Head canting in paintings: An historical study

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-73

  Costa, Marco ^a   Menzani, Marzia ^a   Bitti, Pio Enrico Ricci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dominance; Gender differences; Head canting; Painting; Portraits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035534711     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006737224617     Document Type: Article

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