Pictorial Space throughout Art History: Cézanne and ... - ARAS

ARAS Connections Issue 2, 2012
In figure 1 the proportions do not work: a is too short.
In figure 2 the ratios a to b, a to c, and b to c are in proportion to each
other and to the overall vertical dimension: the picture is harmonious and
unified.
In figure 3 the right edge of the small plane creates a vertical division like
that in figure 2, with similar harmonious proportions. The left and upper edges of
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