he symmetrical arrangement of its clouds. 217
Sec. 5. Their exceeding delicacy. 218
Sec. 6. Their number. 218
Sec. 7. Causes of their peculiarly delicate coloring. 219
Sec. 8. Their variety of form. 219
Sec. 9. Total absence of even the slightest effort at their
representation, in ancient landscape. 220
Sec. 10. The intense and constant study of them by Turner. 221
Sec. 11. His vignette, Sunrise on the Sea. 222
Sec. 12. His use of the cirrus in expressing mist. 223
Sec. 13. His consistency in every minor feature. 224
Sec. 14. The color of the upper clouds. 224
Sec. 15. Recapitulation. 225

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.