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"w ( ,manet1 ,monet1 & ,degas pales & retreats into ! ,pan!on ( ! pa/4 ,!y are become classic4 ,ano!r k+ has usurp$ _! ?rone--8 "n is ,paul ,czanne4 ,no ne$ n[ to recapitulate ! /ory ( ! ,new ,salon & ! defection f x ( ^! ,indep5d5ts4 ,x is a fa%ion to revolt 9 ,p>is1 & no d\bt "s day !re w arise a new gr\p t w />t ! ,augu/ ,salon or ! ,janu>y ,salon4 ,indep5d5t ( ! ,indep5d5ts is a magnific5t motto ) :i* to assault any intr5*$ organisation4 ,,paul ,c,,zanne ,if riot\s en]gy is1 z ,i h said1 ! *ief note ( _m ( ^! hot1 ha/y1 & (t5 clev] pictures1 x mu/ be sadly /at$ t ( g5u9e orig9ality !re are few traces4 ,to ! v ma/]s !y pret5d to revile !y owe ev]y?+4 ,9 va9 "o looks = a tradition old] ?an ,c\rbet2 a few h attempt$ to /amm] 9 ! suave spee* ( ,corot & ! m5 ( ,fonta9ebleau2 b #ahfc1 ! ye> ( ! ,salon des ,refuss1 is really ! ye> ( _! arti/ic ance/or's bir?4 ,! classicism ( ,lebrun1 ,david1 ,+res1 ,prudhon2 ! romanticism ( ,gricault1 ,delacroix1 ,decamps2 ! t5d] poetry ( ^? true ,waldm5s*51 ,millet1 ,dupr1 ,diaz1 ,daubigny1 or ( t wild heir ( ,giorgione & ,tiepolo1 ! m>vell\s col\r virtuoso :o pa9t$ music1 ,monticelli--all ^! m5 might nev] h be5 born except = _! possible impact ^u ! s-call$ ,batignolles s*ool4 ,alas6 su* +ratitude mu/ rankle4 ,to see ! major portion ( ?is b& ( "y pa9t]s1 ) tal5t 9 pl5ty1 occupy+ itself 9 a frantic burlesque ( second-h& ,czannes1 ) "h & !re a %all[ ,monet1 a fad$ ,r5oir1 an affect$ ,degas1 or an imp]t95t ,gaugu91 mu/ be mortify+ to ! old] m54 ,& n[ we rea* ! holy prec9cts4 ,if ard5t y\?s sne]$ at ! lyric ec/asy ( ,r5oir1 at ! sev]e re/ra9t ( ,*avannes1 at ! poetic my/]y ( ,c>rire1 _! lips 7 hu%$ z !y tipto$ into ! ,salle ,czanne4 ,sacr$ gr\nd1 inde$1 we trod z we gaz$ & wond]$ be=e ^! crude1 viol5t1 s9c]e1 ugly1 & biz>re canvases4 ,"h 0 ! v hub ( ! ,indep5d5ts' univ]se4 ,"h ! results ( a h>d-lab\r+ pa9t]1 )\t ta/e1 )\t ! faculty ( selection1 )\t vision1 culture--"o is tempt$ to add1 intellect--:o ) dogg$ p]si/5cy has pa9t$ 9 ! face ( mock]y1 pa9t$ portraits1 l&scapes1 fl[]s1 h\ses1 figures1 pa9t$ ev]y?+1 pa9t$ himself4 ,& :at pa9t6 ,/ubborn1 ) an in/9ctive hatr$ ( academic poses1 ( ! atmosph]e ( ! /udio1 ( ! hir$ model1 ( lit]>y1 or ( m]e digital clev]ness1 ,czanne has dropp$ out ( 8 s*eme h>mony1 melody1 beauty--classic1 romantic1 symbolic1 :at y w6--& dogg$ly repres5t$ ! ugl9ess ( ?+s4 ,b !re is a brutal /r5g?1 a tang ( ! soil t is bitt]1 & also /rangely invigorat+1 aft] ! false1 p]fum$ b\doir art ( s _m ( 8 contempor>ies4 ,?9k ( ,b\gu]eau & y h 8 anti!sis 9 ,czanne--,czanne ^: />k figures ( ba!rs1 male & female1 evoke a %udd]+ s5se ( ! be/ial4 ,n t !re is (f5ce int5d$ 9 8 badly huddl$ nudes2 he only del9eates 9 simple1 nak$ fa%ion ! horrors ( "s undress$ humans4 ,8 l&scapes are primitive ?\gh suffus$ by p]ceptible atmosph]e2 :ile ! r\gh ar*itecture1 %ambl+ figures1 h>% col\r+ d n q de/roy ! impression ( g5]al vitality4 ,y c\ld n say ) ,walt ,:itman t 8 /unt$ trees 7 utt]+ joy\s leaves ( d>k gre54 ,!y utt]1 if any?+1 rauc\s oa?s1 z seem+ly d ! self-portraits--exce$+ly well modell$1 h[ev]4 ,czanne's /ill-life attracts by its :ole-s\l$ absorption2 ^! fruits & vegetables really sav\r ( ! e>?4 ,*>d9 int]prets /ill-life ) reali/ic beauty2 if he _h ev] pa9t$ an onion x w\ld h reveal$ a c]ta9 grace4 ,:5 ,paul ,czanne pa9ts an onion y smell x4 ,nev]!less1 he has captur$ ! affections ( ! rebels & is _! god4 ,& next season x may be "s "o else4 ,x may int]e/ read]s ( ,zola's ,l',oeuvre to le>n ab\t "o ( ! *>act]s1 :o p]=ce sat = 8 portrait 9 t clev] novel 7a direct imitation ( ,gonc\rt's ,manette ,salomon74 ,paul ,czanne bitt]ly res5t$ ! lib]ty tak5 by 8 old s*ool fri5d ,zola4 ,!y bo? hail$ f ,aix1 9 ,prov5ce4 ,zola w5t up to ,p>is2 ,czanne rema9$ 9 8 bir?place b f9ally p]suad$ 8 fa!r to let him /udy art at ! capital4 ,8 fa!r 0 bo? ri* & wise1 = he settl$ a small all[ance on ,paul1 :o1 poor *ap1 z he said1 w\ld nev] e>n a franc f 8 pa9t+s4 ,?is pr$iction 0 ne>ly v]ifi$4 ,czanne 0 almo/ laugh$ (f ! arti/ic map ( ,p>is4 ,manet !y c\ld /&1 ev5 ,claude ,monet2 b ,czanne--commun>d & an>*i/ he mu/ be 7s said ! wise ones 9 (ficial circles71 = he 0 su* a villa9\s pa9t]6 ,czanne di$1 b n be=e 8 apo!osis by ! new cr[d ( ! ,autumn ,salon4 ,we are told by admir]s ( ,zola h[ mu* he did = 8 neglect$ & /ruggl+ fell[-t[nsman2 h[ ! noveli/ op5$ 8 arms to ,czanne4 ,czanne says q ! contr>y4 ,9 ! fir/ place he _h m money ?an ,zola :5 !y />t$1 & ,zola1 aft] he _h become a celebrity1 0 a great man & v haughty4 ,a m$iocre intellig5ce & a dete/able fri5d is ! way ! prototype ( ,claude ,lanti] puts ! case4 ,a bad book & a completely false "o1 he add$1 :5 speak+ to ! pa9t] ,emile ,b]n>d on ! disagreeable !me4 ,naturally ,zola did n pose 8 old fri5d = ! entire figure ( ! crazy impressioni/1 8 h]o1 ,claude4 ,x 0 a /udy compos$ ( ,czanne1 ,bazille1 & "o o!r1 a poor1 wret*$ lad :o _h be5 employ$ to clean ,manet's /udio1 ent]ta9$ arti/ic ambitions1 b hang$ himself4 ,! conv]sations ,czanne _h ) ,zola1 8 extreme !ories ( light1 are all 9 ! novel--by ! way1 "o ( ,zola's mo/ f9i%$ ef=ts4 ,czanne1 an hone/1 h>d-work+ man1 b\rgeois 9 habits if n by temp]am5t1 0 griev\sly w\nd$ by ! trea*]y ( ,zola2 & he did n fail to d5\nce ?is trea*]y to ,b]n>d4 ,paul ,czanne 0 born ,janu>y #ai1 #ahci4 ,8 fa!r 0 a ri* b\rgeois1 & :ile he 0 disappo9t$ :5 8 son refus$ to prosecute fur!r 8 law /udies1 he1 be+ a s5sible p>5t & ju/ly e/imat+ ,paul's /ead9ess ( "*1 all[$ him to g to ,p>is 9 #ahfb1 giv+ him an income ( a hundr$ & fifty francs a mon?1 :i* 0 %ortly aft] d\bl$4 ,) sixty doll>s a mon? an art /ud5t ( tw5ty-?ree c\ld1 9 ^? days1 live com=tably1 /udy at leisure1 & see ! _w4 ,czanne f ! />t 0 9 e>ne/4 ,in/9ctively he realis$ t = him 0 n ! rapid asc5t ( ! rocky pa? t leads to ,p>nassus4 ,he mi/ru/$ 8 own tal5t1 ?\gh n 8 p[]s ( application4 ,at fir/ he frequ5t$ ! ,acadmie ,suisse1 :]e he enc\nt]$ z fell[-work]s ,piss>ro & ,guillaum94 ,he soon transf]r$ 8 easel to ! ,beaux-,arts & became an admir] ( ,delacroix & ,c\rbet4 ,x seems /range 9 ! pres5ce ( a ,czanne picture to realise t he1 too1 suff]$ 8 little t]m ( lyric madness & wre/l$ ) huge my?ologic !mes--giant m5 c>ry+ (f mon/r\s wom54 ,connoisseurs at ! sale ( ,zola's art treasures 7 a/oni%$ by ! sight ( a canvas sign$ ,czanne1 ! subject ( :i* 0 ,l',enlvem5t1 a romantic subject1 n lack+ 9 ! _s ( ,delacroix4 ,! ,c\rbet influ5ce p]si/$1 despite ! developm5t ( ! y\ng] pa9t] 9 o!r s*ools4 ,czanne c claim ,c\rbet & ! ,dut*m5 z arti/ic ance/ors4 ,:5 ,czanne arriv$ 9 ,p>is ! fir/ comrade to greet him 0 ,zola4 ,! pair became insep>able2 !y f\ght = naturalism1 & x 0 to ,czanne t ,zola d$icat$ 8 ,salons :i* are n[ to be f\nd 9 a volume ( essays on art & lit]ature be>+ ! soo?+ title ( ,mes ,ha9es4 ,zola1 pit*+ ov]bo>d _m fri5ds1 wrote 8 fam\s eulogy ( ,manet 9 ! ,ev5em5t1 & ! r[ he rais$ 0 s fi]ce t he 0 =c$ to resign z art critic f t j\rnal4 ,! fight !n began 9 e>ne/4 ,! /ory is a ?rice-told "o4 ,x may be read 9 ,?odore ,duret's /udy ( ,manet &1 z reg>ds ,czanne1 9 ! same critic's volume on ,impressionism4 ,czanne exhibit$ 9 #ahgd ) ,manet & ! re/ at ! impressioni/s' salon1 held at ! /udio ( ,nad> ! photograph]4 ,he _h e>li] submitt$ at once to ,manet's magic me?od ( pa9t+1 b 9 #ahgc1 at ,auv]s-sur-,oise1 he began pa9t+ 9 ! ple9 air /yle & ) c]ta9 modifications adh]$ to t mann] until ! "t ( 8 dea?4 ,! amaz+ "p ( x all is t he produc$ = m ?an ?irty ye>s & seldom sold a canvas1 seldom exhibit$4 ,8 solit>y appe>ance at an (ficial salon 0 9 #ahhb1 & he w\ld n h succe$$ !n if x _h n be5 = 8 fri5d ,guillaum91 a memb] ( ! select+ jury1 :o claim$ 8 rights & pass$ 91 amid execrations1 bo? mock & real1 a portrait by ,czanne4 ,call$ a commun>d 9 #ahgd1 ,czanne 0 salut$ ) ! title ( an>*i/ 9 #aijd1 :5 8 vogue _h begun2 ^! titles be+ a species ( (ficial nom5clature = all rebels4 ,?i]s1 once ,presid5t ( ! ,fr5* ,republic1 made a bon mot :5 he exclaim$3 ,a ,romantic--t is to say1 ,communi/6 ,dur+ 8 entire c>e] ?is mild1 res]v$ g5tleman f ,aix came "u ! ban ( ! critics & ! au?orities1 = he _h %\ld]$ 8 musket 9 #ahga1 z did ,manet1 z did ,bazille1--:o1 l ,h5ri ,regnault1 0 kill$ 9 a skirmi%4 ,8 mo/ virul5t enemies 7 =c$ to admit t ,ed\>d ,manet _h a c]ta9 facility ) ! bru%2 8 quality & beauty ( %e] pa9t c\ld n be w9k$ away ev5 by ,alb]t ,wolff4 ,b to ,czanne !re 0 no qu>t] %[n4 ,he 0 call$ ! ,ape ( ,manet2 he 0 hiss$1 curs$1 abus$2 8 canvases 7 spat ^u1 & z late z #aijb1 :5 ,m4 ,r\jon1 ! ,director ( ! ,beaux-,arts1 0 ask$ by ,octave ,mirbeau to decorate ,czanne1 he ne>ly fa9t$ f a/oni%m5t4 ,czanne6 ,t b>b>ian6 ,! amiable director sugge/$ in/ead ! "n ( ,claude ,monet4 ,"t _h enjoy$ its little :irligig ) t great pa9t] ( vibrat+ light & wat]1 b ,monet bl&ly refus$ ! long-protract$ hon\r4 ,ano!r anecdote is relat$ by ,m4 ,duret4 ,william ,,ii ( ,g]many 9 #ahii wi%$ to exam9e ) 8 own eyes1 tra9$ by ! black1 muddy pa9t+ ( ,g]many1 ! canvases ( ,monet1 ,piss>ro1 ,sisley1 ,czanne1 & ,manet1 acquir$ by ,director ,ts*udi = ! ,b]l9 ,national ,gall]y4 ,he saw !m all except ! ,czanne4 ,h]r ,ts*udi fe>$ t ! ,p>isian fat w\ld be 9 ! imp]ial fire if ! ,czanne picture appe>$4 ,s he hid x4 ,z x 0 8 ,maje/y nodd$ 9 emphatic disapproval ( ! import$ pur*ases4 ,if he _h view$ ! ,czanne6 ,at fir/ blu%1 = ^? ^: s*ool+ has be5 academic1 ! ,czanne productions are %ock+4 ,yet 8 is a p]sonal vision1 ?\gh a heavy "o4 ,he has n a facile bru%2 he is n a great pa9t]2 he lacks imag9ation1 inv5tion1 fantasy2 b 8 palette is 8 own4 ,he is a ma/] ( gray tones1 & 8 scale is1 z ,duret ju/ly obs]ves1 a v int5se "o4 ,he avoids ! anecdote1 hi/oric or dome/ic4 ,he dete/s design1 pre>rang$ composition4 ,8 /udio is an op5 field1 light ! *ief actor ( 8 palette4 ,he is nev] conv5tionally decorative unless y c call 8 own p>ticul> s*eme decorative4 ,he pa9ts :at he sees )\t flatt]y1 )\t fl9*+ f any ugl9ess4 ,comp>$ ) him ,c\rbet is z s5su\s z ,correggio4 ,he does n seek = ! correspond5ces ( light ) surr\nd+ objects or ! atmosph]e 9 :i* ,eugne ,c>rire ba!s 8 portraits1 ,rod9 8 m>bles4 ,! ,czanne picture does n modulate1 does n fl[2 is too (t5 h>d1 ?\gh always v]aci\s--,czannes v]acity1 be x und]/ood4 ,b x is an inescapable v]acity4 ,!re is1 too1 great vitality & a peculi> res]v$ passion1 l t ( a ,delacroix ribb]s1 & 9 8 /ill-life he is z great ev5 z ,manet4 ,8 l&scapes are real1 ?\gh )\t ! subtle poetry ( ,corot or ! blaz+ lyricism ( ,monet4 ,he hails directly f ! ,dut*3 ,van d] ,ne>1 9 8 night pieces4 ,yet no ,dut*man ev] pa9t$ s uncompromis+ly1 s close to ! bord] l9e t divides ! rigid def9itions ( old-fa%ion$ photography--! new photography hugs closely ! mell[ mezzot9t--& ! vision ( ! pa9t]4 ,an eye--no?+ m1 is ,czanne4 ,he refuses to see 9 nature ei!r a symbol or a s]mon4 ,)al 8 l&scapes are poignant 9 _! reality4 ,!y are l ! grill age "o notes 9 anci5t ,fr5* c\ntry h\ses--little caseate cut 9 ! w9d[s ?r\gh :i* y may see 9 vivid outl9e a little section ( ! l&scape4 ,czanne m>vell\sly r5d]s c]ta9 surfaces1 *9a1 fruit1 tape/ry4 ,sl[ly grew 8 fame z a sob]1 s9c]e1 unaffect$ workman ( art4 ,disciples ralli$ ar\nd him4 ,he accept$ *ang+ =tunes ) 8 accu/om$ equanimity4 ,maurice ,d5is pa9t$ = ! ,*amp de ,m>s ,salon ( #aija a picture entitl$ ,homage ,czanne1 aft] ! well-kn[n hommages ( ,fant9-,lat\r4 ,?is homage _h its uses4 ,! disciples became a swell+1 noisy *orus1 & 9 #aijd ! ,czanne room 0 ?rong$ by ov]heat$ en?usia/s :o w\ld h (f]$ viol5ce to ! fir/ critical dissid5t4 ,! old] m51 ! foll[]s ( ,monet1 ,manet1 ,degas1 & ,:i/l]1 talk$ z if ! end ( ! _w _h arriv$4 ,art is a s]i\s affair 9 ,p>is4 ,h[ev]1 aft] ,czanne appe>$ ! pa9t+s ( t half-crazy1 unlucky g5ius1 ,v9c5t van ,gogh1 & ( ! gift$1 brutal ,gaugu94 ,& 9 ! face ( su* (f]+s ,czanne may yet1 by reason ( 8 mod]ation1 a*ieve ! unhappy fate ( becom+ a classic4 ,he is c]ta9ly z f> remov$ f ,van ,gogh & ,gaugu9 on ! "o side z he is f ,manet & ,c\rbet on ! o!r4 ,huysmans does n hesitate to ass]t t ,czanne contribut$ m to accel]ate ! impressioni/ movem5t ?an ,manet4 ,paul ,czanne di$ 9 ,aix1 9 ,prov5ce1 ,octob] #bc1 #aijf4 ,emile ,b]n>d1 an admir]1 a quasi-pupil ( ,czanne's & a pa9t] ( e/abli%$ reputation1 disc\rs$ at l5g? 9 ! ,m]cure de ,france ^u ! me?ods & ! man4 ,8 anecdotes are int]e/+4 ,)\t ! g5ius ( ,flaub]t1 ,czanne _h some?+ ( ! great noveli/'s abhorr5ce ( life--fe> w\ld be a bett] ^w4 ,he volunt>ily left ,p>is to immure himself 9 8 native t[n ( ,aix1 !re to "w out 9 peace long-plann$ projects1 :i* w\ld1 he believ$1 revolutionise ! te*nique ( pa9t+4 ,:e!r = good or evil1 8 influ5ce on ! y\ng] m5 9 ,p>is has be5 p[]ful1 ?\gh x is n[ on ! wane4 ,h[ f> !y h gone a/ray 9 imitat+ him is ! mo/ significant ?