Moore, Charles Herbert, 1840-1930 · New York, London, The Macmillan Company · leaf 214
repetition ofthese two schemesof composition is acharacteristic of theart of the Renais- Fic. 99. — Arabesque by Filarete, Rome. sance. Many changes are wrung on these primary motives, butno possible variation of them can relieve their dulness. That theyare derived from an ancient source does not… … 172 ARCHITECTURE OF THE REIVAISSANCE of line. But the ornamental designers of the Renaissance drewtheir inspiration from the Graeco-Roman travesties of Greekornamentation, such as the tiresome arabesques that werepainted on the walls of Pompeian houses. The arrangements, as well as the treatment,…
Architecture, Renaissance
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