This text is an index from a book discussing various topics related to art, anatomy, and beauty. It covers the anatomy of the human body, such as the structure of spines and muscles, and explores different aspects of beauty and artistic principles. The text also touches on the philosophical ideas regarding beauty and its role in art and life.
Index R.
Roman soldiers are accepted based on the good appearance of their faces. 101
Roslo, an Italian painter, steals dead bodies to dissect. 8
The structure of the spine or vertebrae is described.
The shape and significance of the spine are detailed. 185
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How shame and shamefulness appear. 320
The nature of the pubic bone. 389
Shame is half the length of the human body. 67
The form of the shin bone. 389
How the muscles of the shin and their function are made. 427
Painters cannot miss the study of humans among all sciences. 1
Why some painters regard human studies so lightly. 3
Why painters and draftsmen often forget about their work. 12
A painter should not contradict the rules of nature or life. 15
How a painter should train in the true knowledge of muscles 410
Art always aims for beauty. 17
Art can benefit significantly from observing animal dwellings. 191
Beautiful like a statue, a phrase borrowed. 37
Beautiful statues, as the ancients made them so plentifully. 37
Beautiful images and dignified scenes that delight an art lover's spirit. 40
Beautiful eyes described in their power by Beza. 117
Beauty is the focal point of the art. 17
Beauty is difficult to describe. 18
Whether beauty exists or consists of things of quality. 19
Does beauty hide in the object or what is seen in our eyes? 20
Beauty achieved through symmetric proportion and service does not belong to the choice of judges. 21
Where Cicero described beauty. 23
Beauty in men and women where it exists. 23
Why beauty is harder to maintain than ugliness to follow. 23
Beauty through natural composition and adornment distinguishes what. 25
How beauty is sometimes improved by disregard. 25
The beauty of a woman is described. 26
False beauty, how it deceives afterward. 27
How to discern whether beauty is made or is natural. 28