When i visited the Tanjore Saraswathi Mahal museum I saw some series of intriguing prints of portraits of men and their close resemblences to animals.The were painted by Charles Le Brun who was the court painter to King Louis . Physiognomic heads Charles Le Bruns Human Physiognomy Charts It is a collection of interesting Lithographic pictures drawn by Charles Le Brun, who was a physiognomist and the court Artist at the time of the French King Louis XIV. A comparative study of human faces with those of relevant birds and beasts are wonderfully dealt with. These pictures captivate the attention of the visitors of the library and are worth viewing in two aspects scientific and artistic The goal of physiognomy is to judge character according to features of the face. LeBrun studied the lines linking different points of the head in a complex geometry which revealed the faculties of the spirit or character. Thus, the angle formed by the axis of the eyes and the eyesbrows could lead to various conclusions, depending upon whether or not this angle rose toward the forehead to join the soul or descented toward the nose and mouth, which were considered to be animal features.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 15:08:24 +0000
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