+ relat$ by ,emile ,b]n>d1 a fri5d ( ,paul ,gaugu9 & a memb] ( 8 ,pont-,av5 s*ool4 ,9 ,febru>y1 #aijd1 ,b]n>d l&$ 9 ,m>seilles aft] a trip to ! ,ori5t4 ,a *ance ^w told him t !re _h be5 in/all$ an electric tramway betwe5 ,m>seilles & ,aix4 ,in/antly ! "n ( ,czanne came to 8 memory2 he _h kn[n = "s ye>s t ! old pa9t] 0 9 ,aix4 ,he resolv$ to visit him1 & fe>+ a d\btful reception he c>ri$ ) him a pamphlet he _h writt5 9 #ahhi1 an eulogium ( ! pa9t]4 ,on ! way he ask$ 8 fell[-travell]s = ,czanne's address1 b 9 va92 ! "n 0 unkn[n4 ,9 ,aix he met ) little success4 ,evid5tly ! fame ( ! recluse _h n rea*$ 8 bir?place4 ,at la/ ,b]n>d 0 advis$ to g to ! ,mayor's (fice1 :]e he w\ld f9d an electoral li/4 ,among ! vot]s he discov]$ a ,paul ,czanne1 :o 0 born ,janu>y #ai1 #ahci1 :o liv$ at #be ,rue ,b\legon4 ,b]n>d lo/ no "t & rea*$ a simple dwell+ h\se ) ! "n ( ! pa9t] on ! door4 ,he rang4 ,! door op5$4 ,he ent]$ & m\nt$ a /aircase4 ,ahead ( him1 sl[ly toil+ upw>d1 0 an old man 9 a cloak & c>ry+ a portfolio4 ,x 0 ,czanne4 ,aft] he _h expla9$ ! reason = 8 visit1 ! old pa9t] cri$3 ,y are ,emile ,b]n>d6 ,y are a mak] ( biographies6 ,signac--an impressioni/--told me ( y4 ,y are also a pa9t]8 ,b]n>d1 :o _h be5 pa9t+ = ye>s1 & 0 a fri5d ( ,signac1 0 nonpluss$ at 8 sudd5 lit]>y reputation1 b he expla9$ ! matt] to ,czanne1 :o1 h[ev]1 0 9 d\bt until he saw lat] ! "w ( 8 admir]4 ,he _h ano!r ateli] a %ort di/ance f ! t[n2 he call$ x ,! ,motive4 ,!re1 fac+ ,m\nt ,sa9te-,victoire1 he pa9t$ e aft]noon 9 ! op52 ! majority ( 8 lat] l&scapes 7 inspir$ by ! views 9 t *>m+ valley4 ,b]n>d 0 s glad to meet ,czanne t he mov$ to ,aix4 ,9 ,czanne's /udio at ,aix ,b]n>d enc\nt]$ "s extraord9>y /udies 9 fl[] pa9t+ & ?ree dea? heads2 also mon/r\s nudes1 giant-l wom5 ^: fle% appe>$ p>boil$4 ,on ! /reets ,czanne 0 always annoy$ by boys or begg>s2 ! =m] 7 attract$ by 8 bohemian ext]ior & to express _! admiration %\t$ at him or else ?rew /ones2 ! begg>s knew _! man to be easy & 7 rew>d$ by small co94 ,al?\gh ,czanne liv$ l a ba*elor1 8 surviv+ si/] saw t 8 h\sehold 0 com=table4 ,8 wife & son liv$ 9 ,p>is & (t5 visit$ him4 ,he 0 ri*2 8 fa!r1 a successful bank] at ,aix1 _h left him pl5ty ( money2 b a fanatic on ! subject ( art1 ceaselessly se>*+ = new tonal comb9ations1 he pref]r$ a h]mit's exi/5ce4 ,9 ,aix he 0 consid]$ ecc5tric ?\gh h>mless4 ,8 pride 0 d\bl$ by a morbid %yness4 ,/rang]s he avoid$4 ,s s5sitive 0 he t once :5 he /umbl$ ov] a rock ,b]n>d attempt$ to help him by seiz+ 8 arm4 ,a t]rible sc5e ensu$4 ,! pa9t]1 livid ) fright1 curs$ ! unhappy "y ,p>isian & f9ally ran away4 ,an explanation came :5 ! h\sekeep] told ,b]n>d t h] ma/] 0 a little peculi>4 ,e>ly 9 life he _h be5 kick$ by "s rascal & ev] aft]w>d 0 n]v\s4 ,he 0 v irritable & n 9 good heal?4 ,9 ,b]n>d's pres5ce he ?rew a bu/ made ( him by ,sol>i to ! gr\nd1 sma%+ x4 ,x didn't please him4 ,9 argum5t he lo/ 8 temp]1 ?\gh he recov]$ x rapidly4 ,zola's "n 0 ana!ma4 ,he said t ,daumi] drank too mu*2 h5ce 8 failure to atta9 v]itable greatness4 ,czanne work$ f six to t5 or elev5 9 ! morn+ at 8 ateli]2 !n he breakfa/$1 repair$ to ! ,motive1 !re to rema9 until five 9 ! ev5+4 ,return+ to ,aix1 he d9$ & retir$ imm$iately4 ,& he _h kept up ?is life ( toil & abnegation = ye>s4 ,he comp>$ himself to ,balzac's ,fr5h(] 79 ,! ,unkn[n ,ma/]piece71 :o pa9t$ out ea* day ! "w ( ! previ\s day4 ,czanne ador$ ! ,v5etians--:i* is curi\s--& admitt$ t he lack$ ! p[] to realise 8 inw>d vision2 h5ce ! cont9ual exp]im5t+4 ,he mo/ admir$ ,v]onese1 & 0 ambiti\s ( be+ receiv$ at :at he call$ ! ,salon de ,b\gu]eau4 ,! tru? is1 despite ,czanne's long resid5ce 9 ,p>is1 he rema9$ prov9cial to ! end2 8 fa!r be=e becom+ a bank] _h be5 a hairdress]1 & 8 son 0 pr\d ( ! fact4 ,he nev] conceal$ x4 ,he lov$ 8 fa!r's memory & _h wet eyes :5 he spoke ( him4 ,b]n>d ?9ks t ! vision ( 8 ma/] 0 defective2 h5ce ! sometime %ock+ de=mations he indulg$ 94 ,8 optique 0 m 9 8 bra9 ?an 9 8 eye4 ,he lack$ imag9ation absolutely1 & work$ sl[ly1 labori\sly1 8 me?od "o ( excessive complication4 ,he began ) a %ad[1 !n a t\*1 sup]impos+ tone ^u tone1 modell+ 8 pa9t some:at l ,monticelli1 b )\t a h9t ( t arti/'s lyricism4 ,sob]1 )\t rhetoric1 a reali/1 yet ) a s+ul>ly ri* & (t5 h>moni\s palette1 ,czanne report$ fai?fully :at 8 eyes told him4 ,x ang]$ him to see himself imitat$ & he 0 wra?ful :5 he he>d t 8 /ill-life pictures 7 prais$ 9 ,p>is4 ,t /uff !y l up !re1 d !y8 ,_! ta/e mu/ be l[1 he w\ld repeat1 8 eyes sp>kl+ ) malice4 ,he dislik$ ! "w ( ,paul ,gaugu9 & repudiat$ ! claim ( be+ 8 arti/ic ance/or4 ,he did n und]/& me1 grumbl$ ,czanne4 ,he prais$ ,?omas ,c\ture1 :o 01 he ass]t$1 a true ma/]1 "o :o _h =m$ su* excell5t pupils z ,c\rbet1 ,manet1 & ,puvis4 ,?is r /agg]$ ,b]n>d1 z well x might2 ! pa9t+s ( ,c\ture & ,czanne are poles ap>t4 ,he _h1 he said1 wa/$ mu* "t 9 8 y\?--p>ticul>ly 9 lit]ature4 ,a lett]$ man1 he read to ,b]n>d a poem 9 imitation ( ,baudelaire1 "o w\ld say v ,baudelairian4 ,he _h begun too late1 _h submitt$ himself to o!r m5's influ5ce1 & wi%$ = half a c5tury t he might realise--8 fav\rite expression--8 !ories4 ,:5 he saw ,b]n>d pa9t+ he told him t 8 palette 0 too re/rict$2 he ne$$ at lea/ tw5ty col\rs4 ,b]n>d gives ! li/ ( yell[s1 r$s1 gre5s1 & blues1 ) v>iations4 ,don't make ,*9ese images l ,gaugu91 he said ano!r "t4 ,all nature mu/ be modell$ aft] ! sph]e1 cone1 & cyl9d]2 z = col\r1 ! m ! col\rs h>monise ! m ! design becomes precise4 ,nev] a devotee ( =m--he did n draw f ! model--8 philosophy c be summ$ up ?us3 ,look out = ! contra/s & correspond5ce ( tones1 & ! design w take c>e ( itself4 ,he hat$ lit]>y pa9t+ & art criticism4 ,he /rongly advis$ ,b]n>d to /ick to 8 pa9t & let ! p5 alone4 ,! mom5t an arti/ beg9s to expla9 8 "w he is done =2 pa9t+ is concrete1 lit]ature deals ) ! ab/ract4 ,he lov$ music1 especially ,wagn]'s1 :i* he did n und]/&1 b ! s\nd ( ,wagn]'s "n 0 sympa!tic1 & t _h at fir/ attract$ him6 ,piss>ro he admir$ = 8 indefatigable lab\rs4 ,suff]+ f diabetes1 :i* kill$ him1 8 n]v\s t5sion is excusable4 ,he 0 9 reality an amiable1 k9d-he>t$1 religi\s man4 ,above all1 simple4 ,he s\ght = ! simple motive 9 nature4 ,he w\ld n pa9t a ,*ri/ head because he did n believe himself a wor?y en\gh ,*ri/ian4 ,*>d9 he /udi$ & _h a !ory t ! big spectacles & visor :i* ! ,little ,ma/] 7! ,velasquez ( vegetables7 wore _h help$ 8 vision4 ,c]ta9ly ! /ill-life ( ,czanne's is ! only mod]n /ill-life t may be comp>$ to ,*>d9's2 n ,manet1 ,vollon1 ,*ase has excell$ ?is humble pa9t] ( ,aix4 ,he call$ ! coles des ,beaux-,arts ! ,boz>ds1 & revil$ z f>ceurs ! ,g]man secessioni/s :o imitat$ him4 ,he consid]$ ,+res1 not)/&+ 8 sci5ce1 a small pa9t] 9 comp>ison ) ! ,v5etians & ,spani>ds4 ,a pa9t] by compulsion1 a contemplative r ?an a creative temp]am5t1 a fumbl] & seek]1 nev]!less ,paul ,czanne has =m$ a s*ool1 has left a consid]able body ( "w4 ,8 optic n]ve 0 abnormal1 he saw 8 planes leap or s9k on 8 canvas2 he (t5 compla9$1 b 8 pati5ce & s9c]ity 7 und\bt$4 ,l 8 fri5d ,zola 8 g5ius--if g5ius !re is 9 ei!r man--0 l>gely a matt] ( protract$ lab\r1 & has x n be5 said t g5ius is a long lab\r8 ,f ! sympa!tic p5 ( ,emile ,b]n>d we le>n ( a "* liv+ 9 ! real bohemia ( ,p>is pa9t]s :o might h figur$ 9 any ( ! novels ref]r$ to1 or1 bett] /ill1 might h be5 int]pret$ by ,victor ,hugo or ,ivan ,turg5ieff4 ,b ! ,fr5*man w\ld h made ( ,pre ,tanguy a species ( poor ,myriel2 ! ,russian w\ld h pa9t$ him z he 01 a sa9t 9 humility1 spr++ f ! soil1 ! fri5d ( poor pa9t]s1 a sociali/ 9 !ory1 b a ,*ri/ian 9 practice4 ,aft] foll[+ ! humble it9]>y ( 8 life y realise ! uselessness ( lit]>y inv5tion4 ,"h 0 "* = a noveli/ to be _h = ! ask+4 ,! ,cra9quebille ( ,anatole ,france occurs to ! lov] ( t writ] aft] read+ ,emile ,b]n>d's little /udy ( ,fa!r ,tanguy4 ,8 "n 0 ,juli5 ,tanguy4 ,he 0 born 9 #ahbe at ,pldran1 9 ! nor? ( ,france4 ,he 0 a pla/]] :5 he m>ri$4 ,! "y c\ple1 accu/om$ to h>d%ips ( all k9ds1 left ,sa9t-,brieuc = ,p>is4 ,?is 0 9 #ahfj4 ,aft] v>i\s vicissitudes ! man became a col\r gr9d] 9 ! h\se ( ,ed\>d1 ,rue ,clauzel4 ,! position 0 meagre4 ,! ,tanguys mov$ up 9 ! social scale by accept+ ! job ( conci]ge some:]e on ! ,butte ,montm>tre4 ,?is gave ,pre ,tanguy lib]ty1 8 wife look+ aft] ! h\se4 ,he w5t into bus9ess on 8 own acc\nt1 v5d+ col\rs 9 ! qu>t] & ! suburbs4 ,he trav]s$ ! c\ntry f ,arg5teuil to ,b>bizon1 f ,ec\5 to ,s>celle4 ,he met ,piss>ro1 ,monet1 ,r5oir1 ,czanne1 all y\?ful & confid5t & boil+ ov] ) admiration = ,corot1 ,c\rbet1 & ,millet4 ,!y patronis$ ! hone/1 pleasant p$l> ( col\rs & bru%es1 & :5 !y didn't h ! money he tru/$ !m4 ,x 0 8 prime quality t he tru/$ p4 ,he c>$ n en\gh = money1 z 8 too (t5 suff]+ wife av]r$1 & 8 he>t1 always on 8 sleeve1 he 0 an easy m>k = ! design+4 ,?is supreme simplicity l$ him into jo9+ ! ,communi/s 9 #ahga1 & !n he _h a na/y adv5ture4 ,"o day1 :ile dream+ on s5try duty1 a b& f ,v]sailles sudd5ly desc5d$ ^u ! outpo/s4 ,pre ,tanguy lo/ 8 head4 ,he c\ld n fire on a fell[-be+1 & he ?rew away 8 musket4 ,= ?is act ( trea*]y he 0 s5t5c$ to s]ve two ye>s 9 ! galleys at ,bre/4 ,releas$ by fri5dly int]v5tion he _h /ill to rema9 )\t ,p>is = two ye>s m4 ,f9ally1 ent]+ 8 belov$ qu>t] he resum$ 8 tranquil occupation1 & he>+ t ! ,maison ,ed\>d _h be5 mov$ f ! ,rue ,clauzel he r5t$ a little %op1 :]e he sold mat]ial to arti/s1 b\ght pictures1 & ent]ta9$ 9 8 humble mann] any fri5d or luckless devil :o happ5$ t way4 ,czanne & ,vignon 7 8 be/ cu/om]s4 ,guillem91 ,piss>ro1 ,r5oir1 ,gaugu91 ,van ,gogh1 ,oll]1 ,messur]1 ,augu/91 ,signac1 ,de ,lautrec1 symboli/s ( ! ,pont-,av5 s*ool1 neo-impressioni/s1 & ! "y fumi/es ( s*ools z yet unborn1 revolution>ies ) "o %irt to _! back1 swe>+ at ! (ficial ,salon & also swe>+ by ! bro!rhood ( man 7) a capital71 assembl$ 9 ?is d+y old %op4 ,tanguy 0 a rally+ po9t4 ,he 0 full ( ! milk ( human k9dness1 & robb$ himself to give a wor?less fell[ ) a h>d-luck /ory "s ( ! s\s t %\ld h gone to 8 wife4 ,=tunately %e 0 a philosoph] z well z an admirable h\sekeep]4 ,if ! r5t 0 paid & !re 0 "s s\p-meat = d9n] %e 0 cont5t4 ,m %e c\ld n expect f a man :o gave away ) bo? h&s4 ,b--& "h is ! curi\s "p ( ?is n>rative ( ,m4 ,b]n>d's--,tanguy 0 ! only p]son 9 ,p>is :o b\ght & own$ pictures by ,czanne4 ,he _h doz5s ( 8 canvases /ack$ away 9 ! re> ( 8 e/abli%m5t--,czanne (t5 p>t$ ) a canvas = a few francs4 ,:5 ,tanguy 0 h>d up he w\ld g to "s disc]n+ amateur & sell = two hundr$ francs pictures t to-day br+ tw5ty ?\s& francs4 ,tanguy hat$ to sell1 especially 8 ,czannes4 ,arti/s came to see !m4 ,8 %op 0 ! sc5e ( _m a wordy critical battle4 ,gaugu9 utt]$ ! p>adox1 ,no?+ s resembles a daub z a ma/]piece1 & ! noveli/ ,elmir ,b\rges cri$1 ,?is is ! pa9t+ ( a v9tag]6 ,alfr$ ,/ev5s ro>$ 9 ! pres5ce ( ! ,czannes1 ,anquet9 admir$2 b1 z ,b]n>d adds1 ,jacques ,blan*e b\ght4 ,s did ,dur&-,ruel1 :o has in=m$ me t a f9e ,czanne to-day is a difficult fi% to hook4 ,! great public won't h him1 & ! amateurs :o adore him jeal\sly hold on to _! prizes4 ,! socialism ( ,pre ,tanguy 0 ( a mild ord]4 ,he piti$ ) a ,tol/oyan pity ! suff]+s ( ! poor4 ,he did n hate ! ri*1 nor did he /& at /reet corn]s prea*+ ! beauties ( tor* & bomb4 ,a simple s\l1 un$ucat$1 n critical1 yet ) an in/9ctive flair = ! com+ triumphs ( 8 "y m51 he esp\s$ ! cause ( 8 cli5ts because !y 7 pov]ty-/rick51 unkn[n1 & revolutioni/s--an /hetic revolution 0 8 wilde/ dream4 ,he said ( ,czanne t ,papa ,czanne always quits a picture be=e he f9i%es x4 ,if he moves he lets 8 canvases lie 9 ! vacat$ /udio4 ,he no d\bt b5efit$ by ?is c>elessness ( ! pa9t]4 ,czanne work$ sl[ly1 b he nev] /opp$ work+2 he left no?+ to haz>d1 &1 a/oni%+ fact1 he sp5t e morn+ at ! ,l\vre4 ,!re he practis$ 8 daily scales1 optically speak+1 be=e tak+ up ! bru% = ! day's "w4 ,_m ( ,v9c5t von ,gogh's pictures ,tanguy own$4 ,?is 0 ab\t #ahhf4 ,! ecc5tric1 gift$ ,dut*man attract$ ! poor m]*ant by 8 f]oci\s socialism4 ,he 01 inde$1 a f]oci\s temp]am5t1 work+ l a madman1 pa9t+ ) 8 col\r tubes :5 he _h no bru%es1 & lit]ally liv+ 9 ! b\tique ( ,tanguy4 ,! latt] always read ,le ,cri du ,peuple & ,l',intransigeant1 & believ$ all he read4 ,he did n c>e mu* = ,van ,gogh's compositions1 no d\bt agree+ ) ,czanne1 :o1 view+ !m = ! fir/ "t1 calmly rem>k$ to ! y\?1 ,s9c]ely1 y pa9t l a crazy man4 ,a prophetic note6 ,van ,gogh frequ5t$ a tav]n kept by an old model1 an ,italian woman4 ,x bore ! romantic title ( ,! ,tamb\r9e4 ,:5 he c\ldn't pay 8 bills he w\ld cov] ! walls ) furi\s frescoes1 fl[]s ( tropical exub]ance1 l&scapes t mu/ h be5 se5 9 a nightm>e4 ,he 0 pa9t+ at ?is "t ?ree pictures a day4 ,he w\ld "p ) a canvas at ! extortionate price ( a franc4 ,tanguy 0 ! possessor ( a l>ge portrait by ,czanne1 done 9 8 e>lie/ mann]4 ,?is he _h to sell on acc\nt ( press+ ne$4 ,d>k days foll[$4 ,he mov$ across ! /reet into small] qu>t]s4 ,! old cr[d began to drift away2 "s di$1 "s _h become fam\s1 & "o1 ,van ,gogh1 %ot himself 9 an access ( mania4 ,?is 0 a %ock to 8 fri5d4 ,a second foll[$ :5 ,van ,gogh's devot$ bro!r w5t mad4 ,good ,fa!r ,tanguy1 z he 0 affectionately call$1 sick5$4 ,he ent]$ a hospital4 ,he suff]$ f a canc]\s tr\ble ( ! /oma*4 ,"o day he said to 8 wife1 :o 0 visit+ him3 ,i am bor$ "h444 ,i won't die "h444 ,i mean to die 9 my own home4 ,he w5t home & di$ %ortly aft]w>d4 ,9 #ahid ,octave ,mirbeau wrote a mov+ article = ! ,j\rnal ab\t ! man :o _h nev] spok5 ill ( any "o1 :o _h nev] turn$ f 8 door a hungry p]son4 ,! result 0 a sale organis$ at ! ,htel ,dr\ot1 to :i* prom95t arti/s & lit]>y folk contribut$ works4 ,caz91 ,guillemet1 ,gyp1 ,maufra1 ,monet1 ,luce1 ,piss>ro1 ,ro*egrosse1 ,sisley1 ,vau?i]1 ,c>ri]-,belleuse1 ,b]! ,morisot1 ,r5oir1 ,jongk9d1 ,raffaelli1 99,helleu1 ,rod91 & _m o!rs p>ticipat$ 9 ?is noble *>ity1 :i* br\ght ! wid[ t5 ?