A treatise on painting : In four parts ... The whole illustrated by examples from the Italian, Venetian, Flemish, and Dutch schools (1837)
Burnet, John, 1784-1868 · London : James Carpenter · leaf 25
lways of the height of the eyes of the spectator;and as it is turned round it will describe innumerable points along thewhole line ; these are termed accidental points, and vary according as thelines run more or less at right angles from the base line. Lines also varyaccording as they are situated… … down to a point on the horizontal line. When underneath the eye, theupper cover will be seen, and the lines describing the sides appear to rise EDUCATION OF THE EYE. 7 up to the horizontal line4. Before proceeding further, for the betterunderstanding the several lines already mentioned, and showing…
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