Girls in pearls : the story of a passion in paintings and photographs /
Claudia Lanfranconi.
- 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 28 cm
Includes index. Translation of: Frauen und Perlen.
The ultimate in luxury : society ladies and anonymous beauties -- Symbols of purity : children's jewellery and pearls in Christian art -- Sinful pleasures : seductresses and courtesans -- Symbols of power : princesses and queens -- Emblems of beauty : divas and icons.
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Celebrities in art Celebrities--Portraits Jewelry in art Pearl jewelry--Pictorial works Pearls--Pictorial works Women in art Women--Portraits