Lion’s Head
David Humbert de Superville’s 'Lion’s head' captures a majestic beast in a moment of pure, wide-eyed surprise. The flowing, rhythmic lines of the mane frame a face that looks almost startled, with huge, round pupils staring straight at you. Superville was a Neoclassical artist who actually wrote a book on how lines convey emotion, and this drawing serves as a perfect visual proof of his theory that expanded eyes universally signal alertness. It’s less a terrifying predator and more a giant house cat that just heard a vacuum cleaner!
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