Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 537
118 THE POETRY OF AROUITEGTURE. upon its ornaments, which should not have a single hard linein them ; and on the gradual, unequal, but intense, depth ofits shadows. Fig. 39 should have all its forms undefined, andpassing into one another, the touches of the chisel light, agrotesque face or feature… … Fig. 89. Fig. 40. shadow rather than light. The third should be hard in itslines, strong in its shades, and quiet in its ornament. These hints will be sufficient to explain our meaning, andwe have not space to do more, as the object of these papersis rather to observe than to advise. Besides, in…
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