, they wore away due to cleaning and maintenance to the point where it’s no longer visible today.
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Also, a high forehead was considered beautiful in the Renaissance so women used to pluck their eyebrows and hairline to make their foreheads appear higher. Eyelashes were also unfashionable and were often trimmed/plucked. Here's an extreme example of this:
So I guess that's why Eleanor has a 5head in Civ VI?
Beauty norms for 16th century women are getting out of hand
Those things you unconsciously know but still blow your mind when you consciously know them
Cecilia Giménez's ears perk up /s
You also saw that gamechangers clip huh?