Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 63
ension betweenthe various elements of the com-position, and between those ele-ments and the whole; space-fill-ing or the artistic distribution ofthe motives of decoration overthe space to be decorated; beautyof movement in lines and masses;and, in plastic ornament, thehandling of relief, with its… … Fig. 9.—Pilaster Detail,San Giobbe, Venice. Classic Origins. While the ornament of the Italian Renaissance wasfounded upon the study of Roman decorative art, it was 24- RENAISSANCE IN GENERAL never an art of mere copyists or imitators. Nearlyevery distinctive ornament-motive in the plastic arts…
Decoration and ornament
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