Beauty ideal
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| ''[[The artist's despair before the grandeur of ancient ruins]]'' ([[1778]]-[[1779|79]]) by [[Fuseli|Henry Fuseli]]]] | ''[[The artist's despair before the grandeur of ancient ruins]]'' ([[1778]]-[[1779|79]]) by [[Fuseli|Henry Fuseli]]]] | ||
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| '''Beauty ideal''' is a concept in which one form of beauty is raised to a standard. It is a form of [[aesthetic universalism]]. | '''Beauty ideal''' is a concept in which one form of beauty is raised to a standard. It is a form of [[aesthetic universalism]]. | ||
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Beauty ideal is a concept in which one form of beauty is raised to a standard. It is a form of aesthetic universalism.
In man
An ideal beauty or a classical beauty is a concept which refers to males such as an Adonis and female Venuses, most importantly the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa. Today, there are exemplified by the current sex symbols.
In nature
See also
- beauty, ideal, idealization, aesthetic universalism, golden ratio, perfection, Medieval beauty ideal, cult of beauty, Grand manner
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