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vertical. Finally, the end points of the vertical and horizontal lines were connected. The point where all these lines cross is the pubic area of the central figure. The vertical line crosses where her arms form a "V" behind her head, moves beside her face down to the pubic area, continues down one side of her leg and touches the apex of the tilted table holding the fruit. The horizontal line moves through the waists of the two figures on the left, past the center point touches a white shard and moves to the tip of the nose on the mask ending where the buttock of the top figure on the right meets the elbow of the seated figure on the right. Diagonals relate to the heads of the figures on the left and the side of the mask of the top figure on the right. Another diagonal touches the hand of the figure on the left, moves to the knee and forms a right angle with the leg of the second figure from the left. Another diagonal forms the jaw of the figure on the left, moves through the armpit and slanted breasts of the second figure and picks up the contour of the thigh of the seated figure. The next diagonal touches thehair of the central figure, forms the breast of the top figure on the right and connects that breast with thee lower torso following the buttock.

(65) Diagram B

A circle shows how the various shapes radiate around the central point containing the eye movement inside the frame with the center point as the focal point to which we keep returning when looking at the painting.

(66) Diagram C

In this diagram, a line has been drawn down an obvious vertical division of the painting. Once this is established, the remainder of the painting, may be divided vertically with a line passing between the eyes of the middle figure. New diagonals now relate to the hand at the top left.

(67) Diagram D

This diagram shows "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" divided into thirds by vertical lines.

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