Chapter III: Of Truth of Clouds:--Secondly, of the Central Cloud

Region.

Sec. 1. Extent and typical character of the central cloud region. 226
Sec. 2. Its characteristic clouds, requiring no attention nor thought
for their representation, are therefore favorite subjects
with the old masters. 226
Sec. 3. The clouds of Salvator and Poussin. 227
Sec. 4. Their essential characters. 227
Sec. 5. Their angular forms and general decision of outline. 228
Sec. 6. The composition of their minor curves. 229
Sec. 7. Their characters, as given by S. Rosa. 230
Sec. 8. Monotony and falsehood of the clouds of the Italian school
generally. 230
Sec. 9. Vast size of congregated masses of cloud. 231
Sec. 10. Demonstrable by comparison with mountain ranges. 231
Sec. 11. And consequent divisions and varieties of feature. 232
Sec. 12. Not lightly to be omitted. 232
Sec. 13. Imperfect conceptions of this size and extent in ancient
landscape. 233
Sec. 14. Total want of transparency and evanescence in the clouds of
ancient landscape. 234
Sec. 15. Farther proof of their deficiency in space. 235
Sec. 16. Instance of perfect truth in the sky of Turner's Babylon. 236
Sec. 17. And in his Pools of Solomon. 237
Sec. 18. Truths of outline and character in his Como. 237
Sec. 19. Association of the cirrostratus with the cumulus. 238
Sec. 20. The deep-based knowledge of the Alps in Turner's Lake of
Geneva. 238
Sec. 21. Farther principles of cloud form exemplified in his Amalfi. 239
Sec. 22. Reasons for insisting on the _infinity_ of Turner's works.
Infinity is almost an unerring test of _all_ truth. 239
Sec. 23. Instances of the total want of it in the works of Salvator. 240
Sec. 24. And of the universal presence of it in those of Turner. The
conclusions which may be arrived at from it. 240
Sec. 25. The multiplication of objects, or increase of their size, will
not give the impression of infinity, but is the resource of
novices. 241
Sec. 26. Farther instances of infinity in the gray skies of Turner. 242
Sec. 27. The excellence of the cloud-drawing of Stanfield. 242
Sec. 28. The average standing of the English school. 243