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 277
at its middle point. Now observe also the seconddrawing in Fig. 104. In this the lower line of the triangleis made to curve slightly upward at its middle point. Asa result, this line no longer appears to sag, but to be per-fectly straight. In the lower drawing of this Fig. 104,the effect of an… … FIQ. 104.—OPTICAL ILLUSIONS CAUSED BY LINESARRANGED AS IN PEDIMENTS. See pages 240, 241, 242, 250, 254, 256. ILLUSIONS IN PERSPECTIVE. 24I tripled. This emphasis, according to a well-known mentallaw, renders it impossible for the mind, when comparingthe two triangles, to confine attention to the…
Aesthetics · Proportion (Art) · Color
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