A traditional way to represent men is to paint them in a darker
value.
A traditional way to represent women it to paint them in a
lighter value.
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The higher classes protected themselves from the sun, to
distinguish themselves from the common folk that had to work
outside.
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By experimentation it would seem so. This is borne out by
experiments where women are able to distinguish certain smells,
such as burning, much quicker than men.