On the philosophy of painting: a theoretical and practical treatise.. (1849)
Twining, Henry · London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans · leaf 202
pears to encroach upon itssubstance, and diminish its width; an effect whichTurner has happily represented in a small picture in thepossession of Mr. Wyndham, where one of his luminoussuns comes in contact with a tower. The prevailing influence of light, is exemplified, ina less degree, by that of… … EFFECTS OK CONTKAST. H)5 dency of the white to spread, and to prevail over darkertints, causes these bands to widen in appearance, in thewliite part; and, viewed at a distance at which the im-pression prevails rather than the precise boundary, theirsides appear parallel. Fig. 3 shows this…
Painting · Aesthetics · Perspective
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