Muther, Richard, 1860-1909 · London : J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 265
distance, indeed,whence the rescuing ship is drawing near, a bright light shines forth upona scene otherwise depicted in dull brown. Save for this, the intention of thepicture is not expressed by means of colour, and it even shows some retro-gression as compared with Gericaults earlier works. He… … EUGfeNE DELACROIX. SO in the Raft of the Medusa he imaginedthe tragedy could be represented only in sombrehues. He spread over the whole scene a mo-notonous unpleasant brown shade, and in hisendeavour to lay all weight upon humanemotion he went so far as almost to suppressthe sea, which…
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