Schirillo James A
Psychology Department, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
Spat Vis. 2007;21(1-2):19-26. doi: 10.1163/156856807782753859.
In 64% of Rembrandt's female portraits the poser's left-cheek faces the viewer. However, this occurs in only 33% of his male portraits. This asymmetry is consistent with viewers rating Rembrandt's left-cheeked male portraits as likely to be avoided, which may reflect that aggressive displays of dominance are governed by the contralateral right-hemisphere, while rating left-cheeked female faces as likely to be approached may indicate sexual attractiveness. Rembrandt's exposed-cheek gender difference paints both sexual selection and dominance as being governed by the right cerebral hemisphere.
在伦勃朗的女性肖像画中，64% 的模特左脸朝向观者。然而，在他的男性肖像画中，这一比例仅为33%。这种不对称与观者对伦勃朗左脸男性肖像画的评价一致，即这类画像可能会让人避而远之，这或许反映出攻击性的支配表现由对侧右半球控制，而将左脸女性面孔评价为可能会让人靠近，则可能表明其具有性吸引力。伦勃朗所画脸颊朝向的性别差异表明，性选择和支配行为均受右脑半球控制。
