Art: The Renaissance, the Baroque, the modern worldPrentice-Hall, 1985 - Art |
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Page 827
... towers in favor of a unity of broad planes building up masses . He even played off the unequal shapes of the Early Gothic south tower and Flamboyant north tower as reverse , man - made counterparts of the two unequal saplings in the ...
... towers in favor of a unity of broad planes building up masses . He even played off the unequal shapes of the Early Gothic south tower and Flamboyant north tower as reverse , man - made counterparts of the two unequal saplings in the ...
Page 966
... tower was derived from those of Nether- landish Flamboyant Gothic bell towers , similar to those visible over the treetops in the background of the Ghent Altarpiece ( fig . 750 ) . At that height the rich ornamentation , in glazed white ...
... tower was derived from those of Nether- landish Flamboyant Gothic bell towers , similar to those visible over the treetops in the background of the Ghent Altarpiece ( fig . 750 ) . At that height the rich ornamentation , in glazed white ...
Page 968
... tower is a shaft of glass , totally without masonry , tinted to avoid excessive glare , and the floors are marked by ... tower in Houston , Texas ( fig . 1310 ) . His visionary concept is explicitly intended to give Houston the same ...
... tower is a shaft of glass , totally without masonry , tinted to avoid excessive glare , and the floors are marked by ... tower in Houston , Texas ( fig . 1310 ) . His visionary concept is explicitly intended to give Houston the same ...
Contents
The Pioneers The Mexicans Abstract Expressionism The Reaction Against | 956 |
Richardson Sullivan and the Chicago School Art Nouveau and Expressionist | 965 |
GLOSSARY | 977 |
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