Powers, H. H. (Harry Huntington), 1859-1936 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 132
occur to us thatthis is precisely what we should expect. The painter is nottrying to give us the historic Christ. It is none of theseincidents that he would recall to our mind. On the contrary,he would disclose to us in the Christ as in the Madonna, inthe angels, in that marvellous series of… … 114 Mornings with Masters of Art ideal, that life should develop what we commonly call charac-ter — that adaptation to the earthly surroundings, thatcalmness and poise that fit us for mastery in the great humanstruggle. Of all that struggle he knows and will knownothing. He will rather reveal to us…
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