Since I usually post photos of people I thought I'd post something different. So here are profiles of beautiful women as portrayed by artists.
Charles Dana Gibson
This is Gibson Girl. She is gorgeous. I don't think she could be any more feminine. Feminine, but adult. Not child-like. Full lips, small mouth, beautifully shaped face, perfect nose, high cheekbones... She was the personification of the ideal woman of his era, but I think she could be the ideal for an era with that bone structure.
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| Charles Dana Gibson's Gibson Girl |
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| The Gibson Girl in profile (notice the straight nose) |
Harrison Fisher
Harrison Fisher was an artist known for his illustrations of beautiful women. This is what the man did for a living. He drew beautiful women.
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| A very beautiful woman as drawn by the illustrator Harrison Fisher. |
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| Another Harrison Fisher illustration (although this woman has a tiny bump on the bridge). Clearly beautiful though. Clearly feminine. |
McClelland Barclay
He was another illustrator. I just thought I'd include this since it shows a comparison between a masculine and the feminine nose.
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| Feminine and masculine noses (both straight) by McClelland Barclay |
Thutmose
This is Nefertiti, as portrayed by an artist well over 3,300 years ago. It is believed that the sculptor is Thutmose. Anyway, Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen known for her beauty (as if this wasn't obvious).
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| Nefertiti - 3,300 year-old proof that straight noses have always been considered beautiful =) |
Women have somewhat thinner lips than men when they are physically measured. They also have more upturned noses.
ReplyDeleteAlso what do you mean ideal for any era, considering beauty standards have been inconsistent at different periods and in different cultures?
ReplyDeleteWhat era would have considered her face unattractive?
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