Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 117
modifications re-sulting from sex must al-ways be taken into account.The contours of man andwoman, both in generalform and in particular fea-tures are strikingly differ-ent ; and what may be ap-propriate and beautiful inthe one, would be incon-gruous and ugly in theother. A masculine womanand a… … Fig. 115.—Apollo Belvideke SIZE VENUS AND APOLLO. The first difference we note between the male and femalefigures is the greater size of the former. The ancient artists, GENERAL FORM 111 who well understood the proportions of the human figure andthe distinctive differences between the sexes, made…
Physiognomy · Phrenology
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