Effects of Facial Symmetry and Gaze Direction on Perception of Social Attributes: A Study in Experimental Art History
This article explores the possibility of testing hypotheses about art production in the past by collecting data in the present. We call this enterprise experimental art history. Why did medieval artists prefer to paint Christ with his face directed towards the beholder, while profane faces were noti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00452/full |