On the philosophy of painting: a theoretical and practical treatise.. (1849)
Twining, Henry · London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans · leaf 216
that ofslender bars or slips placed before a strong light, andthat the narrowest appear excessively faint, whilst thebroadest appear dark and heavy, the progression ofstrength being proportionate to the apparent width ofthe lines. Or if a series of parallel lines be drawn, soclose together that the… … This simply brings us back to what I have statedbefore, that it is not merely the intensity of the shade,but the mass or extent of surface which it covers, which is N r/s RELATIONS OF LIGHT AND SHADE. required, in order to produce the greatest amount ofcontrast. There is, however, a point at which…
Painting · Aesthetics · Perspective
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