. Painting, sculpture, and architecture as representative arts : an essay in comparative aesthetics. FIG. page FIQ. 201.—MADISON AVENUE, NEW pages 334, 360, 364, 3S0. 361 362 PAINTING, SCULPTUKE, AND ARCHITECTURE. from this, they must be expected to walk on the roofbehind the balustrade. But how could they walk on aroof unless it were flat ? A few questions like this willlead to the inference that a balustrade naturally repre-sents a flat roof. Now, if we compare with this inference,the fact that this sort of ornamentation is recognized byalmost everybo
. Painting, sculpture, and architecture as representative arts : an essay in comparative aesthetics. FIG. page FIQ. 201.—MADISON AVENUE, NEW pages 334, 360, 364, 3S0. 361 362 PAINTING, SCULPTUKE, AND ARCHITECTURE. from this, they must be expected to walk on the roofbehind the balustrade. But how could they walk on aroof unless it were flat ? A few questions like this willlead to the inference that a balustrade naturally repre-sents a flat roof. Now, if we compare with this inference,the fact that this sort of ornamentation is recognized byalmost everybody as, on the whole, the most satisfactoryfor a wall supporting a flat roof, we shall have obtainedat least one proof that when by conscious design or uncon-scious accident the architect faithfully represents actualconditions, he does exactly what will fulfil the artisticconceptions of the majority of people. If there must be a flat and invisible roof, undoubtedlysome such arrangement as this is the best through whichto indicate the roofs exact character. Still, when a build-ing is not too high, the desire for a visible roof is natura
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