(Notice how lines drawn from the head of the Madonna to the heads of the two supporting figures and across their base make a triangle. This balance gives strength to the picture and makes it more pleasing to look at. One reason why art critics say this picture is "without one false note" is its perfect balance. Remember that this regularity and balance of composition mean repose in a picture while a combination of slanting lines and lessening figures suggests motion. (See 38 T.J.) If slanting lines suggest motion, perpendicular ones show rest, as seen in the figure of Ruth (44 T.J.). These perpendicular lines are very much used by the great artists; for instance, look at pages 262, 372, 382, 390 S.A.) Raphael painted many pictures besides Madonnas. One of his most famous pictures is on page 366 L.J. There are two other Madonnas by this same artist in "The Golden Book" (pages 356, 444). Describe them and learn their names. What do you think is interesting about the Madonna picture by Carlo Dolci on page 340 G.B.? Where does the light come from in the Madonna picture on page 396? {23} Note another very much like Dolci's (page 400): Can you explain this light? In the picture on page 414 G.B. notice how glad every one is that the Christ Child has come: Why do you think the artist made them look so happy? Which of the Madonnas on pages 364, 392, 418, 432, 470 G.B. do you like best, and why? Find on page 42 G.B. one of the most popular modern Madonnas. This is something like the Madonna on page 450 but it is not considered so good. What do you think is the difference between the two? What does the Bible call the three men represented as looking at the baby in the Madonna picture on page 408 G.B.? What is unusual about the picture by Bouguereau on page 332 G.B.? Describe the picture by the same artist on page 426. In what way is the picture on page 332 like the one by Murillo on page 450? How is the picture on page 404 like the Adoration of the Angels on page 426? There are many pictures of the face of Jesus in "The Golden Book" that are worth studying and comparing. Turn, one after another, to the pictures on pages 74, 104, 288, 308; look at each of the faces, and say which you like best, and why. Name a very great French artist who was a painter of landscapes. 38 G.B. What sort of subject did Sir Joshua Reynolds choose for many of his paintings? In what country did he live? 46,374,382 G.B.