Konstfacks bibliotek

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*008110824s1996    xxu    |      001 0 eng c
*020  $a0-262-08244-6
*020  $a0-262-08244-6
*035  $a(Ko)29694
*040  $dQ
*084  $aIa:oa
*084  $aIbvz Människokroppen
*084  $aIbvz Sexualitet
*084  $aIbvz Skönhetsideal
*1001 $aHersey, George L.
*24514$aThe evolution of allure :$bsexual selection from the Medici Venus to the Incredible Hulk  /$cGeorge L. Hersey
*260  $aCambridge, Mass. ;$a1996 :$bMIT Press ,$ccop. 1996
*300  $a219 s.  :$bill.
*650 4$aSex role in art
*650 4$aArt and society
*650 4$aMänniskokroppen i konsten
*650 4$aSexualitet i konsten
*650 4$aSkönhetsideal i konsten
*650 4$aMänniskokroppen (motiv i konsten)
*650 4$aSex in art
*697  $cKonst Allmänt Sociologi
*697  $cKonst Konsthistoria Motiv
*697  $cKonstsociologi
*697  $cSärskilda motiv i konsten
*697  $cSärskilda motiv i konsten
*697  $cSärskilda motiv i konsten
*8520 $hKONST -  Ibvz Skönhetsideal
*900  $aHersey, G.L.
*950  $aErotisk konst
*950  $aSexualitet i konsten
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This work brings modern Darwinian theories to the history of art. It argues that Western art has channeled mate choice by exploiting the ornaments that showcase the body, and that the formulas set forth by Polykleitos have established a canon of human gestures and proportions.