This section compares human facial features to those of certain animals, notably the horse and the bull. It explains how specific anatomical features like the head's shape and the cheeks are rendered. The text outlines what the plates illustrate regarding these comparisons and mentions Julius Caesar and Hercules in relation to these characteristics.
THEORY
Man, and the cubical form in movements; for it is not the same principle that governs his actions and forms of his figure, as will be proven later in the examples that accompany the description of the female body.
On the Relationship of the Human Head with that of Some Animals.
The human face has much in common with the head of a horse; this resemblance is visible in the head of Julius Caesar, and on plate I, where one can notice how the face resembling a horse's should be long and oval, with the nose long and straight, the bones firmly felt, the face hard, and the cheeks likewise, yet maintaining something softer and more delicate.
Explanation of Plate I.
- The advancement of the head.
- The hollow of the head.
- The emaciation of the cheek.
- The swelling of the cheek.
- The equality or flatness of the cheek.
- The circular underside of the head.
Plates II, III, and IV, are a confirmation of the previously established principles, showing the resemblance of the human face with the head of an ox or a bull. Plate V shows how the head of Hercules, and
Translation Notes
- "l'homme" refers to mankind or humans in general.
- "cubique dans ses mouvements" is a concept that might imply the geometric analysis of movement.
- "renflement" could be translated as swelling or bulging, indicating the fullness of the cheek.
- "planches" indicates the illustrated plates included in the book.