\s& francs4 ,%e soon di$4 ,van ,gogh pa9t$ a portrait ( ,tanguy ab\t #ahhf4 ,x is said to belong to ,rod94 ,x repres5ts ! nave man ) 8 irregul> features & placid expression ( a /oic2 n a di/+ui%$ face1 b unmi/akably t ( a g5tle s\l1 :o _h lov$ 8 neighb\r bett] ?an himself 7!re=e he di$ 9 mis]y74 ,he x 0 :o may be rememb]$ by ^? :o knew him--& also a few future hi/orians ( ! futility ( ?+s 9 g5]al--z ! man :o fir/ made kn[n to ,p>is ! pictures ( ! timid1 ob/9ate ,paul ,czanne4 ,an odd fi%1 inde$1 0 ?is same ,juli5 ,tanguy1 little fa!r to pa9t]s4 ,,ii4 ,,rops ,,! ,,et*] ,i ,t p]sonality 9 art c\nts1 next to actual g5ius1 heavi] ?an all o!r qualities1 is su* a truism t x is (t5 =gott54 ,9 ! enorm\s mass ( m$iocre "w :i* is turn$ out annually by arti/s ( te*nical tal5t seldom is !re enc\nt]$ a /rong1 well-def9$ p]sonality4 ,imitation has be5 call$ ! bane ( orig9ality2 suppress x z a factor1 & n9e-t5?s ( liv+ pa9t]s1 sculptors1 et*]s w\ld h to %ut up %op4 ,! /5cil is ! support ( _m m5 :o o!rwise might h become useful citiz5s1 %oemak]s1 tailors1 policem51 or vice-presid5ts4 ,= ?is reason ! phrase academic %\ld be m ela/ic 9 its mean+s4 ,!re are academic pa9t]s influ5c$ by ,corot or ,monticelli1 z well z by ,david1 ,gros1 or ,meissoni]4 ,! academic ,rod9 has appe>$ 9 contempor>y sculpture2 ! great ,fr5*man f\nd = himself 8 =mula1 & ! less] m5 h appropriat$ x to _! own uses4 ,?is is consid]$ legitimate1 ?\gh n a high ord] ( art2 h[ev]1 ! second-rate rules 9 ! m>ket-place1 let ! g5ius rage z he w4 ,he mu/ be tam$4 ,he mu/ be s(t5$2 8 div9e fire %ad$ by ! fri5dly scre5s ( m prud5t1 m conv5tional tal5t4 ,ev5 among m5 ( g5ius up on ! heights x is ! p]sonality ( ea* t ent]s l>gely into ! equation ( _! "w4 ,no "o c confuse ,:i/l] ! et*] ) ! et*] ,rembr&t2 ! pr(\nd] is ! ,dut*man4 ,yet :at individuality !re is 9 ! plates ( ! ,am]ican6 ,:at p]sonality6 ,n[1 ,flici5 ,rops1 ! ,belgian et*]1 li?ograph]1 engrav]1 design]1 & pa9t]1 occupies ab\t ! same relative position to ,honor ,daumi] z ,:i/l] does to ,rembr&t4 ,h[ seldom y he> ( ,rops4 ,:y8 ,he 0 a man ( g5ius1 "o ( ! greate/ et*]s & li?ograph]s ( 8 c5tury1 an arti/ ) an int5se p]sonal l9e1 a colossal workman & v]satile inv5tor--:y has he be5 pass$ ov] & inf]ior m5 prais$8 ,8 pornographic plates _c be ! only reason1 because 8 repres5tative "w is free f lic5ce or sugge/ion4 ,giulio ,romano's illu/rations to ,aret9o's sonnets are n held up z ! repres5tative art ( ?is pupil ( ,raphael1 nor are ! vulg>ities ( ,r[l&son1 ,hog>?1 ,george ,morl& set aga9/ _! bett] attempts4 ,collectors treasure ! engrav+s ( ! eighte5?-c5tury ditions des f]mi]s-gnraux = _! capital workman%ip1 n = _! lic5ti\s !mes4 ,b ,rops is always ! ,rops ( ! ,pornocrates6 ,aft] discuss+ him ) "s amateurs y are =c$ to realise t x is 8 plates 9 :i* he gives re9 to an unp>allel$ fl[ ( animal spirits & gaulois]ie t are ! m e/eem$4 ,rops ! arti/1 ) ! big & subtle /yle1 ! et*] ( ! ,sataniques1 ( ,le ,p5du1 ( ,la ,buveuse d',abs9! & half a hundr$ o!r ma/]pieces1 is set aside = ! witty illu/rator1 ) ! hum\r ( a ,rabelais & ! cynicism ( ,*am=t4 ,& ev5 on ?is side ( 8 g5ius he has nev] be5 excell$1 ! ,japanese alone be+ 8 equals 9 d>+ ( inv5tion1 :ile he tops !m 9 ! expression ( broad hum\r4 ,9 ! ,luxemb\rg gall]ies !re is a picture ( an int]e/+ man1 9 an et*]'s ateli]4 ,x is ! portrait ( ,rops by ,ma!y1 & %[s him exam9+ at a w9d[1 ?r\gh :i* ! light p\rs 91 a fre%ly pull$ pro(4 ,x depicts ) skill ! int5se expression ^u 8 h&some face1 ! expression ( an arti/ absolutely absorb$ 9 8 "w4 ,t is ! real ,rops4 ,8 ma/] quality 0 int5sity4 ,x trav]s$ l a f9e ke5 flame 8 entire production f seem+ly insignificant tail-pieces to 8 agonis$ designs1 9 :i* luxury & pa9 are inextricably comm+l$4 ,he 0 born at ,namur1 ,belgium1 ,july #aj1 #ahcc1 & di$ at ,essonnes1 ne> ,p>is1 ,augu/ #bc1ahih4 ,he 0 ! son ( weal?y p>5ts1 & on "o side /emm$ directly f ,hung>y4 ,8 gr&fa!r 0 ,rops ,lajos1 ( ! prov9ce call$ ,alfod4 ,! ,mayg> pr$om9at$4 ,he 0 z pr\d & fi]ce z ,goya4 ,a fight] f ! beg9n+1 /ill 9 w>rior's h>ness at ! close1 :51 c>diac & imp5it5t1 z he put x1 he di$ ( he>t tr\ble4 ,he receiv$ at ! h&s ( ! ,jesuits a classical education4 ,a ,lat9i/1 he 0 erudite z 7 few ( 8 arti/ic contempor>ies4 ,! my/ic /ra9 9 him did n betray itself until 8 ?ird p]iod4 ,he 0 an accompli%$ hum\ri/ & c\ld g5]ally cap ,lat9 v]ses ) ,d',aurevilly or ,huysmans4 ,t]tullian's ,de ,cultu ,fem9>um he mu/ h read1 = _m ( 8 plates are illu/rations ( ! le>n$ ,bi%op ( ,c>?age's attitude t[>d womank9d4 ,! hot cross+s ( blood1 ,belgian & ,hung>ian1 may be responsible = a peculi>ly =ceful1 rebelli\s1 s5sual1 & boi/]\s temp]am5t4 ,d\btless ! ?ree /adia ( an arti/'s c>e] are ! arbitr>y classification ( critics2 nev]!less !y are well m>k$ 9 _m cases4 ,balzac 0 a romantic1 a reali/1 a my/ic2 ,flaub]t 0 alt]nately romantic & reali/4 ,tol/oi 0 nev] a romantic1 b a reali/ he 01 & he is a my/ic4 ,do/oevski1 f :om he absorb$ s mu*1 taught him ! =mulas ( 8 my/icism--?\gh ,tol/oi has nev] felt ! life ( ! s\l s pr(\ndly z ?is pr$ecessor4 ,ibs5 pass$ ?r\gh ! ?ree /ages4 ,huysmans1 nev] romantic1 began z a reali/ic pessimi/ & end$ z a pessimi/ic my/ic4 ,flici5 ,rops c\ld nev] h be5 a romantic1 ?\gh ! macabre romanticism ( #ahcj may be f\nd 9 8 designs4 ,a reali/1 brutal1 bitt]1 he 0 9 8 y\?2 he saw ! gross] facts ( life1 s (t5 lam5table & t5d]1 9 ! _s ( a ,voltaire d\bl$ by a ,rabelais4 ,!re is hone/ & also %ock+ laught] 9 ^! e>ly illu/rations4 ,a fantaisi/e1 graceful1 delicate--& indelicate--em]g$ aft] ! lad w5t up to ,p>is1 z if he _h /epp$ out ( ! eighte5? c5tury4 ,rops summ$ up 9 8 book plates1 title-pages1 & wood-cuts1 illu/rations done 9 a furi\s spe$1 all ! elegance1 ! c\rtly corruption1 & ,b\*]-l luxuri\sness t may be detect$ 9 ! moral m>quetrie ( ! ,gonc\rts4 ,he _h n yet said1 ,evil1 be ?\ my ,good1 nor _h ! my/ic delirium ( ! la/ p]iod set 94 ,all 8 aft]noons mu/ h be5 ^? ( a faun--a faun :o ) impeccable solicitude put on pap] :at he saw 9 ! he>t ( ! bosk or d[n by ! banks ( secret riv]s4 ,! sad turpitudes1 ! casui/ry ( concupisc5ce1 ! ironic discol\rations & fev]i% delv+ into subt]ranean moral /ratifications 7 z yet af>4 ,he 0 "y1 h&some1 ) a li!1 vigor\s body & ! head ( an ari/ocratic ,mephi/opheles1 a head all pr(ile1 l ! heads ( ,hung>y--,hung>y itself1 :i* is all pr(ile4 ,ne$ we add t aft] ! dea? ( 8 fa!r he soon wa/$ a =tune8 ,b ! reckless bohemian 9 him 0 subjugat$ by necessity4 ,he set to "w to e>n 8 bread4 ,"s conception ( 8 lab\rs = ?irty-five ye>s may be glean$ f ! catalogue ( 8 "w by ,era/ne ,ramiro 7^: real "n is ,eugne ,rodrigues74 ,ne>ly ?ree ?\s& plates he et*$1 li?ograph$1 or engrav$1 n includ+ 8 pa9t+s or 8 exp]im5ts 9 v>i\s m$iums1 su* z v]nis m\ & wood-engrav+4 ,! co>se leg5ds ( old ,fl&]s f\nd 9 ,rops _! pictorial int]pret]4 ,less c]ebral 9 8 ab\nd+ y\? he made ,p>is laugh ) 8 comical trave/ies ( political p]sons1 p]sons 9 high f9ance1 & also by 8 %rewd eye = ! homely traits 9 ! life ( ! p4 ,8 /reet sc5es are miracles ( detail1 satire1 & fun4 ,! "o entitl$ ,spr+ is ! mo/ not$4 ,t legacy ( hate1 inh]it$ f ! #ahcj poets1 ( ! b\rgeois1 0 a m]ry play = ,rops4 ,he is ! ?ird ( ! tr9ity ( c>icature arti/s1 ,daumi] & ,gav>ni be+ ! o!r two4 ,! lib]al p9* ( ,gallic salt 9 ! e>li] plates ne$ n annoy "o4 ,delib]ately vulg> he nev] is1 ?\gh he sports ) ?+s hall[$1 & always goes out ( 8 way to insult ! religion he fir/ pr(ess$4 ,!re is 9 ?is ,satani/ a religi\s fond2 ! v fi]c5ess ( 8 attacks1 ( 8 blasphemies1 betrays ! ,ca?olic at he>t4 ,if he did n believe1 :y %\ld he h display$ su* cont9ual scorn8 ,no1 ,rops 0 n z s9c]e z 8 fri5ds w\ld h u believe4 ,he made 8 ,pegasus plod 9 too deep mud1 & (t5 9 8 mo/ w+$ flights he d>k5$ ! blue ) 8 satyr-l brutalities4 ,b 9 ! gay middle p]iod 8 pages ov]fl[ ) decorative ,cupids & t9y devils1 joyful girls1 da9ty am\rettes1 & ,p>isian putti--!y bli!ly kick _! legs ov] ! edges ( et]nity1 & smile z if life 7 a sn[ball je/ or a game at =feits4 ,!y are adorable4 ,8 wom5 are usually /rong-back$1 robu/ ,amazons1 drawn ) a swirl+ l9e & a ,rub5s-l fulness4 ,!y are conqu]ors4 ,be=e ^! maje/ic idols m5 pro/rate !mselves4 ,9 8 turbul5t lat] visions !re is no suspicion ( ! opium t gave its inspiration to ,col]idge1 ,poe1 ,de ,qu9cey1 ,james ,?omson1 or ,baudelaire4 ,! city ( dreadful night %[n u by ,rops is ! city ?r\gh ^: /reets he has pass$ 8 life long4 ,n ! dream cities ( ,james ,ensor or ,de ,gr\x1 ! ,p>is ( ,rops is at once an abode ( disillusionm5t1 ( mordant joys1 ( %e] ec/asy & morbid halluc9ations4 ,! opium ( ,rops is 8 imag9ation1 aid$ by a manual dext]ity t is extraord9>y4 ,he is a ma/] ( l9e> design4 ,he is cold1 deadly cold1 b correct ev]4 ,fabul\s & absurd1 delici\s & abom9able z he may be1 8 _s sits critically al(t1 nev] smil+4 ,imp]sonal z a toxicologi/1 he h&les 8 poison\s acids ) ! gravity ( a philosoph] & ! indiff]5ce ( a de/roy+ angel4 ,!re is a diabolic sple5 m /rongly develop$ 9 ,rops ?an 9 any ( 8 contempor>ies1 ) ! sole exception ( ,baudelaire1 :o inspir$ & spurr$ him on to a/\nd+ atrocities ( ! ne$le & acid4 ,?is diabolism1 ?is wor%ip ( ,satan & 8 works1 are s9c]e 9 ! et*]4 ,a relic ( rott5 ,romanticism1 x gl[s l phosphoresc5t fire dur+ 8 la/ p]iod4 ,! ,*ur* has 9 its wisdom employ$ a phrase = frigid depravity ( ! ,rops k9d1 nam+ x morose delectation4 ,morose ,rops became z he develop$4 ,8 private life he hid4 ,we "k little or no?+ ( x save t he 0 n unhappy 9 8 companion%ips or *oice ( fri5ds4 ,he loa!d ! promiscu\s me?ods by :i* "s m5 a*ieve admiration4 ,b secret sple5 !re mu/ h be5--a twi/ ( a pa9t]'s wri/ may expose 8 s\l4 ,he became a solit>y & ate ! bitt] root ( s91 =1 c]ebral z he is1 8 discov]y ( ! human s\l %[s x z ill at ease be=e its mak]4 ,flaub]t has said t ! ignoble is ! sublime ( ! l[] slope4 ,b no man may sun himself on ?is slope by ! flames ( hell )\t 8 s\l %rivell+ away4 ,rod91 :o admires ,rops & has be5 greatly influ5c$ by him2 ,rod91 z an arti/ sup]ior to ! ,belgian1 has reveal$ less preoccupation ) ! ignoble2 at lea/1 despite 8 excursions into que/ionable t]ritory1 he has nev] be5 c>ri$ completely away4 ,he always returns to ! sane1 to ! normal life2 b ov] ! volcanic l&scapes ( ,rops are /rewn _m moral abysses4 ,,ii ,he _h no illusions z to ! intellig5ce & s9c]ity ( ^? m5 :o1 d5y+ free-w1 yet call !mselves free-?9k]s4 ,rops frankly made ( ,satan 8 *ief religion4 ,he is ! psy*ologi/ ( ! exotic4 ,cruel1 fanta/ic1 non*alant1 & %iv]+ atroci\sly1 8 female ,satan wor%ipp]s g to _! gre$y ma/] 9 99fatidical & %udd]+ attitudes2 !y submit to 8 glacial embrace4 ,! acrid p]fume ( ,rops's malefic5t g5ius makes itself manife/ 9 8 ,sataniques4 ,no long] are 8 wom5 ! embodim5t ( ,corbire's t]nel fm99 de l't]nel jocrisse4 ,n9nies1 simp]]s1 & simpletons h vani%$4 ,! poor1 suff]+ human frame becomes a horrible musical in/rum5t f :i* ! arti/ extorts exquisite & s9i/] music4 ,we turn our heads away1 b ! tune ( crack+ s\ls haunts our e>4 ,z mu* to ,rops z to ,baudelaire1 ,victor ,hugo c\ld h said t he _h evok$ a new %udd]4 ,& s+ul>ly en\gh ,rops is 9 ^! plates ! voice ( ! m$ival prea*] cry+ out t ,satan is alive1 a tangible be+1 go+ ab\t ! e>? dev\r+ u2 t ,woman is a vase ( iniquity1 a t[] ( wra?1 a m5ace1 n a salvation4 ,8 read+s ( ! e>ly fa!rs & 8 pessimi/ic temp]am5tal b5t contribut$ to ?is truly morose judgm5t ( 8 "m's sex4 ,he drives c[]+ to h] corn]1 aft] h] e>li] triumphs1 8 unhappy victim ( love1 abs9!1 & diabolism4 ,n = an in/ant does he p>ticipate p]sonally 9 ! /ra9$ voluptu\sness or t]rific *a/isem5ts ( 8 designs4 ,he has all ! old mona*al contempt ( woman4 ,he is c]ebrally *a/e4 ,huysmans1 9 8 admirable essay on ,rops1 wrote1 ,c> il n'y a de rellem5t obscnes que les g5s *a/es2 :i* is a neat bit ( special plead+ & q sophi/ical4 ,rops did n lead ! life ( a sa9t1 ?\gh 8 devotion to 8 art 0 ,balzacian4 ,x w\ld be a m subtle sophi/ry to quote ,paul ,b\rget's aphorism4 ,!re is1 he writes1 f ! metaphysical obs]v]'s po9t ( view1 nei!r disease nor heal? ( ! s\l2 !re are only psy*ological /ates4 ,! tats d'mes ( ,flici5 ,rops1 !n1 may or may n h be5 morbid4 ,b he has contriv$ t 8 wit 9 its effect ^u 8 spectators is too (t5 pr(\ndly depress+ & morbid & disquiet+4 ,! triumphant *orus ( ,rops's admir]s comprises ! mo/ critical names 9 ,france & ,italy3 ,b>bey d',aurevilly1 ,j4,k4 ,huysmans1 ,pradelle1 ,josph9 ,pladan--once ! ,sr ( ,babylonian fame--,eugne ,demold]1 ,emile ,v]ha]51 ! ,belgian poet2 ,camille ,lemonni]1 ,*ampsaur1 ,arsne ,alex&re1 ,from5t91 ,vittorio ,pica1 ,de ,hrdia1 ,mall>m1 ,octave ,uzanne1 ,octave ,mirbeau1 ! biograph] ,ramiro & ,*>les ,baudelaire4 ,! la/ fir/ recognis$ him1 ?