Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · New York : Hurd and Houghton ; Cambridge [Mass.] : Riverside Press · leaf 246
say, when, instead of being thework of a teacher who has not felt what he wishes toexpress, it emanates from a master who expresseswhat he has felt. Animals. When they are the principal object inthe painting, animals fall into the list of subjects inwhich imitation plays the chief role. They ought… … PAINTING. 221 closely would be a puerility. When Cybele passeson her car drawn by lions, when the triumphantBacchus guides his panthers, it is not fitting to ren-der too exactly the fur of these animals, the details oftheir manes, the spots upon their skins. They shouldretain something mythical,…
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