Proportion Collection (#3)

Ralston and Co Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Ralston & Co. promoting the periscope sketcher, a useful tool for artists to aid them with perspective and proportion. Date: circa 1919

Unidentified Fragment
Fragment of a leaf of a manuscript, parchment. Text in Middle German(?). The text block has wide margins above, beneath and to the left-hand side but the leaf has been cut down the right-hand side

Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) sporangia growing along edge of decaying leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK, January. Focus Stacked image

Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture
6340224 Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture by Sasso, Giovanni Antonio (19th century); (add.info.: Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture)

Regency-era library window curtains, 1815
6339812 Regency-era library window curtains, 1815 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Regency-era library window curtains, 1815)

Mexican fiddler crab (Leptuca crenulata) small male displaying with larger individual behind, Morua Estuary, near Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco), Gulf of California, Mexico, June

Diagram of Pythagorean octave scale Page 34 of Descrizione delle immagini dipinte da
3611272 Diagram of Pythagorean octave scale Page 34 of Descrizione delle immagini dipinte da Raffaelle d Urbino nel Palazzo Vaticano by Giovanni Pietro Bellori and Giorgio Vasari

Lord Burlingtons neo-Palladian Villa at Chiswick and the Jacobean House
449335 Lord Burlingtons neo-Palladian Villa at Chiswick and the Jacobean House (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Rigaud, Jacques (1681-1754); 35.5x69.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Lord Burlingtons Chiswick Villa, from the south-east (pen & ink with wash on paper)
449333 Lord Burlingtons Chiswick Villa, from the south-east (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Rigaud, Jacques (1681-1754); 36x70 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Ancient Greek temples of Hera at Paestum, Italy
View of the ancient Greek temples of Hera at Paestum, Italy. Tempio di Pesto. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Dorking Hen Body, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of
XYC262896 Dorking Hen Body, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Frontispiece of Utriusque Cosmi Historia by Robert Fludd (1574-1637) volume I
CHT287290 Frontispiece of Utriusque Cosmi Historia by Robert Fludd (1574-1637) volume I, published by Oppenheim 1617 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Working drawing of a basket-handle door, section and elevation
REV286902 Working drawing of a basket-handle door, section and elevation, illustration from a book on geometry, published Avec Privilege du Roy et E

Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition
XYC257405 Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition
XYC257404 Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

The Composite Order (w / c, wash, pen and black ink over graphite on paper)
XYC150286 The Composite Order (w/c, wash, pen and black ink over graphite on paper) by Mark, E. W. (18th century); 54x33.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; British

The Corinthian Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell
AFC206100 The Corinthian Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell Architettura written by Palladio, originally published 1570 by Palladio

The Proportions of Man and their Occult Numbers from De Occulta Philosophia
STC202549 The Proportions of Man and their Occult Numbers from De Occulta Philosophia Libri III, by Henricus Cornelius Agrippa (1533)

A Sailors Prayer (engraving)
6003507 A Sailors Prayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sailors Prayer. Illustration for Chatterbox (1901)

Diagrams relating to the Tempio di Marte Vendicatore, illustration from a facsimile copy
AFC206111 Diagrams relating to the Tempio di Marte Vendicatore, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell Architettura written by Palladio, originally published 1570 by Palladio

Shorthorn Cow, c. 1840-50 (oil on canvas)
NWP149796 Shorthorn Cow, c.1840-50 (oil on canvas) by Mullock, James Flewitt (1818-92); 53.5x66 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; eNewport Museum and Art Gallery; English

The Tuscan cornice, illustration from a book on geometry
REV286904 The Tuscan cornice, illustration from a book on geometry, published Avec Privilege du Roy et E.. du Gouvernement (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info)

The ionic capital, illustration from a book on geometry
REV286903 The ionic capital, illustration from a book on geometry, published Avec Privilege du Roy et E.. du Gouvernement (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ideal proportions revealed to be based on the human body
STC255923 Ideal proportions revealed to be based on the human body, from De Architectura Libri Dece traducti de latino in Vulgare affigurati, by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of
XYC257419 Study of the Human Figure, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho)
3652259 T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: T E Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, Architects)

Cabinet of physics, 1687 (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR242767 Cabinet of physics, 1687 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Le Clerc, Sebastien I (1637-1714); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Scene from Durers Course in the Art of Drawing
STC237096 Scene from Durers Course in the Art of Drawing, published Nuremberg 1525 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elevation of the Hopital des Enfants Trouves, engraved by Pierre Patte (1723-1814
XIR287026 Elevation of the Hopital des Enfants Trouves, engraved by Pierre Patte (1723-1814) 1748 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Boffrand, Germain (1667-1754) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Examples of Classical proportions, from Di Lucio Vitruvio Pollione de architectura a
489232 Examples of Classical proportions, from Di Lucio Vitruvio Pollione de architectura a libri dece, by Gotardo de Ponte Como, 1521 (engraving) by Cesariano