\gh he nev] f9i%$ ! project$ /udy ( him z man & arti/4 ,9 ! newly publi%$ lett]s 7#ahda-ff7 ( ,baudelaire !re is "o address$ to ,rops1 :o saw mu* ( ! unhappy poet dur+ 8 disa/r\s soj\rn 9 ,brussels4 ,x 0 ! au?or ( ,les ,fleurs du ,mal :o made ! clev] little v]se ab\t ,ce tant biz>re ,monsieur ,rops444 ,qui n'e/ pas un gr& prix de ,rome1 mais dont le tal5t e/ haut1 comme la pyramide de ,*ops4 ,a ,fr5* critic has call$ ,rops a false g5ius1 probably allud+ to ! malign *>act]s ( ! majority ( 8 engrav$ works r ?an to 8 m>vell\s & fecund p[]s ( inv5tion4 ,p]v]se ideali/ z he 01 he nev] relax$ 8 pursuit ( ! p]fection ( =m4 ,he tells u t 9 #ahfb he w5t to ,p>is1 aft] mu* prelim9>y skirmi%+ 9 ,belgian reviews & magaz9es1 to le>n 8 art ) ,bracquemond & ,jacquem>t1 bo? ( :om he nev] ceas$ prais+4 ,he 0 associat$ ) ,daubigny1 pa9t] & et*]1 & ) ,c\rbet1 ,flam5g1 & ,?rond4 ,he admir$ ,calmatta & 8 s*ool--,bal1 ,franck1 ,biot1 ,meuni]1 ,flam5g4 ,he belong$ to ! ,int]national ,society ( ,aqua=ti/es4 ,he work$ 9 aquat9t & successfully reviv$ ! old process1 v]nis m\4 ,a sob] workman1 he sp5t at lea/ f\rte5 h\rs a day at 8 desk4 ,be+ musical1 he design$ "s g5re pieces1 notably t ( ! tru?fully obs]v$ ,bassooni/4 ,& ?\gh n orig9at+ he c]ta9ly c>ri$ to ! pit* ( ! arti/ically ludicr\s ^? progressive pictures ( goats dissolv+ into piani/s2 ( ,liszt te>+ passion & gr& pianos into tatt]s4 ,he has contribut$ to ! gaiety ( nations ) 8 celebrat$ design3 ,ma fille6 ,monsieur ,cabanel1 :i* %[s a h>py-l "m pres5t+ h] nude daught] z a model = t pa9t]4 ,! malici\s +5uity ( ,rops nev] fail$ him4 ,he produc$ = ye>s num]\s anecdotes 9 black & :ite4 ,! ela/icity ( 8 l9e1 its v>iety & ri*ness1 ! h>monies1 elliptical & cond5s$1 ( 8 designs2 ! agile1 fi]y movem5t1 8 h&l+ ( 8 velvety blacks1 8 tonal gradations1 8 c>ess+ t\* by :i* ! metal reproduc$ muscul> crispations ( 8 dry-po9t & ! fat silh\ettes ( beautiful human =ms1 above all1 8 virile grasp :i* is reveal$ 9 8 balanc$ ensembles--^! prove him to be "o ( ! ma/]s ( mod]n et*+4 ,& f 8 cynical yet tru?ful motto3 ,j'appelle un *at un *at1 he nev] sw]v$4 ,a /ud5t & foll[] ( ,jean ,francois ,millet1 sev]al l&scapes & pa/orals ( ,rops recall ! ,fr5* pa9t]'s /yle4 ,9 8 ,belgian out-(-doors sc5es & int]iors ! ,belgian h]$ity ( ,rops projects itself unmi/akably4 ,su* a picture z ,sc&al1 = example1 might h be5 sign$ by ,israels4 ,le ,b\t de ,sillon is ,millet1 & beautifully drawn4 ,! s*eme is trite4 ,two peasants1 a "y woman & a "y man hold+ a rope1 ex*ange love v[s4 ,x is v simple1 v expressive4 ,8 portraits ( wom51 ,walloons1 & ( ,antw]p are solidly built1 replete ) "* & qua9t *>m4 ,*>m+1 too1 is ! portrait ( 8 great-aunt4 ,sc&al is an ambiti\s design4 ,a gr\p ( wom5 /rongly diff]5tiat$ z to types & ages are enjoy+ ov] a table _! tea & a *oice morsel ( sc&al4 ,! situation is seiz$2 x is a picture t appeals4 ,gha/ly is 8 portrait ( a wret*$ "y woman ravag$ by abs9!4 ,h] lips are bli/]$ by ! wormwood1 & 9 h] fev]$ glance !re is despair4 ,ano!r del9eation ( disease1 a gr9n+1 skull-l head ) a scy! back ( x1 is a tribute to ! arti/'s p[] ( r5d]+ ! repulsive4 ,8 ,messal9a1 ,lassatta1 ,la ,femme au ,co*on1 & ,la ,femme au ,pant9 %\ld be /udi$4 ,he has pa9t$ scissors gr9d]s1 fl[] girls1 old gu>ds1 incantations1 fi%+ p>ties1 ! rabble 9 ! /reets1 broom-rid+ wit*es1 apes1 ivory & peacocks1 & a notable figure piece1 ,an ,int]m5t 9 ! ,walloon ,c\ntry1 :i* w\ld h pleas$ ,c\rbet4 ,x is 9 8 inc>nations ( ,satan t ,rops is unapproa*able4 ,satan ,s[+ ! ,t>es ( ,evil is a sublime conception1 truly ,miltonic4 ,! bony-legg$ demon /rides across ,p>is4 ,"o foot is pos$ on ,notre ,dame4 ,he q t\*es ! sky4 ,^u 8 head is a broad-brimm$ peasant's hat1 ,quak] 9 %ape4 ,hair /reams ov] 8 skeleton %\ld]s4 ,8 eyes are gleam+ ) inf]nal malice--x is ! mo/ diabolic face ev] drawn ( 8 maje/y2 n ev5 ,franz ,/uck's ,satan has eyes s full ( liquid damnation4 ,scatt]+ m9iature female figures1 l dolls1 to ! w9ds1 ?is mon/] passes ov] ,p>is1 a baleful typhoon4 ,! moral is n f> to seek2 inde$1 !re is g5]ally a moral1 sometimes an inv]t$ "o1 9 ! ,rops et*+s4 ,ord] ,reigns at ,w>saw is a grim comm5t>y on ,russian politics q opportune to-day4 ,la ,pe9e de ,mort has be5 us$ by ,sociali/s z a prote/ aga9/ capital puni%m5t4 ,les ,diables ,froids p]sonifies ! impassible arti/4 ,x is a page torn f ! book ( hell4 ,rops _h read ,dante2 he knew ! mean+ ( ! l9es3 ,z ! rill t runs f ,bulicame to be portion$ out amid ! s9ful wom52 & m ?an once he explor$ ! froz5 circles ( ,geh5na4 ,victor ,hugo 0 mu* /irr$ by ! design1 ,le ,p5du1 :i* depicts a man's corpse sw++ "u a huge bell 9 "s va/ & immemorial1 rav5-haunt$1 decay+ t[]1 ^: biz>re & gloomy outl9es might h be5 creat$ by ! bra9 ( a ,piranesi4 ,an apocalyptic imag9ation _h ,flici5 ,rops4 ,,iii4 ,,monticelli ,i ,poor ,fada6 ,! innoc5t1 ! in(f5sive fool--z !y *ri/5$ t un=tunate man ( g5ius1 ,adolphe ,monticelli1 9 ! dialect ( ! ,s\?1 ! slang ( ,m>seilles--:]e he sp5t ! la/ sixte5 ye>s ( 8 life4 ,! ri*e/ col\ri/ ( ! n9ete5? c5tury1 obsess$ by col\r1 little is kn[n ( ?is ,monticelli1 ev5 9 ^! days :5 an arti/'s life is subject$ to inquisitorial me?ods4 ,few _h writt5 ( him 9 ,engli% be=e ,w4,e4 ,h5ley & ,w4,c4 ,br[nell4 ,9 ,france eulogis$ by ,?ophile ,gauti]1 9 fav\r at ! c\rt1 admir$ by ,diaz1 ,daubigny1 ,troyon1 & ,delacroix1 8 hopes 7 crack$ by ! cata/rophe ( ! ,franco-,prussian w>4 ,he escap$ to ,m>seilles1 !re to die poor1 neglect$1 half mad4 ,p]haps he 0 to blame = 8 failures2 p]haps 8 temp]am5t 0 8 fate4 ,yet to-day 8 pictures are s\ght = z 7 ^? ( ,diaz two decades ago1 ?\gh !re 0 a tacit conspiracy among deal]s & amateurs n to drag 8 m]its too soon be=e ! foot-lights4 ,9 #aijj at ! ,p>is ,exposition a collection ( 8 works1 f\r be+ repres5tative1 op5$ ! eyes ( critics & public alike4 ,x 0 realis$ t ,monticelli _h n receiv$ 8 prop] rank+ 9 ! n9ete5?-c5tury !atre ( pa9t+2 t :ile he ow$ mu* to ,watteau1 to ,turn]1 to ,r\sseau1 he 0 a ma/] :o c\ld /& or fall on 8 own m]its4 ,s9ce !n ! ,monticelli pictures h be5 /eadily gr[+ 9 fav\r4 ,!re is a ,monticelli cult4 ,am]ica c boa/ ( _m ( 8 mo/ di/+ui%$ specim5s1 :ile ! ,l\vre & ! ,luxemb\rg are )\t a s+le "o4 ,! ,muse de ,lille at ,m>seilles has sev]al examples2 ! private collections ( ,m4 ,delpiano at ,cannes & a few collections 9 ,p>is make up a meagre li/4 ,! ,comp>ative ,exhibition 9 ,new ,york1 #aijd1 reveal$ to _m accu/om$ to ov]prais+ ,diaz & ,from5t9 ! fact t ,monticelli 0 _! sup]ior z a col\ri/1 & a decorator ( s+ul>ly fasc9at+ *>act]i/ics1 "o :o 0 n always a m]e contriv] ( bac*analian riots ( fancy1 b :o c\ld exhibit :5 at 8 be/ a ju/esse ( vision & a controll$ imag9ation4 ,! diction>ies (f] small help to ! /ud5t z to ! do+s ( ?is erratic pa9t]4 ,he 0 born ,octob] #bd1 #ahbd4 ,he di$ ,june #bi1 #ahhf4 ,he 0 ( mix$ blood1 ,italian & ,fr5*4 ,8 fa!r 0 a gaug]1 ?\gh ,adolphe decl>$ t he 0 an au!ntic desc5dant ( ! ,crusad]1 ,godefroy ,monticelli1 :o m>ri$ 9 #aajj ,aurea ,ca/elli1 daught] ( ! ,duca ( ,spoleto4 ,)\t d\bt 8 ,italian blood c\nt$ heavily 9 8 "w1 b :e!r ( noble issue matt]s little4 ,b>bey d',aurevilly & ,villi]s de l',isle ,adam1 two m5 ( lett]s1 indulg$ 9 simil> boa/s1 & no d\bt 9 _! pov]ty & tribulations ! oriflamme ( ari/ocracy :i* !y bravely bore into ! caf life ( ,p>is 0 a s\rce ( consolation to !m4 ,b x is ) bra9s1 n blood1 t pa9t]s mix _! pigm5ts1 & ! leg5d ( high bir? c g ) ! o!r fictions report$ by ,h5ley t ,monticelli 0 an illegitimate (f%oot ( ! ,gonzagas2 t he 0 ! natural son ( ,diaz2 t ,diaz kept him a prison] = ye>s1 to /eal ! secret ( 8 col\rs4 ,l _m ano!r ( 8 temp]am5t1 he _h himself to ?ank = 8 woes1 ?\gh x 0 a /reak ( ill-luck = him :5 ! ,prussians bore d[n on ,p>is4 ,he 0 beg9n+ to be kn[n4 ,a pupil ( ,raymond ,aub]t 7#agha-aheg71 he 0 at fir/ a fanatic ( ,raphael & ,+res4 ,delacroix & 8 viol5tly h>monis$ col\r masses settl$ ! future col\ri/4 ,he met ,diaz & !y got on v well toge!r4 ,a ,s\!rn]1 h&some1 passionate1 p]suasive1 da%+1 ) ! eloqu5ce ( ! m]idional1 ,monticelli & 8 musical "n made fri5ds at c\rt & among p[]ful arti/s4 ,9 #ahgj he />t$ on 8 walk ( ?irty-six days f ,p>is to ,m>seilles4 ,he lit]ally pa9t$ 8 way4 ,9 e inn he %$ ma/]pieces4 ,preci\s gold dripp$ f 8 palette1 & ?r\gh\t ! ,rhone valley !re are1 x is :isp]$--by :ite-hair$ old m5 ! memory ( ^: significant phrases awakes "o 9 ! middle ( ! night long+ = ! valley ( ,durance--t if a resolute1 ke5-ey$ adv5tur] w\ld trav]se uno/5tati\sly ! r\te tak5 by ,monticelli dur+ 8 ,odyssey ! rew>ds might be great4 ,x is an idea t grips "o's imag9ation1 b un=tunately x is an idea t gripp$ ! imag9ation ( o!rs ?irty ye>s ago4 ,n an aub]ge1 hotel1 or hamlet has be5 left unexplor$4 ,! f9e-too? comb ( famili> p>lance has be5 s$ul\sly us$ by int]e/$ p]sons4 ,if !re are any ,monticellis unsold n[adays !y are = sale at ! deal]s'4 ,9 him 0 inc>nate all t we c conceive z bohemian1 ) a tra9+ t gave him ! high-br$ mann] ( a seigneur4 ,he 0 a romantic1 l 8 fri5d ,flix ,ziem--,ziem1 ,m>cell91 ,deb\t91 & ,monticelli repres5t$ a ca/e t no long] exi/s2 bohemians1 yes1 b g5tlem51 ref9$ & fa/idi\s4 ,yet1 aft] 8 return to 8 belov$ ,m>seilles1 ,monticelli l$ ! life ( an ,augu/ vagabond4 ,9 8 velvet coat1 a big-rimm$ hat sl\*$ ov] 8 eyes1 he patroll$ ! quays1 s++1 jok+1 an artless creature1 s good-he>t$ & irresponsible t he 0 call$ ,fada1 m 9 affection ?an contempt4 ,he pa9t$ rapidly1 a picture daily1 sold x on ! t]rasses ( ! cafs = a hundr$ francs1 & :5 he c\ldn't get a hundr$ he w\ld take sixty4 ,n[ "o mu/ pay ?\s&s = a canvas4 ,8 mo/ lov+ critic1 ,camille ,mauclair1 :o1 above any "o1 has battl$ valiantly = 8 art1 tells u t ,monticelli once took eighte5 francs = a small canvas because ! pur*as] _h no m 9 8 pocket6 ,9 ?is mann] he dispos$ ( a gall]y4 ,he smok$ happy pipes & sipp$ 8 abs9!--9 8 case z desp]ate an enemy z x _h prov$ to ,de ,musset4 ,he w\ld always d(f 8 hat at ! m5tion ( ,watteau or ,rub5s4 ,!y 7 8 gods4 ,:5 ,monticelli arriv$ 9 ,m>seilles aft] 8 tramp d[n f ,p>is he 0 lit]ally 9 rags4 ,m4 ,*ave1 a good ,sam>itan1 took him to a %op & togg$ him out 9 royal raim5t4 ,!y left = a prom5ade1 & !n ! pa9t] begg$ 8 fri5d to let him walk alone s z n to att5uate ! effect he 0 b\nd to produce on ! pass]sby1 su* a *ildi%1 h>mless vanity _h he4 ,8 delight 0 to ga!r a few *os5 ones ov] a bottle ( old v9tage1 & ?us ) spasmodic attempts at "w 8 days roll$ by4 ,he 0 feeble1 semi-p>alys$4 ,) ! adv5t ( bad heal? vani%$ ! cunn+ ( 8 h&4 ,8 pa9t co>s5$1 8 col\rs became crazi]4 ,8 pictures at ?is p]iod 7 c>icatures ( 8 =m] art4 ,_m ( ! e>ly ones 7 sold z ! productions ( ,diaz1 j z to-day "s ,diazs are palm$ (f z ,monticellis4 ,aft] f\r ye>s ( decad5ce he di$1 repeat+ = mon?s be=e 8 tak+ (f3 ,je vi5s de la lune4 ,he 0 "o ^: bra9 a lun> ray _h p5etrat$2 b ?is ray 0 transpos$ to a spectrum ( gorge\s hues4 ,capable ( depict+ ! ra9b[1 he di$ ( ! opalesc5ce t cl\d$ 8 glass ( abs9!4 ,pauvre ,fada6 ,,ii ,x is only a co9cid5ce1 yet a curi\s "o1 t two su* dissimil> spirits z ,/5dhal & ,monticelli %\ld h pr$ict$ _! future popul>ity4 ,/5dhal said3 ,ab\t #ahhj ,i %all be und]/ood4 ,monticelli said 9 #ahgj3 ,i pa9t = ?irty ye>s h5ce4 ,bo? prophecies h be5 realis$4 ,aft] ! exhibition at ,ed9burgh & ,glasg[ 9 #ahij ,monticelli 0 plac$ by a few disc]n+ critics above ,diaz 9 quality ( pa9t4 ,9 #ahib ,mr4 ,br[nell said ( ,monticelli 9 8 ,fr5* ,art--a book t e /ud5t & amateur ( pa9t+ %\ld possess--t ! t\* ( ,diaz1 patrician z x 01 lack$ ! exquisit5ess ( ,monticelli's2 ?\gh he admits ! exagg]ation ( ! decorative impulse 9 t ma/]4 ,= ,h5ley ,monticelli's art 0 purely s5su\s2 8 fairy mead[s & en*ant$ g>d5s are t sweet ^w ',mesopotamia' 9 two dim5sions4 ,h5ley speaks ( 8 clang\rs ( bronze & gold & sc>let & admits t !re are mom5ts :5 8 "w is z infallibly decorative z a ,p]sian crock or a ,japanese brocade4 ,d4,s4 ,mac,coll1 9 8 /udy ( ,n9ete5?-,c5tury ,pa9t+1 gives discrim9at+ praise3 ,monticelli's own exquisite s5se ( grace 9 wom5 & inv5tion 9 gr\p+ add ! positive new "p )\t :i* 8 art w\ld be ! mann]is+ ( ,r\sseau1 :ile ,ar?ur ,symons 9 8 ,/udies 9 ,sev5 ,arts decl>es all ,monticelli's art t5ds t[>d ! effect ( music444 8 col\r is mood 444 8 mood is col\r4 ,x rema9$1 h[ev]1 = ,camille ,mauclair1 a ,p>isian critic 9 sympa?y ) ! arts ( design1 lit]ature1 & music1 to place ,monticelli 9 8 prop] ni*e4 ,?is ,mauclair has done ) critical tact4 ,9 8 ,great ,fr5* ,pa9t]s1 ! bias ( :i* is evid5tly /ra9$ 9 fav\r ( ! impressioni/ic s*ool1 9 8 ,l',impressionisme1 & 9 8 monograph on ,watteau ?is critic decl>es t ,monticelli's art recalls ,claude ,lorra9e a little & ,watteau ev5 m by its s5tim5t1 & ,turn] & ,bon+ton by its col\r444 ,8 "w has ! same subtlety ( gradations1 ! same division into fragm5ts ( tones 7z 9 ,watteau's ',emb>km5t = ,cy!ra'71 ! same v>iety ( execution1 :i* has sometimes ! opaqu5ess ( *9a & enamel & sometimes ! transluc5ce ( preci\s /ones or ! brilliancy ( glass1 metal1 or oxides & seems to be ! result ( "s my/]i\s *emi/ry444 ,monticelli _h an absolutely unique p]ception ( tonalities1 & 8 glance took 9 c]ta9 %ades :i* _h n be5 obs]v$ be=e1 :i* ! optic & *romatic sci5ce ( ! day has plac$ ei!r by pro( or hypo!sis betwe5 ! pr9cipal tones ( ! sol> spectrum ?irty ye>s aft] ,monticelli _h fix$ !m4 ,!re is magic & high lyric poetry 9 8 art4 ,i wrote ( ! ,monticellis exhibit$ at ! ,comp>ative ,exhibition 9 ,new ,york3 ,at ! opposite end ( ! room !re is ,a ,summ] ,day's ,idyll1 ^u :i* ,monticelli _h squeez$ all 8 flam+ tubes4 ,x seems or*e/rat$ 9 cru%$ pomegranate1 ! light suffus+ ! recl9+ figures l a jewell$ b5$iction4 ,m>vell\s1 too1 are ! col\r-ba!d creatures 9 ?is ,no ,man's ,l& ( drugg$ dreams444 ,d n ! walls fairly vibrate ) ?is weal? ( fairy t9ts & fantasy8 ,b x mu/ n be =gott5 t he /ruck o!r *ords besides blaz+ sun-wor%ipp+4 ,we (t5 enc\nt] l&scapes ( vapor\s melan*oly1 twilights ( rev]ie4 #hhhh ,monticelli once told an admir+ "y amateur t 9 8 canvases ! objects are ! decorations1 ! t\*es are ! scales1 & ! light is ! t5or1 !reby ackn[l$g+ himself t he felt col\r z music4 ,!re 0 hyp]/hesia 9 8 case2 8 eyes 7 protub]ant &1 l ! e>s ( viol9i/s1 capable ( di/+ui%+ qu>t] tones1 ev5 sixte5?s4 ,!re are affiliations ) ,watteau2 ! same gem-l /yle ( lay+ on ! ?ick pte1 ! same delight 9 fairy-l pat*es ( pa9t to repres5t figures4 ,9 #ahfj he lit]ally resuscitat$ ,watteau's mann]1 add+ a p]sonal note & a ri*ness hi!rto unkn[n to ,fr5* pa9t4 ,mauclair ?9ks t to ,watteau c be trac$ back ! beg9n+s ( mod]n ,impressionism2 ! division ( tones1 ! juxtaposition ( tonalities4 ,monticelli 0 ! connect+ l9k betwe5 ,watteau & ,monet4 ,! same critic does n hesitate to "n ,monticelli z "o ( ! great qu>tet ( h>moni/s1 ,claude1 ,turn]1 ,monet be+ ! o!r ?ree4 ,ta9e x 0 :o voic$ ! philosophy ( ,impressionism :5 he ann\nc$ 9 8 ,philosophie de l',art t ! pr9cipal p]sonage 9 a picture is ! light 9 :i* all ?