Brooklyn Museum Quarterly . >> T H 2. SALVATION NELL—STREET SCENEModel by ERNEST GROS itself a finished work of art. A misunderstanding of thispoint, either on the part of the designer or the observer isdestructive of the basic idea of a small scale model, whichshould be a study of the composition in its larger aspects,freed, as far as possible, from the disturbing effect of unim-portant detail. Among the interesting exhibits at present under con-sideration are the four scenes designed for the recent produc-tion of the Canterbury Pilgrims at the MetropolitanOpera House, by Homer E. Emens
Brooklyn Museum Quarterly . >> T H 2. SALVATION NELL—STREET SCENEModel by ERNEST GROS itself a finished work of art. A misunderstanding of thispoint, either on the part of the designer or the observer isdestructive of the basic idea of a small scale model, whichshould be a study of the composition in its larger aspects,freed, as far as possible, from the disturbing effect of unim-portant detail. Among the interesting exhibits at present under con-sideration are the four scenes designed for the recent produc-tion of the Canterbury Pilgrims at the MetropolitanOpera House, by Homer E. Emens, particularly that show-ing the west front of Canterbury Cathedral. Although em-bodying a considerable amount of small detail, this achievesa fine simplicity of composition owing to the simple rectan-gular form of the lower portion of the Cathedral fa9ade withits rich spot of color in the center doorway, which, if weimagine the stage occupied by a group of brightly costumedfigures, serves to enhance the color interest near the centerof
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