The early work of Raphael . Study for Mariage de permission of W. O. Orckardson, Esq., THE ART OF WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON 59 a curious device, which breaks the monotony of the background, andhelps to keep it in its place. A shaded lamp stands in the middle of. permission of Messrs. Laurie and Co. the table. At the wifes left hand there is a finger-glass. Note the angleat which the lamp-light strikes the water, the angle of incidence ; and 6o THE ART OF WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARD SON then raise your eyes to the left. There, at a point fixed by the angleof reflec
The early work of Raphael . Study for Mariage de permission of W. O. Orckardson, Esq., THE ART OF WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON 59 a curious device, which breaks the monotony of the background, andhelps to keep it in its place. A shaded lamp stands in the middle of. permission of Messrs. Laurie and Co. the table. At the wifes left hand there is a finger-glass. Note the angleat which the lamp-light strikes the water, the angle of incidence ; and 6o THE ART OF WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARD SON then raise your eyes to the left. There, at a point fixed by the angleof reflection, you will find a disk of light, shimmering through theotherwise unbroken shadow. The trick is slight enough ; you mightcall it trivial ; but it has its value in building up not only the truth, butthe aesthetic balance, of the scene. After is an anticlimax in all but colour, in the transparent depth of its shadows and the brilliancy ofits quick sparkling points of light, and in the expression of character,it is even better than the Mariage. And the insinuation of a departedglory, the quiet, sympathetic fire—a crackling blaze would have spoilt thewhole expression of the scene—the one lamp deepening the gulfs of shadowbeyond, and the absolute immobility of the
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