The art of the Italian renaissance; a handbook for students and travellers (1903)
Wölfflin, Heinrich, 1864-1945, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · New York, G. P. Putnam's sons; London, W. Heinemann · leaf 54
sence of eyebrows.The curved planes of the eye-sockets pass without any sort of accentuationinto the excessively high forehead. This is no individual peculiarity. Itcan be shown from a passage in // Cortlgiano- that it vas fashionable for ^ Politian, Gioatra I. 50. Lampeggiu dun dolce e vago riso.… … 36 THE ART OP THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ladies to pluck out their evebrows. It was also considered a beauty toshow a wide expanse of forehead, and therefore the hair on the front ofthe head was sacrificed. This accounts for the immense foreheads in thestatues of voung girls bv Mino and Desiderio. The…
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