+s are plung$4 ,eugne ,c>rire also ass]t$ t a picture is ! logical developm5t ( light4 ,monticelli be=e him _h said3 ,9 a pa9t+ "o mu/ s\nd ! ,c4 ,rembr&t1 ,rub5s1 ,watteau1 all ! great ones h s\nd$ ! ,c4 ,8 ,c1 8 key-note1 0 ! magic t\* ( lum9osity t dom9at$ 8 picture4 ,l ,b]lioz1 he ador$ col\r = col\r's sake4 ,he _h a t\* all ,v5etian 9 8 relation ( tones2 at times he w5t 9 se>* ( *romatic adv5tures1 return+ ) ! mo/ m>vell\s trophies4 ,no man be=e or s9ce1 n ev5 ^? practition]s ( dissonance & m>tyrs to ! enh>monic scale1 ,czanne1 ,gaugu91 or ,van ,gogh1 ev] mat*$ & modulat$ su* widely disp>ate t9ts2 no man be=e c\ld extract su* magnific5t h>monies f su* app>5tly irreconcilable tones4 ,monticelli ?\ght 9 col\r & 0 a ma/] ( or*e/ration1 "o :o w5t fur!r ?an ,liszt4 ,! simple-m9d$ ,monticelli _h no psy*ology to speak (--he 0 a rev]sion1 a ?r[ back to ! ,v5etians1 ! decorative ,v5etians1 & if he _h possess$ ! money or ! leisure--he hadn't en\gh money to buy any b small canvases--he might h become a ,fr5* ,tiepolo1 & p]haps ! greate/ decorative arti/ ( ,france4 ,ev5 8 mo/ delicate pictures are l>gely felt & sonor\sly execut$2 n f9i%$ 9 ! /udio s5se1 b complete--two diff]5t ?+s4 ,fate 0 aga9/ him1 & ! position he might h _h 0 won by ! g5tle ,puvis de ,*avannes1 :o exhibit$ a g5ius = decorat+ monum5tal spaces4 ,) 8 fi]y vision1 8 brio ( execution1 8 palette *>g$ ) jewell$ radiance1 ,monticelli w\ld h be5 ! man to h *ang$ ! (ficial int]iors ( ,p>is4 ,8 en]gy at "o p]iod 0 enorm\s1 consum+1 ?\gh %ort-liv$--#ahfe-ge4 ,8 lack ( self-control & at times 8 ,italian sup]ficiality1 nev] back$ by a comm&+ intellect1 produc$ ! ,monticelli we "k4 ,9 tru? 8 s\l 0 n complicat$4 ,he c\ld nev] h attack$ ! psy*ology ( ,z>a?u/ra1 ,hamlet1 or ,pe] ,gynt4 ,a ,salome f him w\ld h be5 a delightfully decorative m9x1 set bli!ly danc+ 9 "s _m-hu$ & en*ant$ g>d5 ( ,armida4 ,%e w\ld nev] h worn ! air ( hi]atic lascivi\sness ) :i* ,gu/ave ,moreau inevitably d[]$ h]4 ,!re 0 too mu* joy ( ! s\? 9 ,monticelli's bones to conc]n himself ) ! cruel imag9+s ( ! ,ori5t or ! grisly visions ( ! nor?4 ,he 0 ,ori5tal au fond2 b x 0 ! ,ori5talism ( ! ,?\s& & ,"o ,nights4 ,he pa9t$ sc5es f ! ,decam]on1 & 8 ftes galantes may be mat*$ ) ,watteau's 9 tone4 ,8 fir/ p]iod 0 8 mo/ graceful2 ivory-ton$ languor\s dames1 g>b$ 9 ,second ,empire /yle1 languidly /roll 9 *>m+ p>ks escort$ by flutt]+ ,cupids or /ately cavali]s4 ,! decorative impulse is "h at its topmo/4 ,9 8 second p]iod we get ! ,decam]on s]ies1 ! episodes f ,fau/1 ! ,don ,quixote--recall1 if y c1 t glori\s tableau ) its ,spani% gr\p & ! long1 grave don & m]ry1 rotund squire ent]+ on ! sc5e1 a fanta/ic sky beh9d !m4 ,pa9t$ music6 ,! ru9s1 f\nta9s1 /atues1 & mell[ h]bage ab\nd 9 ?is middle p]iod4 ,! ?ird is less kn[n4 ,extravagance began to rule2 sc>let fanf>es are s\nd$2 ame?y/s & em]alds sp>kle2 yet !re is m !matic v>iety4 ,voluptu\s1 p]fum$1 & semi-tragic notes 7 utt]$ by ?is da9ty poet ( ! c>nival ( life4 ,! canvas gl[$ ) m rev]b]at+ & inf]nal lights1 b lyric ev]4 ,te*nique1 fabul\s & fev]i%1 exp5d$ itself on fl[]s t 7 explosions ( col\rs1 on s$uctive m>9es1 on l&scapes ( a rhy?mic1 haunt+ beauty--! ,italian temp]am5t _h become unlea%$4 ,fire1 gold1 & purple flick]$ & e*o$ 9 ,monticelli's canvases4 ,irony1 l an ins9uat+ s]p5t1 began to creep into ?is p>adise ( melt+ hues4 ,! ma/]ful gradations ( tone became bewild]$4 ,poison 0 eat+ ! man's n]ves4 ,he disc>d$ ! bru%1 & /&+ be=e 8 canvas he squeez$ 8 tubes ^u x1 lit]ally modell+ 8 pa9t ) 8 ?umb until x almo/ assum$ ! relief ( sculpture4 ,:at a t\* he _h6 ,:at a subtle prevision ( modulations to be effect$ by ! c>eless scrat* ( 8 nail or ! :ip ( a knife's edge6 ,rememb]1 too1 t orig9ally he _h be5 an adept 9 ! art ( design2 he c\ld draw z well z 8 pe]s4 ,b he sacrific$ =m & obs]vation & psy*ology to %e] col\r4 ,he1 a v]itable discov]] ( tones--aid$ !reto by an abnormal vision--became ! ha/y improvis]1 :o at ! la/ daub$ 8 canvases ) a pa/y mixture1 z hot & crazy z 8 ru9$ s\l4 ,! end did n come too soon4 ,a *romatic g5ius w5t "u1 leav+ b a ti! ( ! gleams t illum9at$ 8 bra94 ,alas1 poor ,fada6 ,,iv4 ,,rod9 ,i ,rod91 ! ,fr5* sculptor1 des]ves well ( our new c5tury2 ! old "o did s incont95tly batt] him4 ,! angui% ( 8 own ,hell's ,portal he endur$ be=e he m\ld$ its clay betwe5 8 ?ick clairvoyant f+]s4 ,misund]/ood1 !re=e misrepres5t$1 he ) 8 pride & ob/9acy ar\s$--! "o buttress+ ! o!r--0 n to be budg$ f 8 =mulas & practice ( sculpture4 ,!n ! _w ( art swung unwill+ly & unamiably t[>d him1 p]haps m f curiosity ?an conviction4 ,rod9 became fam\s4 ,& he is m misund]/ood ?an ev]4 ,8 v "n1 ) its memory ( ,eugne ,sue's romantic ranc\r--y recall t impossible & diabolic ,jesuit ,rod9 9 ,! ,my/]ies ( ,p>is8--has be5 ?r[n 9 8 tee?4 ,he has be5 call$ rus1 ev5 a fraud2 :ile ! :olesale d5unciation ( 8 "w z erotic is unluckily /ill gre5 9 our memory4 ,! sculptor1 :o 9 #ahgg 0 accus$ ( fak+ 8 life-l ,age ( ,brass--n[ at ! ,luxemb\rg--by tak+ a m\ld f ! liv+ model1 also exp]i5c$ ! discomfiture ( be+ assur$ "s ye>s lat] t1 n kn[+ ! art ( modell+1 8 /atue ( ,balzac 0 only an evasion ( difficulties4 ,& ?is to ! man :o _h 9 ! int]im wr\ght s _m ma/]pieces4 ,to give him 8 due he /&s prosp]ity n q z well z he did pov]ty4 ,9 e great arti/ !re is a l>ge area ( self-e/eem2 x is ! res]voir :i* he mu/1 dur+ ye>s ( dr\ght & defeat1 draw ^u to keep 8 s\l fre%4 ,)\t ! consol+ fluid ( egoism1 g5ius mu/ p]i% 9 ! du/ ( despair4 ,b fill ?is s\rce to ! brim1 accel]ate ! spe$ ( its curr5t1 & arti/ic det]ioration may ensue4 ,rod9 has be5 call$1 fatu\sly1 ! second ,mi*ael ,angelo--z if !re c\ld ev] be a replica ( any human4 ,he has be5 hail$ z a mod]n ,praxiteles4 ,& he is (t5 damn$ z a myopic decad5t ^: ins5sibility to pure l9e & defici5cy 9 con/ructional p[] h be5 elevat$ by 8 admir]s into sorry virtues4 ,yet is ,rod9 ju/ly apprais$8 ,d 8 fri5ds n ov]do _! glorification1 8 critics _! c5sure8 ,no?+ s /ales a demigod's image z ! p]fumes burn$ be=e x by 8 wor%ipp]s2 ! d5s] ! smoke ! soon] crumble ! feet ( _! idol4 ,h[ev]1 9 ! case ( ,rod9 ! fates h s contriv$ _! malici\s game t at no po9t ( 8 c>e] has he be5 )\t ! company ( envy1 *agr91 & sl&]4 ,(t51 :5 he _h atta9$ a summit1 he w\ld f9d himself ?ru/ d[n into a deep] valley4 ,he has m\nt$ to triumphs & fall5 to humiliations1 b 8 _s has nev] be5 quell$1 & if ea* acclivity he scales is /eep]1 ! air atop has gr[n pur]1 m /imulat+1 & ! l&scape spreads wid] be=e him4 ,he c say ) ,dante3 ,la montagna *e drizza voi *e il mondo fece torti4 ,rod9's m\nta9 has always /raight5$ 9 him :at ! _w made crook$4 ,! "n ( 8 m\nta9 is ,art4 ,a born non-con=mi/1 ,rod9 makes ! f\r? ( t gr\p ( n9ete5?-c5tury arti/s--,ri*>d ,wagn]1 ,h5rik ,ibs51 & ,ed\>d ,manet--:o taught a deaf & bl9d _w to he> & see & ?9k & feel4 ,is x n dang]\s to say ( a g5ius t 8 "w alone %\ld c\nt1 t 8 life is negligible8 ,?\gh ,rod9 has foll[$ ,flaub]t's advice to arti/s to lead ascetic lives t _! art might be ! m viol5t1 nev]!less 8 c>e]1 col\rless z x may seem to ^? :o bett] love /age play]s & ! wat]y com$ies ( society--?is labori\s life ( a poor sculptor--is n to be pass$ ov] if we are to make any e/imate ( 8 art4 ,he1 x is relat$1 always becomes enrag$ at ! ^w inspiration1 enrag$ at ! common notion t fire desc5ds f heav5 ^u ! head ( ! fav\r$ neophyte ( art4 ,rod9 believes 9 b "o inspiration--nature4 ,he swe>s he does n inv5t1 b copies nature4 ,he despises improvisation1 has contemptu\s words = fatal facility1 &1 be+ a sl[-mov+1 sl[-?9k+ man1 he admits to 8 c\ncils ^? :o h conqu]$ art1 n by assault1 b by /eal? & aft] ye>s ( h>d "w4 ,he sympa?ises ) ,flaub]t's pati5t toil+ days1 he praises ,holl& because aft] ,p>is x seem$ sl[4 ,sl[ness is a beauty1 he decl>$4 ,9 a ^w1 ,rod9 has evolv$ a !ory & practice ( 8 art t is ! outcome--l all !ories1 all te*niques--( 8 own temp]am5t4 ,& t temp]am5t is giant-l1 massive1 ironic1 grave1 /rangely p]v]se at times2 & x is ! temp]am5t ( a magician d\bl$ by t ( a ma!matician4 ,books are writt5 ab\t him4 ,de ,maupassant describes him 9 ,notre ,coeur ) picturesque precision4 ,he is tempt+ z a psy*ologic /udy4 ,he appeals to ! lit]>y1 ?\gh he is n lit]>y4 ,8 modell+ ar\ses tempe/s1 ei!r ( dispraise or idolatry4 ,to see him /eadily1 critically1 aft] a visit to 8 /udios 9 ,p>is or ,meudon1 is difficult4 ,if ! ma/] be !re !n y feel ! impact ( a p]sonality t is z cl\dy z ! cl\ds ab\t ! base ( a m\nta9 & z impressive z ! m\nta94 ,yet a pleasant1 unassum+1 sane man1 int]e/$ 9 8 clay--absolutely--t is1 unless y discov] him to be m int]e/$ 9 humanity4 ,if y wat* him well y may f9d y\rself well wat*$2 ^? pe]+ eyes possess a vision t plunges into y\r s\l4 ,& ! s\l ?is ma/] ( m>bles sees z nude z he sees ! human body4 ,x is ! union ( arti/ & psy*ologi/ t places ,rod9 ap>t4 ,^! two arts he practises 9 a m$ium t has hi!rto n betray$ pot5tialities = su* almo/ miracul\s p]=mances4 ,walt] ,pat] is q "r 9 ma9ta9+ t ea* art has its sep>ate subject-matt]2 nev]!less1 9 ! debatable prov9ce ( ,rod9's sculpture we f9d /range emotional p[]1 h9ts ( ! art ( pa9t+ & a r>e musical sugge/iv5ess4 ,b ?is is n play+ ! game accord+ to ! rules ( ,less+ & 8 ,laocon4 ,let u drop ?is old /hetic rule ( ?umb & confess t dur+ ! la/ c5tury a new race ( arti/s sprang up f "s /range elem5t &1 l fly+-fi%1 reveal$ to a wond]+ _w _! composite /ructures4 ,?us we f9d ,b]lioz pa9t+ ) 8 in/rum5tation2 ,franz ,liszt1 ,ts*aik[sky1 & ,ri*>d ,/rauss fill+ _! symphonic poems ) drama & poetry1 & ,ri*>d ,wagn] inv5t+ an art :i* he believ$ to embrace ! sev5 arts4 ,& !re is ,ibs51 :o us$ ! dramatic =m z a vehicle = 8 an>*i/ic ideas2 & ,nietzs*e1 :o 0 su* a poet t he 0 able to s+ a mad philosophy into life2 & ,rossetti1 :o pa9t$ poems & made poetry t is pictorial4 ,sculpture 0 ! only art t _h resi/$ ?is univ]sal dis9tegration1 ?is imbroglio ( ! arts4 ,no sculptor be=e ,rod9 _h d>$ to break ! l9e1 d>$ to %iv] ! syntax ( /one4 ,= sculpture is a /atic1 n a dynamic art--is x n8 ,let u obs]ve ! rules1 ?\gh we pres]ve ! *ill _s ( ! cemet]y4 ,:at ,mall>m attempt$ to d ) ,fr5* poetry ,rod9 accompli%$ 9 clay4 ,8 m>bles d n repres5t b pres5t emotion1 are ! evocation ( emotion itself2 z 9 music1 =m & sub/ance coalesce4 ,if he does n1 z did ,mall>m1 ar\se ! sil5t ?und] afloat 9 ! leaves1 he c summon f ! va/y deep ! spirits ( love1 hate1 pa91 despair1 s91 beauty1 ec/asy2 above all1 ec/asy4 ,n[ ! primal gift ( ec/asy is be/[$ ^u few4 ,9 our age ,keats _h x1 & ,%elley2 ,byron1 despite 8 passion1 miss$ x1 & s did ,wordswor?4 ,we f9d x 9 ,sw9burne1 he _h x f ! fir/2 b few ,fr5* poets h x4 ,l ! cold devils ( ,flici5 ,rops1 coil$ 9 froz5 ec/asy1 ! bla/s ( hell ab\t !m1 ,*>les ,baudelaire c boa/ ! dang]\s attribute4 ,poe & ,he9e knew ec/asy1 & ,liszt also2 ,wagn] 0 ! ma/] adept ( 8 c5tury4 ,ts*aik[sky foll[$ him close2 & 9 ! t9y piano scores ( ,*op9 ec/asy is p9ion$ 9 a few b>s1 ! s\l (t5 rapt to heav5 9 a phrase4 ,ri*>d ,/rauss has %[n a r>e v>iation on ! !me ( ec/asy2 voluptu\sness tr\bl$ by pa91 ! s\l torm5t$ by /rang] nuances4 ,rod9 is ( ?is torm5t$ *oir2 he is ma/] ( its psy*ology4 ,x may be ! decad5ce1 z any art is 9 decad5ce :i* /akes ! p>ts aga9/ ! :ole4 ,! same 0 said ( ,bee?ov5 by ! foll[]s ( ,haydn1 & ! successors ( ,ri*>d ,/rauss w be surely abus$ q z viol5tly z ! ,wagn]ites abuse ,/rauss to-day--employ+ aga9/ him ! same critical artill]y employ$ aga9/ ,wagn]4 ,t ?is ec/asy %\ld be ar\s$ by pictures ( love & dea?1 z 9 ! case ( ,poe & ,baudelaire1 ,wagn] & ,/rauss1 mu/ n be adjudg$ z a black crime4 ,9 ! ,f> ,ea/ !y hypnotise neophytes ) a bit ( brok5 mirror1 = 9 ! k+dom ( art1 z 9 ! ,k+dom ( ,heav51 !re are _m mansions4 ,possibly x 0 a relic ( 8 e>ly admiration & /udy ( ,baudelaire t set ,wagn] to extort+ ec/asy f 8 or*e/ra by images ( dea? & love2 & no d\bt ! temp]am5t :i* seeks su* comb9ations--a temp]am5t common] 9 m$ival days ?an ours--0 inh]5t 9 ,wagn]4 ,he makes 8 ,isolde s+ m\rnfully & madly ov] a corpse &1 ?r[+ h]self ^u ! dead body ( ,tri/an1 die %ak5 by ! sweet cruel pa9s ( love4 ,ri*>d ,/rauss closely patt]ns aft] ,wagn] 9 8 ,salome1 !re is ! head ( a dead man1 & !re is ! same dissolv+ ec/asy4 ,bo? m5 play ) simil> c\nt]s--love & dea?1 & dea? & love4 ,& s ,rod94 ,9 ,pisa we may see 7attribut$ by ,vas>i7 ,orcagna's fresco ( ! ,triumph ( ,dea?4 ,! /+ ( ! fle% & ! way ( all fle% are inextricably bl5d$ 9 ,rod9's ,gate ( ,hell4 ,8 pr9cipal read+ = =ty ye>s has be5 ,dante & ,baudelaire4 ,! ,div9e ,com$y & ,les ,fleurs du ,mal are ! key-notes 9 ?is :ite symphony ( ,augu/e ,rod9's4 ,love & life & bitt]ness & dea? rule ! !mes ( 8 m>bles4 ,l ,bee?ov5 & ,wagn] he breaks ! academic laws ( 8 art1 b !n he is ,rod91 & :]e he a*ieves magnific5tly less] m5 w\ld mis]ably p]i%4 ,8 l>ge tumultu\s music is = 8 *isel alone to r+ out & s+4 ,,ii ,! fir/ & /ill ! be/ /udy ( ,rod9 z man & ?9k] is to be f\nd 9 a book by ,judi? ,cladel1 ! daught] ( ! noveli/ 7au?or ( ,mes ,paysans74 ,%e nam$ x ,augu/e ,rod91 pris sur la vie1 & h] pages are fill$ ) surpris+ly vital sket*es ( ! workaday ,rod94 ,8 conv]sations are record$2 altoge!r ?is little picture has mu* *>m & proves :at ,rod9 ass]ts--t wom5 und]/& him bett] ?an m54 ,!re is a fluid1 fem99e1 di/urb+ side to 8 art & nature v appeal+ to emotional wom54 ,mlle4 ,cladel's book has also be5 treasure-trove = ! anecdote hunt]s2 all h visit$ h] pages4 ,camille ,mauclair admits 8 indebt$ness2 s does ,fr$]ick ,lawton1 ^: big volume is ! mo/ complete life 7probably (ficial7 t has ?us f> appe>$1 ei!r 9 ,fr5* or ,engli%4 ,x is writt5 on ! side ( ,rod91 l ,mauclair's m subtle /udy1 & l ! ma/]ly criticism ( ,rog] ,m>x4 ,born at ,p>is 9 #ahdj--! natal ye> ( 8 fri5ds ,claude ,monet & ,zola--& 9 humble circum/ances1 n enjoy+ a lib]al education1 ! "y ,rod9 _h to fight f ! beg9n+1 fight = bread z well z an art s*ool+4 ,he 0 n ev5 sure ( a vocation4 ,an accid5t det]m9$ x4 ,he became a workman 9 ! ateli] ( ,c>ri]-,belleuse1 ! sculptor1 b n until he _h fail$ at ! ,beaux-,arts 7:i* 0 a /roke ( luck = 8 g5ius7 & aft] he _h enjoy$ "s t5tative in/ruction "u ! great animal sculptor1 ,b>ye4 ,he 0 nev] a /eady pupil ( ,b>ye1 nor did he long rema9 ) him4 ,he w5t to ,belgium & gho/$ = o!r sculptors2 inde$1 x 0 a privilege1 or mis=tune1 to h be5 ! gho/--anonym\s assi/ant--= half a doz5 sculptors4 ,he le>n$ 8 te*nique by ! sweat ( 8 br[ be=e he began to make music ^u 8 own in/rum5t4 ,h[ 8 fir/ "w1 ,! ,man ,) ! ,brok5 ,nose1 0 refus$ by ! ,salon jury is hi/ory4 ,he design$ = ! ,svres porcela9 works2 he made portrait bu/s1 ar*itectural ornam5ts = sculptors1 c>yatides2 all /yles t are huddl$ 9 ! y>ds & /udios ( sculptors he _h essay$ & conqu]$4 ,no man knew 8 trade bett]1 al?\gh we are in=m$ t ) ! *isel ( ! practici5 ,rod9 0 nev] pr(ici5t--he c\ld n or w\ld n "w at ! m>ble en bloc4 ,8 works to-day are 9 ! lead+ museums ( ! _w & he is admitt$ to h tal5t by ! academic m54 ,rivals he has none1 nor w he h successors4 ,8 production is too p]sonal4 ,l ,ri*>d ,wagn]1 ,rod9 has prov$ a ,upas tree = _m less] m5--he has reflect$ or else absorb$ !m4 ,8 close/ fri5d1 ! late ,eugne ,c>rire1 w>n$ "y sculptors n to /udy ,rod9 too curi\sly4 ,c>rire 0 wise1 b 8 own art ( portraiture 0 influ5c$ by ,rod92 swimm+ 9 %ad[1 8 enigmatic heads h a suspicion ( ! quality ( sculpture--,rod9's--n ! mortu>y art ( s mu* academic sculpture4 ,a pr(\nd /ud5t ( light & ( movem5t1 ,rod91 by delib]ate amplification ( ! surfaces ( 8 /atues1 avoid+ dryness & h>%ness ( outl9e1 secures a zone ( radiancy1 a lum9osity1 :i* creates ! illusion ( reality4 ,he h&les values 9 clay z a pa9t] does 8 tones4 ,he gets ! design ( ! outl9e by movem5t :i* cont9ually modifies ! anatomy--! secret1 he believes1 ( ! ,greeks4 ,he /udies 8 pr(iles successively 9 full light1 obta9+ volume--or planes--at once & toge!r2 successive views ( "o movem5t4 ,! light plays ) m fre$om ^u 8 amplifi$ surfaces--int5sifi$ 9 ! modell+ by enl>g+ ! l9es4 ,! edges ( c]ta9 p>ts are amplifi$1 de=m$1 falsifi$1 & we see t light-swept effect1 t appe>ance z if ( lum9\s emanations4 ,?is de=mation1 he decl>es1 0 practis$ by ! great sculptors to sn>e ! undulat+ appe>ance ( life4 ,sculpture1 he ass]ts1 is ! art ( ! hole & ! lump1 n ( cle>1 well-smoo!d1 unmodell$ figures4 ,f9i% kills vitality4 ,yet ,rod9 c *isel a smoo? nymph = y if he s wills1 b h] fle% w ripple & run 9 ! sunlight4 ,8 art is "o ( acc5ts4 ,he works by pr(ile 9 dep?1 n by surfaces4 ,he swe>s by :at he calls cubic tru?2 8 patt]n is a ma!matical figure2 ! pivot ( art is balance1 i4e41 ! oppositions ( volume produc$ by movem5t4 ,unity haunts him4 ,he is a believ] 9 ! correspond5ces ( ?+s1 ( ! cont9uity 9 nature2 a my/ic z well z a geometrician4 ,yet su* a reali/ is he t he qu>rels ) any arti/ :o does n see ! lat5t h]oic 9 e natural movem5t4 ,!re=e he does n =ce ! pose ( 8 model1 pref]r+ attitudes or ge/ures volunt>ily adopt$4 ,8 sket*-books1 z copi\s1 z vivid z ! draw+s ( ,hokusai--he is v /udi\s ( ,japanese art--are swift memor&a ( ! human ma*9e z x disp5ses its normal muscul> motions4 ,rod91 draughtsman1 is z surpris+ & orig9al z ,rod91 sculptor4 ,he w /udy a human foot = mon?s1 n to copy x1 b to possess ! secret ( its rhy?ms4 ,8 draw+s are ! swift notations ( a sculptor ^: eye is nev] satisfi$1 ^: desire to p9 on pap] ! mo/ evanesc5t movem5ts ( ! human ma*9e is almo/ a mania4 ,! ,fr5* sculptor avoids /udi$ poses4 ,! model tumbles d[n any:]e1 9 any contortion or relaxation he or %e wi%es4 ,practically in/antane\s is ! me?od adopt$ by ,rod9 to pres]ve ! fleet+ attitudes1 ! fir/ %iv] ( surfaces4 ,he draws rapidly ) 8 eye on ! model4 ,x is a m]e scrawl1 a few envelop+ l9es1 a silh\ette4 ,b vitality is 9 x2 & = 8 purposes a m]e memor&um ( a motion4 ,a sculptor has made ^! extraord9>y draw+s n a pa9t]4 ,x w be well to obs]ve ! di/9ction4 ,he is ! mo/ rhy?mic sculptor ( !m all4 ,& rhy?m is ! codification ( beauty4 ,because he has obs]v$ ) a vision q virg9al he insi/s t he has affiliations ) ! ,greeks4 ,b if 8 vision is ,greek 8 models are ,p>isian1 :ile 8 =ms are m ,go?ic ?an ! pseudo-,greek ( ! academy4 ,z ,w4,c4 ,br[nell wrote ye>s ago3 ,rod9 reveals r ?an con/ructs beauty444 no sculptor has c>ri$ expression fur!r2 & expression means individual "* completely exhibit$ r ?an conv5tionally sugge/$4 ,mr4 ,br[nell 0 also ! fir/ critic to po9t out t ,rod9's art 0 m ne>ly relat$ to ,donatello ?an to ,mi*ael ,angelo4 ,he is 9 ! legitimate l9e ( ,fr5* sculpture1 ! l9e ( ,g\jon1 ,puget1 ,rude1 ,b>ye4 ,dal\ did n hesitate to ass]t t ! ,dante portal is "o ( ! mo/1 if n ! mo/1 orig9al & a/oni%+ pieces ( sculpture ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,?is ,dante ,gate1 begun m ?an tw5ty ye>s ago1 n f9i%$ yet1 & probably nev] to be1 is an a/\nd+ fugue1 ) dea?1 ! devil1 hell1 & ! passions z a horribly beautiful f\r-voic$ !me4 ,i saw ! composition a few ye>s ago at ! ,rue de l',univ]sit ateli]4 ,x is z t]rify+ a conception z ! ,la/ ,judgm5t2 nor does x miss ! sonor\s & sorr[ful gr&eur ( ! ,m$ici ,tombs4 ,yet h[ diff]5t1 h[ fev]i%1 h[ tragic6 ,l all great m5 work+ 9 ! grip ( a unify+ idea1 ,rod9 modifi$ ! old te*nique ( sculpture s t x w\ld s]ve him z pla/ically z does s\nd a musical compos]4 ,a deep lov] ( music1 8 inn] e> may dictate ! vibrat+ rhy?ms ( 8 =ms--8 m>bles are ev] musical2 n froz5 music z ,goe! said ( ,go?ic ar*itecture1 b sil5t swoon+ music4 ,?is gate is a ,frieze ( ,p>is1 z deeply significant ( mod]n aspiration & sorr[ z ! ,p>!non ,frieze is ! symbol ( ! great cle> beauty ( ,hellas4 ,dante inspir$ ?is mon/r\s & ennobl$ ma/]piece1 b ,baudelaire fill$ _m ( its *9ks & crannies ) wri?+ ignoble %apes2 %apes ( dusky fire t1 z !y tremul\sly /& above ! gulf ( fe>s1 wave ineffectual desp]ate h&s4 ,he9e 9 8 ,deuts*l& asks3 ,k5n/ du die ,hlle des ,dante ni*t1 ,die s*reckli*e ,t]zett58 ,w5 da d] ,di*t] h9e+esp]rt ,d5 kann ke9 ,gott mehr rett54 ,& f ! s++ flames ( ,rod9 !re is no rescue4 ,b he is n all trag$y & hell fire4 ,( s+ul> delicacy1 ( exquisite proportions are 8 m>bles ( y\?1 ( spr+tide1 & ! desire ( life4 ,9 #aijj1 at 8 special exhibition1 ,p>is1 ,europe1 & ,am]ica awoke to ^! haunt+ visions4 ,n s9ce ,keats or ,sw9burne has love be5 sung s sweetly1 s romantically1 s fi]cely4 ,?\gh he disclaims und]/&+ ! ,celtic _s1 "o c\ld say t !re is ,celtic magic1 ,celtic my/]y 9 8 "w4 ,he pi]ces to ! core ! fr5zy & joy ( love & translates !m 9 beautiful symbols4 ,nature is = him ! sole !me2 8 works are b v>iations on h] prompt+s4 ,he kn[s ! em]ald r\te & all ! semitones ( s5su\sness4 ,fantasy1 passion1 ev5 p>oxysmal madness !re are2 yet :at elem5tal p[] 9 8 ,adam z ! gigantic fir/ homo pa9fully heaves himself up f ! e>? to t po/ure :i* diff]5tiates him f ! bea/s4 ,"h1 inde$1 ! two natures are at /rife4 ,& ,"m ,eve1 h] expression sugge/+ ! sorr[s & %ames t are to be ! lot ( h] se$2 h] v lo9s seem cru%$ by ! ages t are hidd5 )9 !m4 ,y may walk freely ab\t ! burgh]s ( ,calais1 z did ,rod9 :5 he modell$ !m2 t is "o secret ( ! gr\p's vital quality4 ,ab\t all 8 /atues y may walk--he is n a sculptor ( "o attitude1 b a hew] ( m5 & wom54 ,consid] ! ,balzac4 ,x is n ,balzac ! writ] ( novels1 b ,balzac ! prophet1 ! se]1 ! great natural =ce--l ,rod9 himself4 ,t is :y ^! k9dr$ spirits conv]se across ! ye>s1 z d ! ,alp9e peaks 9 t /rik+ p>able ( ,turg5ieff's4 ,no d\bt 9 bronze ! ,balzac w ar\se less wra? f ! unimag9ative2 9 pla/] x produces ! effect ( "s surg+ monoli? ( sn[4 ,z a portraiti/ ( 8 contempor>ies ,rod9 is ! unique ma/] ( "*4 ,8 wom5 are graci\s1 delici\s masks2 8 m5 cov] _m octaves 9 virility & v>iety4 ,t he is extremely %ort-sight$ has n be5 dealt ) 9 proportion to ! significance ( ?is fact4 ,x acc\nts = 8 love ( exagg]at$ surfaces1 8 =mless extravagance1 8 indef9it5ess 9 /ructural design2 possibly1 too1 = 8 inability1 or let u say lack ( sympa?y1 = ! monum5tal4 ,he is ess5tially a sculptor ( ! intimate emotions2 he del9eates passion z a psy*ologi/2 & :ile we ?9k ( him z a cyclops wield+ a huge hamm] de/ructively1 he is (t5 ard5t 9 8 se>* ( subtle nuance4 ,b !re is bread? ev5 :5 he models an eyelid4 ,size is only relative4 ,we are confront$ by ! p>adox ( an arti/ z torr5tial1 z apocalyptic z ,rub5s & ,wagn]1 c>v+ ) a /yle :olly *>m+ a segm5t ( a baby's back s t y exclaim1 ,donatello come to life6 ,8 sl[1 defective vision1 !n1 may h be5 8 salvation2 he seems to rely z mu* on 8 delicate tactile s5se z on 8 eyes4 ,8 f+]s are z s5sitive z a viol9i/'s4 ,at times he seems to model tone & col\r4 ,a m>vell\s poet1 a precise sob] workman ( art1 ) a peasant /ra9 9 him l ,millet1 &1 l ,millet1 v ne> to ! soil2 a natural man1 yet cross$ by nature ) a p]v]se /ra92 ! possessor ( a s5sibility exalt$1 & dolor\s2 morbid1 sick-n]v$1 & z introspective z ,he9e2 a vision>y & a lov] ( life1 v close to ! p]iph]y ( ?+s2 an int]pret] ( ,baudelaire2 ,dante's alt] ego 9 8 va/ grasp ( ! :eel ( et]nity1 9 8 passionate fl+ at nature2 )al a sculptor1 always pr(\nd & tortur$1 translat+ rhy?m & motion into ! t]ms ( sculpture4 ,rod9 is a /atu>y :o1 :ile hav+ aff9ities ) bo? ! classic & romantic s*ools1 is ! mo/ />tl+ arti/ic app>ition ( 8 c5tury4 ,& to ! c5tury he has summ$ up s pla/ically & emotionally he has also prop\nd$ que/ions t only ! unborn ye>s may answ]4 ,he has a hundr$ faults to :i* he opposes "o imp]i\s excell5ce--a g5ius1 sombre1 magical1 & ov]:elm+4 ,v4 ,,eug,,ne ,,c>ri,,re ,dea? has consecrat$ ! g5ius ( ?ree great pa9t]s happily neglect$ & p]secut$ dur+ _! lifetime--,manet1 ,monticelli1 & ,c>rire4 ,?\gh furi\sly oppos$1 ,manet 0 admitt$ to ! ,luxemb\rg by ! conditions ( ! ,caillebotte legacy4 ,!re t ironic ma/]piece1 ,olympe--o!rwise kn[n z ! ,cat & ,cocotte--has hung = ! edification ( intellig5t amateurs1 ?\gh x 0 only a beque/ ( triumphant hatr$ 9 (ficial eyes4 ,& n[ ! lady ) h] cat & negress is 9 ! ,l\vre1 9 :i* sacrosanct region %e1 ) h] meagre1 subtle figure1 competes among ! ma/]pieces4 ,yet !re 7 few diss5t+ voices4 ,despite its temp]am5tal oscillations ,france is at bottom s\nd 9 ! matt] ( art4 ,g5ius may />ve1 b g5ius once recognis$1 ! apo!osis is logically b\nd to foll[4 ,no fe> ( halls ( fame ) a ,fr5* ,poe abs5t4 ,eugne ,c>rire 0 m =tunate ?an 8 two fam\s pr$ecessors4 ,he toil$ & suff]$ h>d%ip1 b be=e 8 dea? he 0 (ficially ackn[l$g$ ?\gh nev] altoge!r approv$ by ! ,salon 9 :i* he exhibit$2 approv$ or und]/ood4 ,he f\ght "u no bann]4 ,he 0 n an impressioni/4 ,he 0 n a reali/4 ,c]ta9ly he c\ld be claim$ by nei!r ! classics nor romantics4 ,a solit>y !y agre$ to call him2 b 8 is n ! h]metic art ( su* a solit>y z ,gu/ave ,moreau4 ,c>rire1 on ! contr>y1 0 a man ( m>k$ social impulses1 & :5 9 #ahhi he receiv$ ! ,legion ( ,hon\r1 he 0 enabl$ to m+le ) 8 equals--he _h be5 almo/ unkn[n until !n4 ,he 0 ! mo/ progressive _s among 8 bre?r54 ,n[adays he is class$ z an ,intimi/1 9 :i* category & ) su* m5 z ,simon ,bussy1 ,mn>d1 ,h5ri le ,sidan]1 ,emile ,wry1 ,*>les ,cottet1 ,luci5 ,simon1 ,ed\>d ,vuill>d1 ! ,griveaus1 ,lomont1 ,lobre1 & o!rs1 he is /ill _! ma/]1 /ill ! possessor ( a highly individualis$ /yle1 & 9 portraiture ! successor to su* div]se pa9t]s z ,prudhon1 ,ric>d1 & ,:i/l]4 ,gabriel ,seailles has writt5 a /udy1 ,eugne ,c>rire1 l',homme et l',arti/e1 & ,*>les ,morice has publi%$ ano!r1 ,eugne ,c>rire4 ,! latt] deals ) ! p]sonality & ideas ( "o ( ! mo/ orig9al ?9k]s among mod]n ,fr5* pa9t]s4 ,we h spok5 ( ! ac]bity ( ,degas1 ( 8 wit1 s (t5 borr[$ by ,:i/l] & ,manet2 we h read ,eugne ,from5t9's delightful1 /imulat+ /udies ( ! old ma/]s1 b we d\bt if ,from5t9 0 z pr(\nd a ?9k] z ,c>rire4 ,degas is n1 ?