Thanks to the lively pen of Joan Giacomin and the splendid illustrations of artist Massimo Alfaioli, the history of makeup in Venice under the doges gives us the opportunity to look into a distant era, one very different to our own in terms of taste, style and standards of beauty. Through The little book of makeup in Venice we will once again see Venice as the protagonist of the world of beauty in all its forms, not only that of its immortal art, but also that of its ladies who have become the stuff of legend. The result is an image of a city at the crossroads of cultures, fashions and trade, ready to recognise new trends but also to anticipate and establish them.