Frontispiece of Utriusque Cosmi Historia by Robert Fludd, Volume I
XJF447336 Frontispiece of Utriusque Cosmi Historia by Robert Fludd, Volume I, published in 1617 (engraving) by English School

Theory of scale using an obelisk as an example, engraved by Pickett (litho)
STC171149 Theory of scale using an obelisk as an example, engraved by Pickett (litho) by Repton, Humphry (1752-1818) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Study of a horse (pen & ink and pencil on paper)
1152805 Study of a horse (pen & ink and pencil on paper) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); eThe Devonshire Collections

Decorative details from the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
AFC206114 Decorative details from the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell Architettura written by Palladio

Gal Vihara Standing Buddhist Figure, c. 1870-90 (b / w photo)
495573 Gal Vihara Standing Buddhist Figure, c.1870-90 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition
XYC257406 Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

The corinthian capital, illustration from a book on geometry, 18th or 19th century
REV286901 The corinthian capital, illustration from a book on geometry, 18th or 19th century, published Avec Privilege du Roy et E

Dorking Hen Body, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of
XYC262895 Dorking Hen Body, Lateral View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl, 1795-1806 (pen & ink)

The Doric Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell
AFC206102 The Doric Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell Architettura written by Palladio, originally published 1570 by Palladio

Alphabet Specimen Sheet, from Mechanick Exercises: or The Doctrine of Handy-Works applied
4071278 Alphabet Specimen Sheet, from Mechanick Exercises: or The Doctrine of Handy-Works applied to the Art of Printing, pub

The Proportions of the human figure (after Vitruvius), c. 1492 (facsimile)
1275156 The Proportions of the human figure (after Vitruvius), c.1492 (facsimile) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, Final Stage of Dissection
XYC258608 Study of the Human Figure, Anterior View, Final Stage of Dissection, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition
XYC257410 Study of the Human Figure, Posterior View, from A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl

The Ionic Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell
AFC206103 The Ionic Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell Architettura written by Palladio, originally published 1570 by Palladio

Decorative details from the Temple of Nimes, illustration from a facsimile copy of
AFC206120 Decorative details from the Temple of Nimes, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell Architettura written by Palladio, originally published 1570 by Palladio

The Composite Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell
AFC206104 The Composite Order, illustration from a facsimile copy of I Quattro Libri dell Architettura written by Palladio, originally published 1570 by Palladio

A draughtsman taking details for a portrait, using a perspective apparatus for drawing
STC310983 A draughtsman taking details for a portrait, using a perspective apparatus for drawing onto glass, from Course in the Art of Drawing by Albrecht Durer

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"Proportion: A Harmonious Balance of Nature's Masterpieces" Discover the intricate Motor homunculus model, mapping out the proportional representation of our body's motor functions. Witness the grace and elegance of Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) as they navigate the vast sand dunes in Namibia, showcasing nature's perfect proportion. Explore the fascinating concept of Motor and sensory homunculi, illustrating how our senses are precisely distributed throughout our bodies. Immerse yourself in Launceston, 1909, a masterpiece by JMW Turner that captures the essence through its stunning depiction of architectural grandeur. Marvel at Vitruvian man with flare in chest, an iconic symbol representing balance and harmony within human anatomy. Delve into Architecture I: Orders of Architecture engraved by Charles Lawrie. Witness how proportions shape magnificent structures that stand as testaments to human ingenuity. Experience the majestic presence of RF - Red Deer stag amidst a snow-covered pine forest in Scotland. Nature's proportional beauty unfolds before your eyes. Behold Tells Chapel, Fluelen, 1909 by JMW Turner. The artist masterfully portrays proportion through his skillful use of light and composition. Embark on an exhilarating adventure as a diver encounters a Great white shark in open water off Guadalupe island. Proportions take on new meaning when faced with nature's apex predator. Admire RF- Adelie Penguin perched upon an iceberg amidst Yalour Islands. Witnessing this delicate creature against such vastness highlights nature's impeccable sense of proportion. Journey to Deadvlei in Namib desert where dead acacia trees stand like sculptures against a backdrop that exemplifies perfect symmetry and balance. Transport yourself back to Ralston & Co Advertisement era where aesthetics were meticulously crafted to achieve visual equilibrium – proof that even marketing understands the power of proportion.