Shedd, Julia Ann Clark, 1834-1897 · Boston, J. R. Osgood and Company · leaf 194
was self-acquired ; he paintedassiduously from life, selecting models generally fromthe sordid peasant-class, thereby inducing a habit ofmind unfavorable to the attainment of a pure and ele-vated ideal, which is all that is wanting to raise hisart- to the highest point of excellence. In 1622 hewent… … THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR. LENOXTILDliN FOUNDATIONS 1599.] VELASQUEZ. 163 the two artists became friends, and though Rubenspractised his art assiduously during his stay, it doesnot appear to have exercised any modifying influenceupon the gravity of Velasquezs style. His individ-uality was so…
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