Mach, Edmund von, 1870-1927 · Boston : Ginn · leaf 80
require asimple composition. The figures must be designed sothat they do not obscure the contours of each other, andso that they stand out clearly, each one by itself. Toaccomplish this result they are carved in open actiojt.The action of a figure is open when the two halves ofthe body are kept… … HIGH AND LOW RELIEF SCULPTURE 47 If this was represented in high relief, the prominentshadow of the limb crossing the body would tend toobscure the outlines of the figure. Nothing, however,is of greater importance either in the art of painting orof carving than to keep the outlines pure. This does…
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