How To Do Your Makeup Like an 18th-Century French Aristocrat

Ever wanted to master the look of an eighteenth-century French aristocrat? Join Cecilia Zhou, Senior Guide at the Harvard Art Museums, for a step-by-step makeup tutorial and art history lesson on Jean Marc Nattier's Portrait of a Woman (1753) from The Met collection. Through this guided close-looking session, learn how to achieve the sitter's look yourself, informed by cosmetics in Nattier's painting. Grab some makeup supplies, and join us to create your own look. Let us know what artwork from The Met collection you'd like to see featured in a makeup tutorial in the comments! Featured object: Jean Marc Nattier (French, 1685–1766). Portrait of a Woman, 1753. Oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (80 x 64.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 (1982.60.42) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Subscribe for new content from The Met: https://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseu... #TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Makeup #Cosmetics © 2021 The Metropolitan Museum of Art