§1. | Condition of the human creature entirely different from that of the lower animals. | 111 |
§2. | What room here for idealization. | 111 |
§3. | How the conception of the bodily ideal is reached. | 112 |
§4. | Modifications of the bodily ideal owing to influence of mind. First, of intellect. | 113 |
§5. | Secondly, of the moral feelings. | 113 |
§6. | What beauty is bestowed by them. | 115 |
§7. | How the soul culture interferes harmfully with the bodily ideal. | 115 |
§8. | The inconsistency among the effects of the mental virtues on the form. | 116 |
§9. | Is a sign of God's kind purpose towards the race. | 116 |
§10. | Consequent separation and difference of ideals. | 117 |
§11. | The effects of the Adamite curse are to be distinguished from signs of its immediate activity. | 118 |
§12. | Which latter only are to be banished from ideal form. | 118 |
§13. | Ideal form is only to be obtained by portraiture. | 119 |
§14. | Instances among the greater of the ideal Masters. | 119 |
§15. | Evil results of opposite practice in modern times. | 120 |
§16. | The right use of the model. | 121 |
§17. | Ideal form to be reached only by love. | 121 |
§18. | Practical principles deducible. | 122 |
§19. | Expressions chiefly destructive of ideal character. 1st, Pride. | 122 |
§20. | Portraiture ancient and modern. | 123 |
§21. | Secondly, Sensuality. | 123 |
§22. | How connected with impurity of color. | 124 |
§23. | And prevented by its splendor. | 124 |
§24. | Or by severity of drawing. | 125 |
§25. | Degrees of descent in this respect: Rubens, Correggio, and Guido. | 125 |
§26. | And modern art. | 126 |
§27. | Thirdly, ferocity and f
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