Cezanne stated, “When paintings are done right, harmony appears by itself. The more numerous and varied they are, the more the effect is obtained and agreeable to the eye”.
When we hear the word harmony, we may think about music and a particular song sung by a harmonious voice. This harmonic sound is pleasing to the ear and we can enjoy the feeling that it gives us. This is a pleasing arrangement of the elements or parts of the whole. All the notes and the pitch seem to work together to create a pleasing order. Harmony in Art is the same. In the painting on the left, the Dutch Master, Johannes Vermeer was a master at creating a harmonious blend of all the elements within a painting.