Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 56
. Theangel with the flowers and the girl with her handscrossed may be ten feet away or they might betwenty feet, according as you stand near or far fromthe picture. The one exception is the pattern onthe floor, which certainly does suggest a rather widerangle than one would expect from the grouping… … Here is another picture in which the artist hasbeen very careful to avoid anything which shouldmake his work look wrong when seen from too faror too near. You will notice how carefully everyfoot is hidden ; there are no rows of beams one behind the other, or right angles foreshortened ;no moon or…
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