The text outlines the ideal characteristics of the human figure, focusing on the neck, shoulders, chest, waist, hips, back, buttocks, legs, and feet. Each body part is described in terms of shape, size, and texture, with an emphasis on symmetry, firmness, and elegance. The aim is to capture an idealized form that balances proportion and grace.
On the Human Figure
Neck: slightly longer, fleshy, sculpted, snow-white, clear of any hair.
Shoulders modestly broad: arms round and muscular; hands long and fleshy, fingers elongated and flexible, bending and curving with lightness.
Chest: smooth and ample, with a slight rise; breasts gently separated, round, neither flabby nor soft, moderately falling on the chest. The waistline should be narrower than the upper body, giving it a triangular shape.
Hip folds, the hip or upper thigh, and the thighs themselves should be wide and ample.
The belly skin should not be loose, nor the belly sagging, but firm and softly contoured from its widest part to the lower belly. The natural part is small and elevated.
The part of the back between the two armpits should be flat, slightly recessed in the middle, and fleshy, so there is a groove along the spine, and the shoulder contour is barely visible.
Buttocks: round, fleshy, snow-white, lifted, and not hanging at all. The thigh is swollen, particularly where it joins the buttocks: the knee is fleshy and round.
The leg must be straight, with the calf tapering elegantly, sculpted, decreasing gracefully like a pyramid, down to the heel. The foot is small and fleshy and round.
Translation Notes
1. "fillon": Contextually interpreted as a visible line or groove.