On traditional drawing lessons Facial Angles (Camper)



greuze s retour sur soi-même example of bad likeness of head of old woman, because classical drawing theory applied based on young adult male s head. merely adding wrinkles , costume cannot poor likeness.



the moor, etching jan de visscher after drawing brother cornelis


camper s main points in first lecture classical drawing lessons time of vitruvius, including teachings of dürer , perreault, based on incorrect assumption human head oval @ ages, , proceeded prove dimensions of skulls. remarked none of various humans of modern nations such europeans, moors or kalmyk people adhere classic form of head remarkable in grecian sculpture. travelogues of plinius , de buffon made mention of practises in infancy caused these national characteristics, such chinese women pulling eye lids sides, or african moors pressing noses flat, or europeans pressing ears flat caps tied tight. camper claimed nonsense , forms of people s faces (and skulls) related living environments. proceeded demonstrate on sketches, shortening chin transform likeness of man old man, , adjusting facial angle, changed moor european, , successful in demonstration few lines of chalk, hall cheered.







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