Pictorial composition and the critical judgment of pictures; a handbook for students and lovers of art . The Beautiful (Jate — Raphael Verticals Destroying Pictorial Inity !/ ? * •/. Parity of Horizontals and Verticals ^yjf^T%^y<7.:?2*;*;!^*^2fc &*:^ .IsJiA- iji X-.^^ ???^^ ? Crossing of Horizontals by Spot Diversion Sketches from Landscapes hy Henry Ranger PICTORIAL COMPOSITION The sketch shows the constructive lines of apicture by Henry Ranger, and lacks the force ofcolor by which these points are emphasized. In the wood interior the stone wall is the dam-aging line. Not only does
Pictorial composition and the critical judgment of pictures; a handbook for students and lovers of art . The Beautiful (Jate — Raphael Verticals Destroying Pictorial Inity !/ ? * •/. Parity of Horizontals and Verticals ^yjf^T%^y<7.:?2*;*;!^*^2fc &*:^ .IsJiA- iji X-.^^ ???^^ ? Crossing of Horizontals by Spot Diversion Sketches from Landscapes hy Henry Ranger PICTORIAL COMPOSITION The sketch shows the constructive lines of apicture by Henry Ranger, and lacks the force ofcolor by which these points are emphasized. In the wood interior the stone wall is the dam-aging line. Not only does it parallel the bottomline, always unfortunate, but it cuts the picturein two from side to side. Above this the bottomline of the distant woods gives another parallel-ing line, running the full length of the the verticals together with these, how-ever, their force becomes weakened until thereensues an almost perfect balance, the crossinglines weighing out even. The sketch fromClaude Lorraine, out of the Book of Truth,shows a great left angle composition of line notvery satisfactory, owing to its lack of weight forthe long arm of the steelyard. The
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