Essays, Volume 1Houghton Mifflin, 1903 - 445 pages |
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... draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree ; or draw a child by studying the outlines of its form merely , but by watching for a time his mo- tions and plays , the painter enters into his na- ture and can then draw him at will in ...
... draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree ; or draw a child by studying the outlines of its form merely , but by watching for a time his mo- tions and plays , the painter enters into his na- ture and can then draw him at will in ...
Page 229
... draw , the right centre of grav- ity . I mean the placing the figures firm upon their feet , making the hands grasp ... drawn ever so correctly — lose all effect so soon as they lack the resting upon their centre of gravity , and have a ...
... draw , the right centre of grav- ity . I mean the placing the figures firm upon their feet , making the hands grasp ... drawn ever so correctly — lose all effect so soon as they lack the resting upon their centre of gravity , and have a ...
Page 356
... draws my ear and heart whilst I listen , as much as an epic has done before . A dog , drawn by a master , or a litter of pigs , satisfies and is a reality not less than the frescoes of Angelo . From this succession of excellent objects ...
... draws my ear and heart whilst I listen , as much as an epic has done before . A dog , drawn by a master , or a litter of pigs , satisfies and is a reality not less than the frescoes of Angelo . From this succession of excellent objects ...
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