Re: also Viola picture

[Roger E. Blumberg]

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From: "rosinfiorini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:59 PM
Subject: also Viola picture


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> actually, i made the image paler and enlarges and it becomes apparent that
it is simply the way the bridge is drawn (its shadow) that looks like a dark
stripe.
> I'm not very good at drawing with the mouse, but here i enlarged the image
and drew the way the bridge actually is shaped (IMHO).. it's here:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/raydimitry/imagini/Viola].jpg
> :)
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Hi Rosinfiorini;

let me just clearify that the problem with the bridge in general,  and the
way you've connected those dots, is that this artist _knows_ how to draw
good perspective. If you look at the right side edge of the viol's face, as
it drops down the side of instrument, all the well exicuted perspective and
geometry of those boxy edges and sides of the middle waist bout, you can see
how true this is. Now if you go back the the bridge, if it were all one
connected piece, it's perspective (in relation to all other prespective on
the viol) would be way off -- the work of a talented 5 year old perhaps, but
not Viti. That rendering would not pass muster, would never get out the door
(or on the wall) with Viti's name and reputation attached to it, I believe.
So, if  for no other reason, that's why I'm not ready to accept that we're
looking at one connected piece of bridgework.

In your minds eye, imagine standing a boxed deck of cards or cigarette pack
upright on it's long narrow edge on top of  the face of that instrument,
perpendicular to the face of the viola.
http://www.thecipher.com/viol_TimoteoViti_c1500Madonna-italy.jpg
 can you see the kind of perspective it would create, and the kind of
perspective Viti would have seen? He sees the correct perspective just 2 or
3 inches away at the right side of the instrument, so why can't he see it
for the bridge?

Thanks
Roger





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