Artistic Study of Facial and Head Views.

Front, directly from behind, side view, or tilted: Here we clearly see the nature depicted in the following illustration.

For this first example, a face viewed from the front and bent forward; to further understand, assume once again that a line is drawn from one ear to the other around which the head can move, like a globe on its axis points, or as one might say, a piece of meat on a spit. Thus, by lifting the neck vertebrae, the head can lean forwards, or by lifting the chin, the head can lean backwards. The axis or line remains unchanged: We call this a coincidental facial view from the front, leaning forward. Similarly, a coincidental facial view from the front, inclined backward, is shown: And it can easily be seen that in various positions, so many different degrees and modes of more or less incline can be observed, as can naturally be made in life, or can be chosen by the viewer, to be seen this way.

And just as the mentioned types are dual, namely back and forward, so is the lateral incline double, namely to the left and right; from the front, side, or tilted, and in endless manners and standing positions, which we shall be able to discern in the last illustrative sketch of the head position. Once we powerfully envision the conditions of the two aforementioned lines, it won't be difficult to understand how the accidental positions of the natural are varied. It is also remarked here to notice that all the mentioned aspects of heads,

A head in a flat front view, bent forwards,

In the same backward inclined position,

Lateral Incline.

Translation Notes:

- 'Glob' or 'globus' refers to the concept of a sphere or a globe, relating to the idea of circular motion.

- 'Spit' refers to a rod used for holding food over a fire, and is used here as a metaphor for axial rotation.

- 'Coincidental' refers to positions that happen based on the natural flexibility of the human body.