Beauty ideal
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| + | ''[[The artist's despair before the grandeur of ancient ruins]]'' ([[1778]]-[[1779|79]]) by [[Fuseli|Henry Fuseli]]]] | ||
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| + | "[[Devendra Singh]] discovered that the most desirable [[waist–hip ratio]] was 0.7- a waist that measures 70 percent of the circumference of the hips. An example of a woman who possessed the "[[perfect]]" body were [[Marilyn Monroe]]."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | [[Image:Birth Venus Botticelli.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)|The Birth of Venus]]'' (detail), a [[1486]] painting by [[Sandro Botticelli]]]] | ||
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| - | :''[[beauty]], [[ideal]], [[Aesthetic relativism]], [[body image]], [[human physical appearance]]'' | + | '''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== | ||
| + | :''[[symmetry (physical attractiveness)]], [[physical attractiveness]], [[The Five Maidens of Croton]]'' | ||
| + | An '''ideal beauty''' or a '''classical beauty''' is a concept which refers to males such as an [[Adonis]] and female [[Venus]]es, most importantly the ''[[Venus de Milo]]'' and the [[Mona Lisa]]. Today, there are exemplified by the current [[sex symbol]]s. | ||
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| + | ==In nature== | ||
| + | :''[[arcadia]], [[sunset]], [[golden ratio]], [[ideal landscape]], [[rainbow]]'' | ||
| + | ==Related== | ||
| + | :''[[beauty]], [[ideal]], [[idealization]], [[aesthetic universalism]], [[golden ratio]], [[perfection]], [[Medieval beauty ideal]], [[cult of beauty]], [[Grand manner]]'' | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Beauty]] | ||
| + | * [[Symmetry in nature]] | ||
| + | * [[Patterns in nature]] | ||
| + | * [[Physical attractiveness]] | ||
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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.
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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.
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In nature
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Related
- beauty, ideal, idealization, aesthetic universalism, golden ratio, perfection, Medieval beauty ideal, cult of beauty, Grand manner
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See also
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