Copley Society (Boston, Mass.) · [Boston, Press of G.H. Ellis, etc. · leaf 143
ate the art of JoaquinSorolla. In the domain of art, sincerity, although related to,is not identical with sympathy. It is a less exaltedgift, bearing a close affinity to conscientiousness.Many a painter is sincere, who is not also sympathetic.Even the sincerest seeker after truth may be mistakenin… … figure, not a shadow; not to artifice, but naturalemotion. Duty alone may prompt sincerity, but sym-pathy in its genuine form is traceable to genius.True sympathy has more prevision than sincerity.Mere sincerity implies dependence on another; butthorough sympathy is strong enough to stand alone.And…
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