Chapter XIV.-Of Vital Beauty:-Thirdly, in Man.

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§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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