Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting (1806)
Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842 · London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme · leaf 156
128 the muscles, and acquiring a mastery over the play of the features, the historical painter must not neglect it. The older painters, perhaps with this view, seem many of them to have indulged in caricature. When we see a little hlackguard grinning triumphantly, and exulting in his mischief, we… … A smile has more variety of expression than laughter. It may convey a thousand different meanings. The placid smile of
Facial Expression · Anatomy, Artistic
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