Expression : its anatomy and philosophy /
"It is not an easy task to reconcile two subjects so far apart in the minds of most readers as anatomy and the fine arts. The academies of Europe, instituted for the improvement of painting, stop short of the science of anatomy, which is so well suited to enlarge the mind, and to train the eye...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Fowler and Wells,
1883
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| Edition: | New enl. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "It is not an easy task to reconcile two subjects so far apart in the minds of most readers as anatomy and the fine arts. The academies of Europe, instituted for the improvement of painting, stop short of the science of anatomy, which is so well suited to enlarge the mind, and to train the eye for observing the forms of nature; or if they enforce the study at all, it is only in its more obvious application, that of assisting the drawing of the human figure. But my design in this volume goes farther: I propose to direct attention to the characteristic forms of man and brutes by an inquiry into the natural functions, with a view to comprehend the rationale of those changes in the countenance and figure which are indicative of passion"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations. |