How celebrities looked 100 years ago: 15 photos of the most beautiful women of the last century

Although beauty resides in the eye of the beholder, it is also true that, always within certain limits, there is a sort of "sibjective beauty" which refers to changing canons. Standards of feminine beauty, for example, have changed a lot in recent decades, so much so that we can admire what they once were with amazement and curiosity. 100 years ago, actresses and theater dancers wore make-up and dressed according to different fashions and also the features of the their faces were strictly in line with the standards of beauty of the time. A beauty that still fascinates today, even if it dates back to the 20s or 30s of the twentieth century. This collection of photos perfectly demonstrates this.

1. Lina Cavalieri (1875 - 1944), an important Italian soprano and actress

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2. Maude Adams (1872 - 1953) was a very famous American theater actress, also celebrated by the painter Alphonse Mucha

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3. Maude Fealy was one of the most photographed actresses of her time (1883 - 1971)

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4. A wealthy indigenous woman, in a famous photo by Francisco Van Camp (circa 1875)

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5. Anna May Wong (1905 - 1961) was the first Chinese-American actress to become a Hollywood star

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6. Mary Pickford (1892 - 1979) was a very famous Canadian-American actress who worked for the cinema for almost 50 years!

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7. Gabrielle Ray was an English actress, dancer and singer

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8. Nina Boucicault (1867 - 1950) was a well-known English actress

9. Pauline Chase (1885 - 1962) performed on stage in both the United States and the United Kingdom

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10. Ione Bright, a Broadway stage actress (1912)

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11. Carolina Otero was a famous Spanish dancer and actress

12. Grace La Rue (1882 - 1956) was an American actress and singer

12. Grace La Rue (1882 - 1956) was an American actress and singer

14. Myrna J. Darby (1908-1929)

15. Dorsi Stocker (1886 - 1968), an English actress and singer well known at the time of Edwardian musicals

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