succeeded in reversing this narrow judg-ment. It is now admitted that the highest subjecta painter can choose is the face of man. The mannerin which such work is to be undertaken has beenroughly blocked out by Carlyle in the followinggranitic sentences :— It is not the untrue imaginaryPicture of a… … 2 cq 5 bv z o M 2 V> < S o CJ U S o H >* fa W O 25 <v < ^ > 1_ J < a 3 H ^ O ft« Uh II 2 CHARACTER OF i$TH CENTURY FLEMISH ART. 101 and the Artist does not even try it; leaves it alto-gether to the Botcher, being busy otherwise ! Mensurely will at length discover again,…
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