Lectures on painting; delivered to the students of the Royal Academy (1883)
Armitage, Edward, 1817-1896 · New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 309
here-fore the formality of right angles should be avoided.We will now pass on to the third rule, namely,that relatinof to the heads of the fieures. Whatever the subject of the picture, the eye is always attracted to theheads. It is therefore ofthe highest importancethat their relative posi-tions… … ON THE COMPOSITION OF PICTURES. 295 four heads are all points of interest. They are equi-distant, and placed on a segment of the same circle,and, turn them whichever way you will, you cannotget rid of the unpleasantness of the arrangement, solong as you keep them in their present relativepositions.…
Painting · Costume -- History To 500
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