Art, Symbol & Imagination
Human Proportions on a Measured Grid
Standing figures are divided by horizontal and vertical guide lines. Front, side and rear views allow the positions of the head, torso and limbs to be compared. The plate presents proportion as a measured drawing problem within Anatomy in Art.
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Illustrator not identified. "Human Proportions on a Measured Grid" [editorial title]. In Anatomy in Art, Jonathan Scott Hartley. 1891 edition, 1891, Press of Styles & Cash. Source scan leaf 152. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0211-0118
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Illustrator not identified. Human Proportions on a Measured Grid. Anatomy in Art. Scan leaf 152. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0211-0118