Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 192
of the sort may be traced throughthe whole. The artist shows a mild consciousness of thisproblem of decorative composition and is always true to itto the measure of his powers. That is about as far as itgoes. He never has perspective. The buildings that itwould occasionally be convenient to put… … 174 Mornings with Masters of Art it into the picture at all, it becomes a mere symbol. It is athing which a lusty prisoner could carry away on his back.But it is plain that this is a limitation. Sometimes the limi-tation is more apparent, as in the Baptism of Jesus, where heis supposed to be…
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