\gh he deals 9 a m acid & dang]\s =m ( aphorism4 ,x is "o ( ! *>ms ( ! eulogy ( ,m4 ,morice to f9d embalm$ !re9 s _m phrases & spee*es ( ! dead pa9t]4 ,he 0 bo? poet & philosoph]1 let u call him a se]1 = 8 "w fully be>s out ?is appellation4 ,a gr& vision>y1 he well des]ves ,jean ,dol5t's description ( 8 pictures z realities hav+ ! magic ( a dream4 ,c>rire's c>e] 0 9 no wise extraord9>y4 ,he fl$ to no exotic climes z did ,paul ,gaugu94 ,8 only trag$y 0 ! mann] ( 8 dea?4 ,= ?ree ye>s previ\s he suff]$ ! agonies ( a canc]4 ,8 brav]y 0 admirable4 ,no "o he>d him compla94 ,he work$ to ! la/1 work$ z he _h work$ 8 life long1 untir+ly4 ,morice gives a succ9ct biography at ! close ( 8 /udy4 ,f x we le>n t ,eugne ,c>rire 0 born ,janu>y #bi1 #ahdi1 at ,g\rnay 7,se9e-,infrieure72 t he made 8 fir/ /eps 9 art at ! ,/rasb\rg ,academy2 9 #ahfi he ent]$ ! ,beaux-,arts1 9 ,cabanel's class4 ,p5niless1 he e>n$ a prec>i\s exi/5ce 9 design+ indu/rial objects4 ,9 #ahgj he 0 made prison] by ! ,prussians1 ) ! g>rison ( ,neuf-,brisa*1 & tak5 to ,dresd51 :]e he 0 conf9$ 9 prison4 ,aft] peace _h be5 decl>$ he resum$ 8 /udies at ! ,beaux-,arts4 ,9 #ahgg he m>ri$--an important ev5t 9 8 art2 !nce=w>d ,madame ,c>rire & ! *ildr5 born to !m 7 8 cont9ual models1 bo? by pref]5ce & also by =ce ( circum/ances--he 0 too poor 9 ! beg9n+ to hire pr(essional models4 ,he sp5t six mon?s 9 ,london1 :i* may or may n acc\nt = 8 brum\s col\r2 & 9 #ahgi1 :5 he 0 ?irty ye>s old1 he expos$ 9 ! ,salon ( t ye> 8 ,"y ,"m1 ! fir/ ( a long s]ies ( ,mat]nities4 ,he 0 viol5tly attack$ by ! critics1 & z viol5tly def5d$4 ,dur+ ! same ye> he attempt$ to w9 ! prix de ,rome & ga9$ hon\rs = 8 sket*4 ,luckily he did n atta9 ?is prize2 &1 /ill m luck1 he left ! s*ool4 ,9 #ahhd he receiv$ an hon\rable m5tion = a *ild's portrait2 9 #ahhe a m$al = 8 ,sick ,*ild1 b\ght by ! ,/ate2 9 #ahhf ,le ,premi] voile 0 b\ght by ! ,/ate & he 0 propos$ = a m$al ( hon\r &--s+ul> dream ( ,fr5*m5--he 0 decorat$ 9 #ahhi4 ,he di$ ,m>* #bg1 #aijf4 ,n a long1 b a full life1 a happy "o1 & at ! la/1 glory--le soleil des morts1 z ,balzac said--& a compet5ce = 8 de> ones4 ,& x is to ! hon\r ( su* writ]s z ,rog] ,m>x1 ,anatole ,france1 ,hamel1 ,morice1 ,mauclair1 ,v]ha]51 ,geffroy1 t !y recognis$ ! g5ius ( ,c>rire f ! beg9n+4 ,9 #aijd ,c>rire 0 made honor>y presid5t ( ! ,autumn ,salon & 0 ! *ief gue/ ( ^! "y pa9t]s1 :o really ador$ ,paul ,czanne1 & n ! pa9t] ( an illusive psy*ology4 ,i wrote at t "t3 ,c>rire1 ^: delicately cl\d$ portraits1 s intimate 9 _! revelation ( ! s\ls ( 8 sitt]s1 0 n se5 at 8 be/4 ,he (f]$ a l>ge decorative panel = ! ,mairie ( ! ,?irte5? ,arrondissem5t1 entitl$ ,les ,fiancs1 a sad-look+ betro?al p>ty 444 ! l&scape timid1 ! decorative s*eme n v effective444 ,8 t5d] notations ( mat]nity1 & 8 heads1 pa9t$ ) ! smoky en*antm5ts ( 8 pe>ly gray & s(t russet1 are m cr$ible ?an ?is panneau4 ,0 ,c>rire a decorative pa9t] by nature--sett+ aside tra9+8 ,we d\bt x1 ?\gh ,morice does n hesitate to "n him aft] ,puvis de ,*avannes 9 ?is field4 ,! tr\ble is t he did n make _m excursions into ! l>g] =ms4 ,he pa9t$ a huge canvas1 ,les ,?tres ,populaires1 9 :i* ! int]e/ is m intimate ?an epical4 ,he also did "s decorations = ! ,hotel de ,ville1 ,! ,f\r ,ages = a ,mairie1 & ! ,*ri/ at ! ,luxemb\rg & a view ( ,p>is4 ,nev]!less1 x is 8 portraits t w live4 ,c>rire 01 fir/ & la/1 a symboli/4 ,!re he is relat$ to ! ,dut* ,se]1 ,rembr&t2 bo? m5 /rove to seek = ! et]nal correspond5ce ( ?+s mat]ial & spiritual2 bo? s\ght to br+ into h>mony ! dissonance ( fle% & ! _s4 ,bo? succe$$1 ea* 9 8 own way--?\gh we ne$ n c\ple _! ef=ts on ! te*nical side4 ,rembr&t 0 a prophet4 ,!re is m ( ! reflective poet 9 ,c>rire4 ,he is a my/ic4 ,8 mo!rs1 8 *ildr51 are dreams made real--! magic ( :i* ,dol5t speaks is always !re4 ,to dis5gage ! p]sonality ( 8 sitt] 0 8 fir/ idea4 ,sl[ly he built up ^? volumes ( col\r1 light1 & %ad[1 ! solidity ( :i* caus$ ,rod9 to exclaim3 ,c>rire is also a sculptor6 ,sl[ly & f ! mo/ unwill+ sitt] he extort$ ! secret ( a s\l4 ,we speak ( ,john ,s>g5t z ! ma/] psy*ologi/ among portraiti/s1 a sup]iority he himself has nev] assum$2 b t magnific5t virtuoso1 an ari/ocratic ,frans ,hals1 nev] gives u ! indef9ite s5se ( ?+s my/ic b5ea? ! epid]mis ( poor1 /ruggl+ humanity z does ,eugne ,c>rire4 ,s>g5t is too magi/]ial a pa9t] to dwell ^u ! inf9ite little s\l-/igmata ( m5 & wom54 ,:o c tell ! r5unciations made by ! ,fr5*man 9 8 endeav\r to wre/ ! enigma ( p]sonality f its abysmal dep?s8 ,z ,canaille ,mauclair says3 ,c>rire 0 fir/ influ5c$ by ! ,spani>ds1 !n by ,v] ,me] & ,*>d9 444 =m]ly he col\r$ 8 canvas ) exquisite delicacy & ) a di/9ction ( h>monies t came v ne> to ,:i/l]'s4 ,n[ he conf9es himself to bi/re1 black & :ite1 to evoke ^? dream pictures1 true images ( s\ls1 :i* make him inimitable 9 our epo* & g back to ,rembr&t's *i>oscuro4 ,col\r w5t by ! bo>d at ! la/1 & ! pa9t] 0 dom9at$ by expression alone4 ,8 gamut ( tones became contract$4 ,physical magnetism is exactly ! phrase t illum9ates 8 lat] me?ods4 ,(t5 cav]n\s 9 tone1 sooty 9 8 blacks1 he nev]!less contrives a fluid atmosph]e1 ! %ad[s float+1 ! figure float+1 t arre/s in/ant att5tion4 ,he became almo/ sculptural1 h&l$ 8 planes ) impos+ bread?1 8 s5se ( values 0 /rong1 8 gradations & degradation ( tones ma/]ly2 & he escap$ ! influ5ces ( ! new m5 9 _! rese>*es aft] lum9osity at all haz>ds4 ,he consid]$ impressionism a transition2 aft] purify+ muddy palettes ( ! academics1 ! division-(-tones pa9t]s mu/ necess>ily return to l(ty composition1 to a poetic simplicity ) nature1 to a m r>efi$ psy*ology4 ,c>rire1 not)/&+ 8 nocturnal rev]ies1 8 sombre col\r+1 0 n a pessimi/4 ,inde$1 ! rev]se4 ,8 philosophy ( life 0 exalt$--an exalt$ socialism4 ,he 01 to employ ,nietzs*e's pi?y phrase1 a ,yes-,say]2 he said ,yes to ! univ]se4 ,a man ( vigor\s affirmations1 he wor%ipp$ nature1 n = its pictorial aspects1 b = ! god :i* is ! leaf & rock & animal1 = ! god t beats 9 our pulses & %9es 9 ! cle> sunlight4 ,nor 0 x vague1 w9dy pan!ism1 ?is2 he 0 a believ]--a glance at 8 ,*ri/ reveals 8 rev]5ce = ! ,man ( ,sorr[s--& 8 religi\s love & pity = mank9d 0 only excell$ by 8 hatr$ ( wrong & oppression4 ,he dete/$ cruelty4 ,8 canvases ( *ildhood1 9 :i* he exposes ! mo/ evanesc5t ge/ure1 exposes ! unconsci\s helplessness ( babyhood1 are s _m tracts--if y *oose to see !m aft] t fa%ion--9 behalf ( m]cy to all t5d] & liv+ ?+s4 ,he is n1 h[ev]1 a s5tim5tali/4 ,8 family gr\ps prove ! abs5ce ( !atrical pity4 ,because ( 8 subtle te*nical me?od1 8 mann] ( build+ up 8 heads 9 a mi/y m$ium & !n ab/ract+ _! physical non-ess5tials1 8 portraits h a metaphysical mean+--!y are a ,becom+1 n a ,be+1 tangible ?\gh !y be4 ,_! fluid rhy?ms l5d to !m almo/ ! quality ( a p]petual rejuv5esc5ce4 ,?is may be an illusion1 b x tells u ( ! prim>y int5sity ( ! pa9t]'s vision4 ,)al1 !re is no sc5e ( ! m]ely spectral1 no optical trick]y4 ,! waves ( light are magnetic4 ,! picture floats 9 space1 seem+ly compell$ by its frame into limits4 ,gu/ave ,geffroy once wrote t1 9 common ) ! great ma/]s1 ,c>rire1 on 8 canvas1 gives a s5se ( volume & weight4 ,:atev] he sacrific$1 x 0 n actuality4 ,8 draughtsman%ip nev] falt]s1 8 t\* is nev] infirm4 ,i h se5 8 portraits ( ,v]la9e1 ,daudet1 ,edmond de ,gonc\rt1 ,geffroy1 ( ! arti/ himself & _m o!rs4 ,! ,v]la9e is a v]itable evocation4 ,x 0 pa9t$ at "o sance ( sev]al h\rs1 & ! poet1 x is said1 did n sit /ill or keep sil5ce = a mom5t4 ,he 0 h>dly consci\s t he 0 be+ pa9t$4 ,:at a head6 ,n t ( ! old faun & abs9!-sipp+ vagabond ( ! ,lat9 qu>t]1 b ! s\l t lurk$ some:]e 9 ,v]la9e2 ! dream]1 n ! my/ifi]1 ! man crucifi$ to ! cross ( aspiration by 8 unhappy temp]am5t4 ,musician & *ild1 "h is ! head ( "o ( ^? pi\s1 irresponsible m5dicants :o walk$ du/y roads 9 ! ,middle ,ages4 ,x ne$$ an unusual pa9t] to int]pret an unusual poet4 ,! ,daudet face is n alone full ( surface "*1 b expla9s ! racial aff9ities ( ! romanc]4 ,"h he is ,david1 n ,daudet4 ,! head ( ,de ,gonc\rt gives 9 a few t\*es--,c>rire is ev] ma/] ( ! ess5tial--! irritable pontiff ( lit]>y impressionism4 ,c>rire 0 fond ( repeat+3 ,= ! arti/ ! =ms evoke ideas1 s5sations1 & s5tim5ts2 = ! poet1 s5sations1 ideas1 s5tim5ts evoke =ms4 ,nev] expansively lyrical z 0 ,monticelli1 ,c>rire decl>$ t a picture is ! logical developm5t ( light4 ,& on ! ext]nal side 8 art is a cont9ual v>iation ) light z a !me4 ,morice cont5ds t he 0 a col\ri/2 t ! blond ( ,rub5s & ! russet ( ,c>rire are n mono*romes2 t poly*romy is n ! true way ( see+ nature col\r$4 ,c]ta9ly ,c>rire does n sacrifice /yle1 expression1 composition = spla%+ hues4 ,yet 8 illum9at+ /rokes appe> to proce$ f )91 n f )\t4 ,he int]rogates nature1 b h] answ] is a sob]1 n a brilliant "o4 ,let u r say t 8 col\r+ is adequate--he always ass]t$ t a s5se ( proportion 0 success 9 art4 ,8 tone is peculi>ly p]sonal2 he pa9ts expressions1 ! fleet+ %ades t cross ! face ( a man1 a woman1 a *ild4 ,he pati5tly awaits ! ma/] trait ( a s\l & nev] misses x1 ?\gh nev] display+ x ) ! happy cruelty ( ,s>g5t & always judg+ m]cifully4 ,not)/&+ 8 humble attitude 9 ! pres5ce ( nature1 he is ! mo/ self-reveal+ ( pa9t]s4 ,few be=e him ev] int]pret$ mat]nity z he has done4 ,c>rire is n a virtuoso4 ,he is an initiator--a man ( r>e imag9ation4 ,above all1 he escapes ! rhetoric ( ! s*ools4 ,8 appreh5sion ( "* is t ( sympa!tic g5ius4 ,he div9es ! emotions1 especially 9 ^? s\ls made melan*oly by sorr[2 uneasy1 complex1 fev]i% s\ls2 !m t hide _! griefs1 & s\ls saturat$ ) ! ennuis ( exi/5ce--to all he is int]pret] & consol]4 ,he has pictur$ ! ,welts*m]z ( 8 age2 & )\t morbid self-enjoym5t4 ,a noble s\l1 an elevat+ example to ^? arti/s :o believe t art & life may be dissociat$4 ,c>rire has left no s*ool1 ?\gh 8 spiritual influ5ce has be5 great4 ,a self-conta9$ arti/1 go+ 8 own way1 m$itat+ deeply on art1 on life1 8 canvases /& = 8 s+l5ess & purity ( purpose4 ,on ! purely pictorial side he is1 to quote ,m4 ,mauclair1 an absolutely surpris+ pa9t] ( h&s & glances4 ,9 ! sad & anxi\s rectitude ( 8 attire ! arti/ic int]e/ 9 mod]n man is conc5trat$ ^u 8 head & h&s2 & ^u ^! sali5t po9ts ,c>rire focuss$ 8 art4 ,peaceful or disquiet$1 8 m5 & wom5 belong to our c5tury4 ,spiritually ,eugne ,c>rire is ! l9eal desc5dant ( ! ,rembr&t s*ool--b "o :o has read ,do/oevsky4 ,,vi4 ,,degas ,let u suppose t gay old misogyni/ ,ar?ur ,s*op5hau] p]suad$ to cross ! ,/yx & revisit+ ! e>?4 ,ap>t f 8 disgu/ if =c$ to li/5 to ! music ( 8 self-elect$ disciple ,ri*>d ,wagn]1 :at pa9t$ "w w\ld be likely to attract him8 ,rememb] he x 0 :o nam$ ,woman ! knock-kne$ sex--s9ce ! new woman is "h x matt]s little if h] figure con=ms to old-fa%ion$1 /upid1 mascul9e /&>ds ( beauty4 ,b w\ldn't ! nudes ( ,degas confirm ! ,frank=t philosoph] 9 8 !ories reg>d+ ! long-hair$1 %ort-bra9$1 un/hetic sex1 & also confirm 8 hatr$ = ! exagg]ations ( poet & pa9t] :5 describ+ or depict+ h]8 ,we fe> t ,s*op5hau] w\ld smile 8 malici\s smile & exclaim3 ,at la/ ! humble tru?6 ,x is ! pres5tation ( ! humble tru? t e>ly sn>$ ! affections ( ,degas1 :o has ) a passionate calm pursu$ ! evanesc5t appe>ances ( ?+s 8 entire life4 ,no d\bt dea? w f9d him p5cil 9 h&4 ,y ?9k ( ,hokusai1 ! old man mad ) pa9t1 :5 ! "n ( ,degas is m5tion$4 ,he 0 born 9 ,p>is ,july #ai1 #ahcd--;8 full "n is ,hilaire ,g]ma9 ,edg>d 7or ,edg>7--& !re is "o phrase t w be/ describe 8 c>e]3 ,he pa9t$4 ,l ,flaub]t1 he nev] m>ri$1 b liv$ 9 companion%ip ) 8 art4 ,su* a mania c\ld h be5 describ$ by ,balzac4 ,yet no san] art ev] issu$ f a ,p>isian ateli]2 sane1 cle>1 & beautiful4 ,degas is a pa9t]'s pa9t]4 ,= him ! subject is a peg ^u :i* to hang sup]b workman%ip4 ,9 amazem5t ! public ask$3 ,h[ c\ld a man 9 ! possession ( 8 p[]s %ut himself up 9 a /udio to pa9t ballet girls1 wa%]wom51 jockeys1 drabs ( ,montm>tre1 %opgirls1 & horses8 ,ev5 ,zola1 :o %\ld h kn[n bett]1 w\ld n admit t ,degas 0 an arti/ fit to be comp>$ ) su* m5 z ,flaub]t & ,gonc\rt2 b ,zola 0 nev] ! reali/ t is ,degas4 ,n[ x is difficult to keep asund] ! names ( ,gonc\rt & ,degas4 ,to u !y are too (t5 unwisely bracket$4 ,! /yle ( ! pa9t] has be5 judg$ z analog\s to ! noveli/'s2 yet1 ap>t f a pref]5ce = ! same subjects = ! mod]nity ( ,p>is1 !re is n mu* 9 ,degas t recalls ,gonc\rt's /accato1 febrile1 sp>kl+1 decompos$1 impressioni/ic prose4 ,bo? m5 are brilliant1 ?\gh n 9 ! same way4 ,pyrote*nics are abhorr5t to ,degas4 ,he has ! s]5ity1 sobriety1 & imp]sonality ( ! great classic pa9t]s4 ,he is himself a classic4 ,8 leg5d is sl5d]4 ,possess+ a private income1 he nev] 0 preoccupi$ ) ! anxieties ( sell+ 8 "w4 ,he fir/ ent]$ ! ateli] ( ,lamotte1 b 8 /ay 0 brief4 ,9 ! /udio ( ,+res he 01 s ,george ,moore decl>es1 ! /ud5t :o c>ri$ out ! lifeless body ( ! pa9t] :5 ,+res fell 9 8 fatal fit4 ,!re is some?+ peculi>ly int]e/+ ab\t ?is anecdote = ! tradition ( ,+res has be5 c>ri$ on by ,degas4 ,! greate/ ma/] ( pure l9e1 9 8 portraits & nudes--we h =gott5 8 *illy pa/i*es ( ,raphael--( ! pa/ c5tury1 ,+res has be5 & /ill is = ,degas a god on ! peaks ( ,p>nassus4 ,degas is an ,+res :o has /udi$ ! ,japanese4 ,only su* m5 z ,pollajuolo & ,botticelli rank ) ,degas 9 ! ma/]y ( rhy?mic l9e4 ,he is n academic1 yet he /ems f pure/ academic traditions4 ,he is n ( ! impressioni/s1 at lea/ n 9 8 te*nical processes1 b he associat$ ) !m1 exhibit$ ) !m 7?