Pictorial composition and the critical judgment of pictures; a handbook for students and lovers of art (1903)
Poore, Henry Rankin, 1859-1940 · New York, The Baker & Taylor co · leaf 42
the eye should cross thecentral division at least once. This initiatesequipoise, for in the survey of a picture the eyenaturally shifts from the centre of interest, whichmay be on one side, to the other side of the can-vas. If there be something there to receive it,the balance it seeks is… … Lion in the Desert—G^rome Balance of Isolated Measures
Composition (Art) · Art criticism
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