urther progress in wall-painting in the Gothic period was somewhat impededsurfaces sui-table to the re-ception of lar-ger pictures,whereas suffi-cient opportu-nity was givenfor ornament-ation. —The occurringfigures wereinfluenced bythe upwarddirection andthe frequentnarrowness ofthe space… … by the want of wall-developmentto somewhattortuous andmannered post-ures. (Com-pare Fig.4andPlate 42, Fig. I.) - Thefolds of the robes flowsoftly down inlong, beautifullines, the out-lines of the drapery are black andthere occurs very littleshading with variegated colours. In Fig. I shading is done…
Decoration and ornament
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