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Fisiognomica
Le Brun, Charles
Conference sur l'expression generale et particuliere des passions, enrichie de figures, 1713
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€ 100 - 200
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€ 154
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Amsterdam, Bernard Picart, 1713. In 8th. Vignette engraved in copper on the title page, with numerous chalcographic plates, of which several times folded, a mutilated plate, one with a tear without loss in correspondence with the fold, light browning, slight scattered blooms, small work of woodworm at the internal white margin of some papers, coeval binding, author and title stamped in gold within a 5-pin spine with phytomorphic decorations in gold, slight defects. Signature of belonging to the guard card. & Nbsp;
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Taking up the Cartesian thought inherent in the classification of human facial expressions, Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) famous decorator (Louvre, Versailles, Fontainebleau ..) and first painter of the Sun King with a brilliant career, in his posthumous published work & nbsp; analyzes the physiognomy of the faces in relation to the & nbsp; more different moods, feeling the need to investigate the relationship between passions and painting with innovative investigations & nbsp;
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