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ON HARMONY.

LESSON XXVII.

On Harmony.

As we have before observed, harmony consists in a
sameness or similarity of forms, of light and shade,
and of colour. Thus, in regard to forms,

Every line is in harmony with another when it runs
parallel with it, whether it be a straight or a curved
line : thus, in the annexed figure,

there exists a perfect harmony in the lines of the two
mountains which follow one another, and in the straight
lines of the two rows of houses and square lump of
stone in the foreground, and the straight lines of the
water.

From this example, the student will readily perceive
what is meant by harmony of forms ;—in the same way,
the harmony of light and shade exists in a picture where