A Quantitative Approach to Beauty [Dataset] (doi:10.11588/data/10057)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

A Quantitative Approach to Beauty [Dataset]

Identification Number:

doi:10.11588/data/10057

Distributor:

heiDATA

Date of Distribution:

2015-06-26

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

De la Rosa, Javier; Suárez, Juan-Luis, 2015, "A Quantitative Approach to Beauty [Dataset]", https://doi.org/10.11588/data/10057, heiDATA, V1

Study Description

Citation

Title:

A Quantitative Approach to Beauty [Dataset]

Subtitle:

Perceived Attractiveness of Human Faces in World Painting

Identification Number:

doi:10.11588/data/10057

Authoring Entity:

De la Rosa, Javier

Suárez, Juan-Luis

Producer:

De la Rosa, Javier

Suárez, Juan-Luis

Date of Production:

2015-01

Distributor:

heiDATA

Distributor:

HeiDATA: Heidelberg Research Data Repository

Access Authority:

De la Rosa, Javier

Date of Deposit:

2015-06-23

Date of Distribution:

2015-06-23

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.11588/data/10057

Study Scope

Keywords:

Arts and Humanities, World Painting, European Painting, Fine Arts, Western Art, Faces

Topic Classification:

Paintings, Art and history, Arts, Face painting

Abstract:

The purpose of the the data collection was to determine the shape of the change in beauty in depicted faces over time. The dataset is comprised by almost 120,000 paintings from different times and styles.

Time Period:

1200-2013

Date of Collection:

2013-2013

Country:

Canada

Kind of Data:

metadata

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

Restrictions:

No restrictions

Access Authority:

Javier de la Rosa, CulturePlex Lab, University of Western Ontario, versae@gmail.com, Arts & Humanities Building, Room 3R02 London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7 Tel: 519-661-3196 ext 89251

Citation Requirement:

CulturePlex Lab, Faces Dataset. http://faces.cultureplex.ca

Deposit Requirement:

Providing citations to the published work would be much appreciated

Conditions:

According to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, all data produced by pub licly funded projects belong in the public domain

Disclaimer:

Unless expressly stated otherwise, the person who identified the work makes no warranties about the work, and disclaims liability for all uses of the work, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law

Other Study Description Materials

Related Materials

http://faces.cultureplex.ca/

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Decline of Perceived Beauty: Facial Representations between the 18th and 20th Century in Western Art, Inter-Disciplinary Press, In-print

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Bibliographic Citation:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Citation

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Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Bibliographic Citation:

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Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

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Bibliographic Citation:

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Title:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Bibliographic Citation:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

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Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Bibliographic Citation:

Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

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Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

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Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

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Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Bibliographic Citation:

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Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

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Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

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Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

Bibliographic Citation:

Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

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Title:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Bibliographic Citation:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

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Title:

Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

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Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

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Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

Bibliographic Citation:

Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

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Title:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Bibliographic Citation:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

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Title:

Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Bibliographic Citation:

Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Citation

Title:

Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

Bibliographic Citation:

Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

Citation

Title:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Bibliographic Citation:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Citation

Title:

Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

Bibliographic Citation:

Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

Citation

Title:

Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

Bibliographic Citation:

Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

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Title:

Yu, Douglas W., and Glenn H. Shepard. "Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?" Nature 396.6709 (1998): 321-322

Bibliographic Citation:

Yu, Douglas W., and Glenn H. Shepard. "Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?" Nature 396.6709 (1998): 321-322

Citation

Title:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Bibliographic Citation:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Citation

Title:

Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Bibliographic Citation:

Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Citation

Title:

Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

Bibliographic Citation:

Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

Citation

Title:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Bibliographic Citation:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Citation

Title:

Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

Bibliographic Citation:

Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

Citation

Title:

Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

Bibliographic Citation:

Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

Citation

Title:

Yu, Douglas W., and Glenn H. Shepard. "Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?" Nature 396.6709 (1998): 321-322

Bibliographic Citation:

Yu, Douglas W., and Glenn H. Shepard. "Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?" Nature 396.6709 (1998): 321-322

Citation

Title:

Thornhill, Randy, and Steven W. Gangestad. "Facial attractiveness." Trends in cognitive sciences 3.12 (1999): 452-460

Bibliographic Citation:

Thornhill, Randy, and Steven W. Gangestad. "Facial attractiveness." Trends in cognitive sciences 3.12 (1999): 452-460

Citation

Title:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Bibliographic Citation:

Etcoff, Nancy. Survival of the prettiest: The science of beauty. Random House Digital, 2011.

Citation

Title:

Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Bibliographic Citation:

Gombrich, Ernst Hans. The story of art. Vol. 15. London: Phaidon, 1995.

Citation

Title:

Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

Bibliographic Citation:

Grammer, Karl, and Randy Thornhill. "Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: the role of symmetry and averageness." Journal of comparative psychology 108.3 (1994): 233-242

Citation

Title:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Bibliographic Citation:

Ortega y Gasset, J., The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1968).

Citation

Title:

Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

Bibliographic Citation:

Suárez, Juan Luis, Fernando Sancho, and Javier de la Rosa. "Sustaining a global community: Art and religion in the network of baroque hispanicamerican paintings." Leonardo 45.3 (2012): 281-281.

Citation

Title:

Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

Bibliographic Citation:

Rhodes, Gillian. "The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty." Annu. Rev. Psychol. 57 (2006): 199-226.

Citation

Title:

Yu, Douglas W., and Glenn H. Shepard. "Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?" Nature 396.6709 (1998): 321-322

Bibliographic Citation:

Yu, Douglas W., and Glenn H. Shepard. "Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?" Nature 396.6709 (1998): 321-322

Citation

Title:

Thornhill, Randy, and Steven W. Gangestad. "Facial attractiveness." Trends in cognitive sciences 3.12 (1999): 452-460

Bibliographic Citation:

Thornhill, Randy, and Steven W. Gangestad. "Facial attractiveness." Trends in cognitive sciences 3.12 (1999): 452-460

Citation

Title:

Javier de la Rosa, Juan-Luis Suárez: A Quantitative Approach to Beauty. Perceived Attractiveness of Human Faces in World Painting, in: International Journal for Digital Art History, 01/2015. ISSN: 2363-5398 (print version) ISSN: 2363-5401 (electronic version)

Bibliographic Citation:

Javier de la Rosa, Juan-Luis Suárez: A Quantitative Approach to Beauty. Perceived Attractiveness of Human Faces in World Painting, in: International Journal for Digital Art History, 01/2015. ISSN: 2363-5398 (print version) ISSN: 2363-5401 (electronic version)

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