{"id":30690,"date":"2026-04-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beculture.it\/?p=30690"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:22:42","slug":"womens-hairstyles-renaissance-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beculture.it\/en\/womens-hairstyles-renaissance-art\/","title":{"rendered":"What have you put on your head? Women\u2019s hairstyles in Renaissance Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hair, especially women\u2019s hair, has attracted interest across many periods and cultures. Short or long, loose or styled, displayed or covered, fashion reflects religious and political norms, social conventions, and becomes a visible language of identity and belonging. In the Renaissance, hairstyles<\/strong> became increasingly varied and elaborate, and women adopted them to assert their role and express their personality. Let\u2019s explore this fascinating world through a selection of artworks from that period<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historical context: women\u2019s hair between the 15th and 16th centuries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hairstyles of the 15th and 16th centuries tell us more than just fashion: they reflect an entire era shaped by rules, symbols and female aspirations. During this period, the ancient world inspired Renaissance intellectuals, artists and patrons, and admiration for classical antiquity permeated philosophy, art and craftsmanship. Court ladies, too, looked to the ancient past, finding in the effigies of Roman matrons<\/strong>\u2014characterised by braids, buns and chignons\u2014models of a new femininity ready to be imitated.
Yet the transition was not so straightforward, and the matter of hair became intertwined with religious ideology and the (pseudo-)scientific beliefs of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n