Proportion and harmony of line and color in painting, sculpture, and architecture : an essay in comparative æsthetics (1899)
Raymond, George Lansing, 1839-1929 · New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 176
e of aman. Compare Figs. 31, page 57, and 73, page 137, withFig. 74, page 139. FORMS OF MEN AND WOMEN, 139 As for other differences in human shapes, there is a rea-son for this one too, which is ascribable to significance.A larger size emphasizes the part of the form in which itappears. That which… … FIG. 74.—WOMANS FORM ENCLOSED IN LIKE CIRCLES.See pages 15, 59, 72, 87, 135, 13S, 290, 295. appears to be made right. Moreover, the shoulders,being at the broadest part of the form, naturally attractour attention first. But, as will be shown qii pages 27J to280, the point on which the eyes are…
Aesthetics · Proportion (Art) · Color
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