Lavater's physiognomy theories. 19th-century illustration of three people as described in the theories of Swiss theologist Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741
Lavater's physiognomy theories. 19th-century illustration of three people as described in the theories of Swiss theologist Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801). The caption describes the three as (from left to right): prayer, freedom (shown as a prisoner), and death. The figure at left is praying for the condemned prisoner who is to be executed. Lavater is best known for popularising the pseudoscience of physiognomy, the practice of assessing personality traits from the appearance of a person's face. He published his work in 'Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beforderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe' (1775-1778). This artwork was published in 1844.
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