Mornings in Florence
Mornings in Florence
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That there is no 'effect of light' here arrived at, I beg you at onceto observe as a most important lesson. The subject is St. Francischallenging the Soldan's Magi, --fire-worshippers--to pass with himthrough the fire, which is blazing red at his feet. It is so hot thatthe two Magi on the other side of the throne shield their faces. But itis represented simply as a red mass of writhing forms of flame; andcasts no firelight whatever. There is no ruby colour on anybody's nose:there are no black s...hadows under anybody's chin; there are noRembrandtesque gradations of gloom, or glitterings of sword-hilt andarmour.
Is this ignorance, think you, in Giotto, and pure artlessness? He wasnow a man in middle life, having passed all his days in painting, andprofessedly, and almost contentiously, painting things as he saw them. Do you suppose he never saw fire cast firelight?--and he the friend ofDante! who of all poets is the most subtle in his sense of every kindof effect of light--though he has been thought by the public to knowthat of fire only.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
That there is no 'effect of light' here arrived at, I beg you at onceto observe as a most important lesson. The subject is St. Francischallenging the Soldan's Magi, --fire-worshippers--to pass with himthrough the fire, which is blazing red at his feet. It is so hot thatthe two Magi on the other side of the throne shield their faces. But itis represented simply as a red mass of writhing forms of flame; andcasts no firelight whatever. There is no ruby colour on anybody's nose:there are no black s...hadows under anybody's chin; there are noRembrandtesque gradations of gloom, or glitterings of sword-hilt andarmour.
Is this ignorance, think you, in Giotto, and pure artlessness? He wasnow a man in middle life, having passed all his days in painting, andprofessedly, and almost contentiously, painting things as he saw them. Do you suppose he never saw fire cast firelight?--and he the friend ofDante! who of all poets is the most subtle in his sense of every kindof effect of light--though he has been thought by the public to knowthat of fire only.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 to read onlineMoreLess
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