The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 145
-BANQUETIMG HALL. WHITEHALL,LO.NDOM. (Photo, by Spooner.) The delightful art of the eighteenthcentury showed its influence in archi-tecture only in little sylvan build-ings and in interiors. The originof the style known as Rocco isprobably to be found in the ornamenta-tion of woodwork, which passed… … FIG. 213.—ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL, LONDON. shells, a profusion of sinuous linesentwining and interlacing; every de- tail of ornament aims at coming asa surprise to the spectator. With allthis we find an exquisite sense ofproportion, and marvellous dexterityof execution (Fig. 214). At the outset of…
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