Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 149
In looking at this picture notice that the gen-eral shape of the space occupied by the horse andrider is that of a pyramid. It is a principle in artthat regularity of structure is an element ofbeauty. This is called symmetry. If something 6S1 682 FAMOUS PICTURES departs from this on one side of a… … DON BALTASAR CARLOS (DETAIL). BY VELASQUEZ* Madrid Museum. spoils the very effect sought. The art whichconceals art must be brought into play. It must appear to be balanced, however, and ifa picture looks wrong, think whether it violatesthese principles of symmetry. This will oftenhelp you to judge…
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