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 324
rtion, as unfolded in Chapters II. to VIII., is evi- ELLIPTICAL SHAPES. 287 dent; and the conclusions with reference to the desirabil-ity of its use in geometric designs are sound. Notice thegraceful and yet greatly varied curves through which,when placed together as in Fig. 121, the outlines of… … FIQ. 121—CURVED LINES AS OUTLINED BY ELLIPSES.See page 287. ered less beautiful than others even though their outlinesare not conformed even proportionately to the ratios ofthat ellipse which he declares to be the most beautiful.For instance, Fig. 120, page 285, was drawn by him to showthe…
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