The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . GREA T MARLOWE Kil painting it, and pointing out how the otherwise gracefulspire of the church was hopelessly disfigured by thehuge crockets, and how completely the stiff line of thebridge cut the scene in two. In a clear light thesedefects would have ruined a picture, however ablytreated : hut the artist removes every trace of unsight-liness in the painting by the mysterious effect, whichsoftens, and renders undefined, every harsh form. Itwould be difficult to imagine a picture more completelypenetrated by one atmospheric effect. A veil of light*inc
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . GREA T MARLOWE Kil painting it, and pointing out how the otherwise gracefulspire of the church was hopelessly disfigured by thehuge crockets, and how completely the stiff line of thebridge cut the scene in two. In a clear light thesedefects would have ruined a picture, however ablytreated : hut the artist removes every trace of unsight-liness in the painting by the mysterious effect, whichsoftens, and renders undefined, every harsh form. Itwould be difficult to imagine a picture more completelypenetrated by one atmospheric effect. A veil of light*incredibly soft and mellow, is thrown over all. The sunhas just set behind the trees on the right : the lastbeams of parting day infuse a pathetic solemnity intothe scene. It is another perfect rendering, different fromall others, of the strain :— Sweet is evenings tranquil time,When the day of toil is clone. The man watering his horses and the smoke from thebarges add the one touch of human interest needed tocomplete the sentiment. So enti
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