A treatise on the art of painting, in all its branches; accompanied by seventy engraved plates, and exemplified by remarks on the paintings of the best masters .. (1817)
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711, Craig, W. M. (William Marshall), ca. 1765-ca. 1834 · London, E. Orme · leaf 183
make the point clear. It must be granted, that in every part of the art nature is our pattern, since shedisposes herself in the most perfect manner. If we at any time discover somethingfine and pleasing in her, (which we often do) and yet know not the reason why ithas such elegance and decorum, we… … /f. cte X,u/Y^e *r I. farnrifAa/n Jtzujc Of Colouring. 151 Harmony proceeds from placing faint colours against strong ones, and the con-trary ; wherein such an union appears, that the one seems naturally to flow fromthe other, as in this instance. Let us suppose a picture to he divided into…
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