Art culture: a hand-book of art technicalities and criticisms (1873)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Platt, W. H. (William Henry), 1821-1898 · New York : Wiley · leaf 518
ence of destruction, of distortion, of torture, to speakstiongly, mnst be evident in their every line. We free thel)iiil(ling from tliis infiuence, and give it repose, graceful-ness, and ease ; and we have a contrast of feeling as well asof line, by wliich the desirable attributes are… … Fig. 9. the crags, nor feel a want of excitement in the gentlenessof the building. idly. Solitude is powerful and evident in its effect onthe distant hills, therefore, the effect of the villa should bejoyous and life-like (not flippant, however, but serene);and, by renderiug it so, we shall enhance…
Art · Aesthetics
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