Chironomia
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Chironomia is the art of using gesticulations or hand gestures to good effect in traditional rhetoric or oratory. Effective use of the hands, with or without the use of the voice, is a practice of gre
Hand gestures images. Austin, Gilbert. Chironomia, or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery. London: 1806. Ed. Mary Margaret Robb and Lester Thonssen. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois UP, 1966. Clasped, crossed, and folded hand positions. (Chironomia Plate 8, Figures 75, 76, 78)
Chirologia, 1644
Representations of Jesus often employ various rhetorical gestures, as seen on this statue in a shop window in Little Portugal, Toronto.
Gesticulation in Italian
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Hand gestures are used in regions of Italy and in the Italian language as a form of nonverbal communication and expression. The gestures within the Italian lexicon are dominated by movements of the ha
Chironomia
…Gilbert Austin was a well-known author on chironomia. The article about him contains a summary of theories in chironomia. Gesticulation in Italian Mudra…
Icons of the Annunciation
Pollice Verso (1872), which popularized the thumbs-down gesture. Oil on canvas, Phoenix Art Museum
Michael Peña performing the "Che vuoi?" gesture at Lucca Comics & Games (2018)