Painting, sculpture and architecture as representative arts; an essay in comparative æsthetics (1895)
Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 · New York [etc.] G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 206
ond that he has reached a definite result.The suggestion of both facts in this gesture causes it toconvey an impression of breadth of thought as well as ofintensity. If the order of the movements be reversed, as often indramatic gestures (Fig. 99, page 163), of course theirmeaning is reversed. But… … FIG. 99.—BOY SURPRISED.See pages 130, 163, 171. 164 PAINTING, SCUIPTURE, AND ARCHITECTURE. the representative effect, inasmuch as they indicate thusthe degree in which the mind has reached the opinionwhich it expresses as a result of weighing the possibilitiesboth in favor of it and against it. For…
Art · Aesthetics
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
