Hatton, Richard G · London, Chapman & Hall ld. · leaf 55
tive;which gets so wrong when far from the centre of thepicture. It was, however, very largely used in old times,and it is interesting to see how the old masters avoidedthe over-extended angle referred to in Fig. 16. 20 Perspective Here, for instance, in Fig. 17 is a very common formwhich design… … FiQ. 17.—St. Matthew, from a Bixteenth-century woodcut. cleverly hidden in each case. Undoubtedly, in examplessuch as this, a certain monumental or decorative dignityis sought and obtained by keeping to the parallel arrange-ment of the lines, and from a perspective point of viewthis is the sound…
Perspective · Drawing
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