EDLD 5366 Principles of Design

The portrait I selected comes from the The Book of Keels, by Edward Sullivan, (1920) under Plate XVIII, and is titled the Portrait of St. John. Fol. 291 V. Starting with the design principal of contrast the most apparent item to note is how many colors are displayed in the portrait. Three main colors set the stage, those being red, yellow and blue. Repetition comes in the use of the colors multiple times along with the use of the objects in the border and at the corners multiple times. Alignment is very symmetrical as St. John is in the middle of the portrait and the crosses in the border are on the vertical and horizontal lines. Finally, the proximity is evident in placement of the crosses at the top and bottom of the portrait.