Page Summary:
This is the title page for a book titled "Theory of the Human Figure," discussing the principles of human anatomy in art. It credits Pierre-Paul Rubens and Pierre Aveline for the translation and engravings, respectively, and mentions publication details in Paris by Charles-Antoine Jombert in 1773. The text includes a quote from Cicero highlighting the beauty of the human body above all other forms.
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English Translation of this page:
THEORY OF THE HUMAN FIGURE,
CONSIDERED IN ITS PRINCIPLES,
WHETHER AT REST OR IN MOTION.
Work translated from Latin by PIERRE-PAUL RUBENS, with 44 Plates engraved by Pierre Aveline, based on the designs of this famous Artist.
What composition of the limbs, what form of the features, what figure, what appearance could be more beautiful than the human body? Cicero, in "On the Nature of the Gods," Book 1.
IN PARIS, RUE DAUPHINE, At CHARLES-ANTOINE JOMBERT, Father, Bookseller of Artillery & Engineering.
1773. WITH APPROVAL AND PRIVILEGE OF THE KING.
Translation Notes:
- "Figura" and "species" refer to the shape and appearance of the body.
- "Composition of the limbs" means the arrangement or structure of the human body.