Phrenology. Historical artwork depicting skulls and heads explaining the pseudo-sciences of phrenology and physiognomy. Phrenology was based on the misplaced belief that a person's character and mental faculties gradually changed the shape of their skull and hence scalp. Physiognomy was based on the similarly incorrect idea that the proportions of a person's facial features were related to their character. Practitioners of these principles claimed they could assess a person's personality by feeling the bumps on their head or by measuring their features. These theories were popular in the nineteenth century when this illustration was made | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 4473 px × 3567 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |