Essays on the anatomy and philosophy of expression (1893)
Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842 · London : G. Bell · leaf 41
PROPORTIONS OF THE HEAD AND FACE. 25 served that, in imitating these, the artists failed, from neglecting to throw forward the head, so as to make the line which touched the forehead and teeth nearly perpendicular. For by this line he thought that he had got the key to the whole difficulty, as… … that the forehead and lips touched the perpendicular line, he obtained the characters of an antique head. If, on the other hand, he let this line fall back, and accom- modated the outline of the head to it, he diminished the beauty and perfection of the form. For example, if the line formed an…
Expression · Anatomy, Artistic · Emotions in art · Facial expression in art
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