Proportion and harmony of line and color in painting, sculpture, and architecture; (1909)
Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 · New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 278
236 PROPORTION AND HARMONY. way — the direction of lines that appear to him to be hori- zontal. Evidently, in the degree in which he gazes up- ward, each of these lines above him will describe more and more of a curve. In Fig. 81, page 155, the summits … FIQ. 103.— GREEK TEMPLE INSCRIBED IN CIRCLES REPRESENTING HORIZON LINES. See pages 234, 237, 239, 251, 255, 257, 258. of the two steeples are on a level. A line drawn from one to the other is that which represents the horizontal ; but notice, if actually drawn between them, what a sharp curve it…
Aesthetics · Color
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