"The Mechanics of Human Physiognomy", Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne (1806-1875)

This contraction of m. platysma alone lacks expression

Weeping, tears of pity (left); Relaxed face (right)

Attention (left); Severity, aggression (right)

A relaxed face (left); Profound attention (right)

A relaxed expression (left); Disgust (right)

Painful recollection or painful thoughts

Attention, attentive gaze (left); Painful attention (right)

Books

The Mechanism of Human Facial Expression (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction)

(Cambridge University Press, 1990)

Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine

(Hachette BnF, 2022)

Duchenne de Boulogne

(Beaux-Arts de Paris, 1999)

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