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For its artist, 'Raphael' the painting represented a crucial step in his ascent to the peak of the Renaissance art world. Within this perfectly rendered painting, stories of greed and warfare can be traced, and in its history, the changing centres of world dominance can be seen. This work talks about this painting.

A history of the pursuit of and cultural beliefs surrounding blond hair considers famous blondes and their admirers, the superstitions and symbolism that affected fashion and the treatment of blondes throughout the ages, and the modern world's pervasive expression of blonde preferences. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.