Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 134
-^^ Art raises man to the highest pinnacle of perfection. Itincludes education, improvement, regeneration, accountability— all that belongs to man as created in the image and like-ness of his Maker. There is not a wider difference between THE HORSE. 131 the horse and the leopard, than there is… … If we were to define art, wecould not do better than to saythat it is a reflection of Nature.The mind of an artist is like amirror: he throws back an im-age of the object that pleaseshim,that others may see it; foran artist sees more than others.He contemplates the scene, andthe result is a…
Physiognomy
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