{"product_id":"9788415715979","title":"Physiognomy of the Passions","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePhysionomie des passions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fundamental work, Charles Le Brun, first painter to Louis XIV and founder of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, presents his influential treatise on the artistic representation of human emotions. The reader will find a systematic analysis of how to capture the passions of the soul through facial and bodily expression, based on the lectures that Le Brun himself delivered at the Academy. An essential text for understanding the artistic theory of French classicism and its legacy in art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Le Brun, a key figure in the decoration of the Palace of Versailles, developed a precise method in his academic lectures for artists to visually represent human passions. This book collects those teachings, where the author analyzes how each emotion—from love and joy to fear and despair—manifests in the facial muscles and body posture. Based on anatomical and psychological observations, Le Brun establishes an expressive code that allowed painters and sculptors of his time to endow their figures with a credible and moving inner life. The work is, therefore, a practical and theoretical manual on the communication of emotions through art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eClassical theory of the expression of passions in art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRelationship between human emotions and their anatomical representation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAcademic teaching methods in 17th-century painting and sculpture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBody and facial language as a narrative tool in the visual arts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe legacy of French classicism in the history of aesthetics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at fine arts students and professionals, art historians, visual artists, and designers interested in the theoretical foundations of visual expression. It will also be of great value to any reader passionate about the history of classical art, 17th-century aesthetics, or the psychology of facial expression applied to artistic creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDirect access to one of the most influential theoretical sources of French classical art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed understanding of how artists of the past encoded and conveyed human emotions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual tools to analyze and evaluate expressiveness in paintings and sculptures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA historical perspective on the academic teaching of drawing and the representation of the human figure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Le Brun, Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Casimiro Libros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e ARTS, ART HISTORY \/ ART AND DESIGN STYLES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e FRENCH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a pocket-sized edition that recovers a foundational text for Western art theory. The work of Charles Le Brun is not only relevant for its historical context, but because it offers the contemporary reader the keys to a system of representation that shaped the training of artists for centuries. Reading it is especially interesting for those who wish to delve into the intellectual foundations of classicism and the way in which classical art addressed the complexity of human emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CASIMIRO LIBROS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407384895835,"sku":"9788415715979","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841571597.jpg?v=1781854067","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788415715979","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}