研究艺术作品中的肢体语言是一种全新的艺术视角。所描绘的手势可以反映特定历史时期的风俗习惯，反映特定文化的风俗习惯，也可以反映艺术风格的风尚。**艺术家和人类学家德斯蒙德·莫里斯(Desmond Morris)以精湛的技巧探索了这些问题，揭示了历史和世界各地不断变化的社会态度和习俗的迷人洞见，发现了惊人的相似之处。

Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and anthropologist Desmond Morris uncovers fascinating insights about changing social attitudes and conventions through history and around the world, finding surprising similarities as well as now rarely used gestures.