. Portrait . P o r £ v a i t. Portrait of Himself characteristics. He wasparticularly fond of theshadow produced bythe broad brim of a hatwhich shades the eyesand which reduces thelighted planes of a faceto a minimum. Theless light that is shownthe more brilliant andmysterious will it appear,and of course lightedplanes must be sur-rounded and contrastedby deep shadows anddark masses, as in theportrait of himself. The nose was to him the greatshadow-maker and he was not afraid of making theshadow of a large and definite shape. He had a pref-erence for three-quarter views, as that view is mostsu
. Portrait . P o r £ v a i t. Portrait of Himself characteristics. He wasparticularly fond of theshadow produced bythe broad brim of a hatwhich shades the eyesand which reduces thelighted planes of a faceto a minimum. Theless light that is shownthe more brilliant andmysterious will it appear,and of course lightedplanes must be sur-rounded and contrastedby deep shadows anddark masses, as in theportrait of himself. The nose was to him the greatshadow-maker and he was not afraid of making theshadow of a large and definite shape. He had a pref-erence for three-quarter views, as that view is mostsuitable for bold and unusual lighting schemes, and oneof his favorite arrangements was to show four distinctshadows, cast by theforehead, the nose, theunderlip and the chin,leaving the larger sideof the face lighted whilethe other one is wrappedin shadow, save oneflimmering light patchon the cheekbone. Butthe possible versionsand variations of eachscheme are endless. In the portrait of alady we see ordinarytop lighting with a
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