CHAPTER III

.--Of Truth of Chiaroscuro.

Sec. 1. We are not at present to examine particular effects of light. 174 Sec. 2. And therefore the distinctness of shadows is the chief means of expressing vividness of light. 175 Sec. 3. Total absence of such distinctness in the works of the Italian school. 175 Sec. 4. And partial absence in the Dutch. 176 Sec. 5. The perfection of Turner's works in this respect. 177 Sec. 6. The effect of his shadows upon the light. 178 Sec. 7. The distinction holds good between almost all the works of the ancient and modern schools. 179 Sec. 8. Second great principle of chiaroscuro. Both high light and deep shadow are used in equal quantity, and only in points. 180 Sec. 9. Neglect or contradiction of this principle by writers on art. 180 Sec. 10. And consequent misguiding of the student. 181 Sec. 11. The great value of a simple chiaroscuro. 182 Sec. 12. The sharp separation of nature's lights from her middle tint. 182 Sec. 13. The truth of Turner. 183

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