example so faras to take care not to surround themselves with distracting ob- DECORATIVE ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND. 209 jects. That which is beautiful in a studio may be ugly in astudy. The studio of Alma Tadema sympathizes in its minutestobject with tlie artist, who is so much at home iu all… … CANDELABRA, TOWNSEND HOUSE. is a beauty derived from the fact that every ornament is subordi-nate to the purpo.se of the room which contains it. The dining-room, for instance, opens into a beautiful garden; it is, therefore,not simply an eating-room, but must in some weathers do duty asthe salon…
South Kensington Museum · Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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