Meissonier, his life and his art . HIS WORKS 251 The effect of boundless horizon unci innumerable masses of menin iSoj is produced by the sujipression of all accidental details,landscape, trees, &c., which give a non-shifting scale, and the filling ofthe spaces with human figures. There is a sense of movement inthe picture, whereas in panorama, all the mobile elements are arrested,transfixed in an irritating fashion, by the precision with which thedetails of the landscape and of surrounding objects are rendered. A galloping horse, like that in iSo/, would be intolerable in sucha setting, alway
Meissonier, his life and his art . HIS WORKS 251 The effect of boundless horizon unci innumerable masses of menin iSoj is produced by the sujipression of all accidental details,landscape, trees, &c., which give a non-shifting scale, and the filling ofthe spaces with human figures. There is a sense of movement inthe picture, whereas in panorama, all the mobile elements are arrested,transfixed in an irritating fashion, by the precision with which thedetails of the landscape and of surrounding objects are rendered. A galloping horse, like that in iSo/, would be intolerable in sucha setting, always in the same spot. Everything quiescent, however,is readily accepted by the spectator, and invites his leisurely scrutiny. Take the fine panorama of Rezonville, for instance. Detaillesresting soldiers are delightful, but the effect of the galloping horsenear the cross is highly unpleasant. On De Neuvilles side, again,how profound is the impression made by the long line of cuirassiers,and the dead and wounded soldiers. In a pa
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