Pictorial Anatomy of the Human Figure
Pictorial Anatomy of the Human Figure
Studio-Crowell | 1956 | ISBN: N/A | English | 126 pages | PDF | 28.7 MB
In the course of years, countless books on anatomy have been written. Some of them touch the outer surface in one fashion or another, some are skin deep, some go as deep as the bones, even the marrow. The question arises: Of all the expositions — detailed or sketchy — what is of practical use for the contemporary painter? Contemporary painter advisedly, for the discipline of anatomy means different things to us from what it meant to the men who established the science five centuries ago. To the early Renaissance masters, the pursuit of studies in the field of anatomy — and perspective as well — was a creative act. Charting the course of every muscle and sinew and discovering its function was of great importance to these masters; it is not of the same concern to us, at least not to the painter.