\gh r>ely71 & is z a rule confus$ ) !m4 ,he nev] exhibit$ 9 ! ,salons1 he has no disciples1 yet x is d\btful if any pa9t]'s fa%ion ( see+ ?+s has _h su* an influ5ce on ! g5]ation foll[+ him4 ,! "n ( ,degas1 ! pa/els ( ,degas1 ! miracul\s draughtsman%ip ( ,degas creat$ an impond]able fluid :i* /ill p]meates ,p>is4 ,naturally1 aft] ! egg trick 0 discov]$ we enc\nt] scores ( "y ,columbuses1 :o pa9t ballet girls' legs & ! heads ( or*e/ral musicians & sc5es f ! rac+ paddock4 ,degas _h ?ree pa9t]s :o1 if any1 might tru?fully call !mselves 8 pupils4 ,^! are ,m>y ,cassatt1 ,alexis ,r\>t1 & ,=a94 ,! fir/ has a*iev$ solid fame4 ,! la/ is a rem>kable illu/rator1 :o vulg>is$ ! au/]e me?ods ( 8 ma/] = popul> ,p>isian consumption4 ,t ,r5oir1 ,raffaelli1 & ,t\l\se-,lautrec owe mu* to ,degas is ! secret ( ,poli*9ello4 ,?is pati5t /ud5t ( ! ,tuscan ,primitives1 ( ,holbe91 ,*>d91 ,delacroix1 ,+res1 & ,manet--! precepts ( ,manet taught him to sweet5 ! wir9ess ( 8 modell+ & modify 8 t5d5cy to a c]ta9 h>dness--0 will+ to tru/ to "t = ! v]dict ( 8 r>e art4 ,he associat$ daily ) ,manet1 ,monet1 ,piss>ro1 ,:i/l]1 ,duranty1 ,fant9-,lat\r1 & ! cr[d t fir/ w5t to ! ,caf ,gu]bois 9 ! ,batignolles--h5ce ! d]isive nickname1 ,! ,batignolles ,s*ool2 lat] to ! ,n\velle ,a?nes1 f9ally to ! ,caf de la ,ro*ef\cauld4 ,a h]mit he 0 dur+ ! doz5 h\rs a day he toil$1 b he 0 a sociable man1 nev]!less1 a cultur$ man fond ( music1 possess+ a tongue t 0 fe>$ z mu* z is ! ,russian kn\t4 ,mr4 ,moore has pr9t$ _m specim5s ( 8 cau/ic wit4 ,:i/l] actually kept sil5t 9 8 pres5ce--possibly expect+ a repetition ( ! mot3 ,my de> fri5d1 y conduct y\rself 9 life j z if y _h no tal5t at all4 ,manet good-natur$ly took a br[beat+1 b ! ,academic set 7 outrag$ by ! irrev]5ce ( ,degas4 ,:at h>d say+s 7 86 ,poor ,ba/i5-,lepage1 too1 came 9 = a scor+4 ,b>ricad$ 9 8 /udio1 x 0 a brave man :o attempt$ to =ce an entrance4 ,! little1 r\nd-%\ld]$ arti/1 g5]ally good-temp]$1 w\ld p\r a /ream ( v]bal vitriol ov] ! head ( ! unlucky imp]t95t4 ,9 #ahfj or !reab\t he visit$ ,am]ica1 & 9 ,new ,orleans he saw ! subject ( 8 ,int]ior ( a ,cotton ,factory1 :i* 0 %[n z an hi/orical curiosity at ! ,p>is exposition 9 #aijj4 ,:ile x is implacably reali/ic !re is little h9t ( ! future ,degas4 ,! "n ( ! pa9t] 0 9 e ,fr5* pa9t]'s m\?1 & ! brilliant article ( ,huysmans conc5trat$ 8 fame4 ,huysmans x 0 :o fir/ saw t ,degas _h treat$ ! nude z ,rembr&t w\ld if he _h be5 alive--mak+ all[ances = temp]am5tal v>iations4 ,degas knew t to grasp ! true mean+ ( ! nude x mu/ be repres5t$ 9 po/ures1 movem5ts :i* are natural1 n /udio attitudes4 ,z ,monet expos$ ! fallacy ( /udio light+1 s ,degas reveal$ ! inanity ( its poses4 ,ibs5 said ! /age %\ld be a room ) ! f\r? wall remov$2 ,degas pref]r$ ! key-hole ?r\gh :i* we seem to peep ^u ! privacy ( 8 ugly females ba?+ or comb+ _! hair or sleep+1 l\ng+1 yawn+1 qu>rell+1 & walk+4 ,! simian & frog-l ge/ures & sprawl+ attitudes are f> f ar\s+ amiable s5sations4 ,^! poor1 tir$ wom51 h>d-work+ laundresses1 %opgirls1 are n allur+1 ?\gh !y are n z hide\s z ! wom5 ( ,czanne or ,edv>d ,mn*2 b ! v]acity ( ! human docum5t 7ov]work$ phrase67 is !re4 ,*>les ,morice has said t to ,czanne a potato 0 z significant z a human c\nt5ance4 ,! patt]n int]e/$ him 9 bo?4 ,= ,degas ! beauty ( life lies 9 ! mov+ l9e4 ,he captures ) ease ! swift1 unconsci\s ge/ure4 ,8 models are nev] pos$4 ,!y are nature caught 9 ! act4 ,!re is said to be a diff]5ce betwe5 ! epid]mis ( ! pr(essional model & ! human :o undresses only to g to b$4 ,degas has record$ ?is diff]5ce4 ,:at an arraignm5t ( ! corset are ! creas$ backs & goosefle% ( 8 nudes6 ,:at lurk+ cynicism !re is 9 "s ( 8 int]iors6 ,voil l'animale6 he exclaims z he %[s u ! f> f en*ant+ antics ( "s girl4 ,h[ ,s*op5hau] w\ld laugh at ! fem99e tru?s ( ,degas6 ,)\t ! le] ( ,rops1 ,degas is ?rice z unpleasant4 ,he is a d\*e = ! romantic humbug pa9t]1 ! pa9t] ( sleek bayadres & ( draw+-room portraiture4 ,pity is deeply root$ 9 8 nature4 ,he is nev] t5d]1 yet !re is veil$ sympa?y 9 ! ballet-girl s]ies4 ,beh9d ! sc5es1 9 ! wait+-rooms1 at rehe>sal1 go+ home ) ! hawk-ey$ "m1 8 girls are all pa9fully real4 ,no glam\r ( ! foot-lights1 g5]ally ! prosaic side ( _! life4 ,he has1 h[ev]1 pa9t$ ! glorification ( ! danseuse1 ( t lady gr&iloqu5tly describ$ z prima donna assoluta4 ,:at magic he evokes z he pictures h] float+ d[n /age6 ,! pa/el 9 ! ,luxemb\rg1 ,l',etoile1 is ! re9c>nation ( ! precise mom5t :5 ! a]ial creature on "o foot lifts graceful arms & is transfigur$ 9 ! gl[ ( ! lights1 :ile ab\t h] beats--y are sure--! noisy1 insi/5t music4 ,x is 9 ! p9n+ d[n ( su* climaxes ( movem5t t ,degas /irs our admiration4 ,he draws movem5t4 ,he c pa9t rhy?ms4 ,8 canvases are ev] 9 modulation4 ,8 s5se ( tactile values is pr(\nd4 ,8 is true atmosph]ic col\r4 ,a feel+ ( exhil>ation comes :ile contemplat+ "o ( 8 op5-air sc5es ) jockeys1 race-horses1 & ! incid5tal bu/le ( a neighb\r+ conc\rse4 ,unexcell$ z a pa9t] ( horses1 z a del9eator ( wit*+ horseman%ip1 ( vivid l&scapes--true integral decorations--& ( ! casual movem5ts & ge/ures ( common folk1 ,degas is also a psy*ologi/1 an ironical comm5tator on ! pett9ess & ugl9ess ( daily life1 ( its unh]oic aspects1 its comical snobb]ies & %ock+ hypocrisies2 & all express$ )\t a melodramatic elevation ( ! voice1 )\t ! false s5tim5talism ( ,zola or ! morbidities ( ,t\l\se-,lautrec4 ,!re is mu* ,baudelaire 9 ,degas1 z !re is also 9 ,rod94 ,all ?ree m5 despis$ academic rhetoric2 all ?ree dealt ) new mat]ial 9 a new mann]4 ,x is ! fa%ion to admire ,degas1 b x is d\btful if he w ev] ga9 ! suffrage ( ! g5]al4 ,he does n retail anecdotes1 ?\gh to ! imag9ative e l9e ( 8 nudes relates _! hi/ory4 ,8 irony is unremitt+4 ,x suffuses ! ballet-girl s]ies & ! nude sets4 ,irony is an illum9at+ mode1 b x is seldom pleasant2 ! public is always suspici\s ( an ironi/1 p>ticul>ly ( ! ,degas v>iety4 ,c>eless ( reputation1 laugh+ at ! vanity ( 8 contempor>ies :o 7 eag] to arrive1 contemptu\s ( critics & criticism1 ( collectors :o buy l[ to sell high 79 ! he>t ( e picture collector !re is a b>ga9 c\nt]71 ,degas has defi$ ! arti/ic _w = a half-c5tury4 ,8 g5ius compell$ ! ,m\nta9 to come to ,mahomet4 ,! rhy?mic articulations1 ! volume1 cont\rs1 & b\nd+ supple l9e ( ,degas are ! despair ( arti/s4 ,l ! ,japanese1 he indulges 9 abridgm5ts1 de=mations1 falsifications4 ,8 enorm\s faculty ( att5tion has c\nt$ heavily 9 8 syn!tical canvases4 ,he joys 9 ! repres5tation ( artificial light2 8 !atres are flood$ ) x1 & he is equally successful 9 creat+ ! illusion ( cold1 *e]less daylight 9 a salle :]e rehe>se ! little rats & ! old] coryphes on _! wiry1 muscul>1 ugly legs4 ,8 va/ production is dom9at$ by 8 n]v\s1 resili5t vital l9e & by supremacy 9 ! h&l+ ( values4 ,! ,degas palette is nev] gorge\s1 consi/+ z x does ( cool grays1 discreet blues & gre5s1 ,*>d9-l :ites & ,manet-blacks4 ,8 proc$ure is all 8 own4 ,8 second mann] is a comb9ation ( draw+1 pa9t+1 & pa/el4 ,he has inv5t$ a k9d ( engrav+ mix$ ) wa% draw+1 pa/el crayon cru%$ ) bru%es ( special patt]n4 ,,vii4 ,,botticelli ,! common id5tity ( ! arts 0 a ma/] !ory ( ,ri*>d ,wagn]1 :i* he attempt$ to put into practice4 ,walt] ,pat] 9 8 essay on ,! ,s*ool ( ,giorgione has dwelt ^u ! same !me1 decl>+ music ! ar*etype ( ! arts4 ,9 8 ,essays ,speculative ,john ,add+ton ,symonds said "s p]t95t ?+s on ?is subject4 ,camille ,mauclair 9 8 ,ides ,vivantes proposes 9 all s]i\sness a s*eme = ! fusion ( ! sev5 arts1 ?\gh he deplor$ ,wagn]'s ef=ts to rea* a solution4 ,mauclair's !ory is t ! fusion c only be a c]ebral "o1 t actually m+l+ sculpture1 ar*itecture1 music1 drama1 act+1 col\r1 danc+ c nev] evoke ! s5sation ( unity4 ,syn!sis is n ?us to be atta9$4 ,x mu/ be 9 ! idea ( ! arts r ?an _! mat]ial realisation4 ,a pretty *im]a6 ,yet "o t has piqu$ ! _w ( art 9 almo/ e c5tury4 ,x 0 ! half-crazy ,e4,t4,w4 ,h(fmann1 compos]1 dramati/1 pa9t]1 poet1 /age manag]1 & a doz5 o!r pr(essions1 includ+ t ( g5ius & drunk>d1 :o set (f a tra9 ( ideas :i* buzz$ 9 ! bra9s ( ,poe1 ,baudelaire1 & ! symboli/s4 ,p :o he> pa9t+1 see music1 enjoy odor\s poems1 ta/e symphonies1 & write p]fumes are n[ class$ by ! omnipot5t psy*ical police z decad5ts1 ?\gh su* notions are z old z lit]ature4 ,su>ez de ,m5doza 9 8 ,l',audition ,colore has said t ! s5sation ( col\r he>+1 ! faculty ( associat+ tones & col\rs1 is (t5 a consequ5ce ( an association ( ideas e/abli%$ 9 y\?4 ,! col\r$ v[els ( ,ar?ur ,rimbaud1 :i* mu/ be tak5 z a poet's crazy prank2 ! elaborate treatises by ,r5 ,ghil1 :i* are t]ribly e>ne/2 ! rem>ks t "o (t5 he>s1 su* z sc>let is l a trumpet bla/2 c]ta9 pages ( ,huysmans1 all furni% examples ( ?is curi\s muddl+ ( ! s5ses & mix+ ( g5res4 ,naturally1 x has invad$ criticism1 :i*1 limit$ 9 imag]y1 sometimes seeks to transf] ! te*nical t]ms ( "o art to ano!r4 ,:i/l] ) 8 nocturnes1 notes1 symphonies 9 rose & silv]1 8 col\r-sonatas1 boldly annex$ well-worn musical phrases1 t 9 _! new e/ate took on fre%] mean+s ev5 if rema9+ knee-deep 9 ! k+dom ( ! nebul\s4 ,x mu/ be confess$ mod]n compos]s h retaliat$4 ,musical impressionism is hav+ its vogue1 :ile poets are desp]ately pictorial4 ,s\l l&scapes & et*$ sonnets are n unpleas+ to ! e>4 ,:at if !y d n mean mu*8 ,!re 0 a "t :5 to say a sweet voice w\ld ar\se a smile4 ,:at has sug> to d ) s\nd8 ,x may be erratic symbolism1 ?is confus+ ( t]m9ologies2 yet1 once 9 a :ile1 x /rikes sp>ks4 ,!re is a deeply root$ feel+ 9 u t ! arts h a common matrix1 t !y are emotionally ak94 ,h] sl[ smile 9 fiction has _h m>k$ success ) "y p1 b a sl[ l&scape is /ill reg>d$ suspici\sly4 ,! brave/ critic ( art 0 ,huysmans4 ,he pit*$ pell-mell into ! hell-bro? ( 8 criticism any image t assault$ 8 fecund bra94 ,he =c$ "o to see 8 picture--= he 0 prim>ily conc]n$ n ) ! e>1 b ! eye4 ,& ,botticelli8 ,0 ,botticelli a compreh5sive--z ^? ) ! six? or syn!tic s5se h be5 nam$ by ,lombroso8 ,botticelli1 beg9n+ z a goldsmi?'s appr5tice 7,botticello1 ! little bottle71 end$ z a pa9t]1 ! mo/ orig9al 9 all ,italy4 ,8 canvases h a r>e1 my/]i\s p[] ( evocation4 ,he 0 a vision>y1 ?is ,s&ro ,filipepi1 pupil ( ! m]curial ,fra ,lippo ,lippi & ! bro!rs ,pollajuolo1 & 8 inw>d vision mu/ h be5 some?+ m ?an pa9t & patt]n & subject4 ,a palimpse/ may be disc]n$ by ! imag9ative--or1 let u say1 fanciful1 s9ce ,col]idge long ago set =? ! categories--^: secrets are n to be deciph]$ easily1 yet are some?+ m ?an ^? portray$ by ! arti/ on ! flat surface ( 8 picture4 ,he pa9t$ ! usual numb] ( ,madonnas1 l any arti/ ( 8 p]iod2 yet he did n conv9ce 8 _w1 or ! g5]ations succe$+1 t ?is piety 0 or?odox4 ,suspect$ dur+ 8 lifetime ( /range h]esies1 ?is annotator & illu/rator ( ,dante1 ?is disciple ( ,savon>ola1 has 9 our times be5 def9itely rang$ z a _s saturat$ ) paganism1 & /ill a my/ic4 ,doesn't ! p]v]se cla% 9 su* a complex temp]am5t give u exotic dissonances8 ,all ,flor5ce 0 a s\nd+-bo>d ( ! arts :5 ,botticelli walk$ its n>r[ ways & liv$ its spl5did col\r$ life4 ,8 s5sitive nature absorb$ z a sponge does wat] ! impulses & motives ( 8 contempor>ies4 ,! lurk+ secrets ( ! new le>n+--doctr9es t made = damnation1 su* z ! recrudesc5ce ( ! m$ival conception ( an angelic neut] ho/1 nei!r = ,heav5 nor ,hell1 n on ! side ( ,lucif] nor ) ! />ry ho/s--7 said to h be5 mirror$ 9 8 pictures4 ,its note is 9 ,citt di ,vita1 9 ! h]esy ( ! ,albig5ses1 & x goes z f> back z ,orig54 ,^? :o read 8 pa9t+s1 & !re 7 clairvoyant !ologians abroad 9 ,flor5ce1 c\ld make ( !m :at !y w\ld4 ,pa9t$ music is less und]/&able ?an pa9t$ h]esy4 ,matteo ,palmi]i is said to h dragg$ ,botticelli ) him into d>k corn]s ( disbelief2 !re 0 9 ! ,m$icean days a cruel ord] ( intellig5ce t delight$ to toy ) ! vital fai? & ideals ( ! "y4 ,x 0 m savage & cunn+ :5 ,ma*iavelli1 %rewde/ ( m51 wrote & liv$4 ,a nature l ,botticelli's1 :i* surr5d]$ frankly to ideas if !y b wore ! mask ( subtlety1 c\ld n fail to h be5 swept away 9 ! eddy+ cross-curr5ts ( ,flor5t9e intellectual movem5ts4 ,nev] m]e in/9ct1 = he 0 a sexless sort ( man1 mov$ him f 8 moral an*orage4 ,always ! vision6 ,he did n palt] ) ! voluptu\sness ( 8 fell[-arti/s1 yet 8 canvases are fev]i%ly disquiet+2 ! /+ ( ! fle% is remote2 love is transfigur$1 n spiritually & n s]v$ to u z a b>r5 p>able1 b made m int5se by ! break+ d[n ( ! ?9 p>tition betwe5 ! sexes2 a consum+ emotion n q ( ?is _w nor ( ! next4 ,! b>r5 rebellion :i* /irr$ ,botticelli's bosom nev] q assum$ ! concrete4 ,8 religi\s subjects are ,hell5is$1 n aft] ,mantegna's /]n] & m inflexible me?od1 b l ^? ( a philosophic ,a!nian :o has read & compreh5d$ ,dante4 ,yet ! illu/rations %[ u a diff]5t ,dante1 "o :o w\ld n h altoge!r pleas$ ! gloomy exile4 ,william ,blake's transpositions ( ! ,div9e ,com$y seem to s\nd ! dep?s2 ,botticelli1 not)/&+ ! grace ( 8 baby c5taurs & ! wrea!d c> ( ,beatrice1 is ! pr(\nd] man ( ! two4 ,8 life1 veil$ t[>d ! la/1 0 n a happy "o1 ?\gh he 0 recognis$ z a great pa9t]4 ,watteau conceal$ "s cank]+ secret2 s ,botticelli4 ,bo? belong to ! b& ( ! ,disquiet$4 ,melan*oly 0 at ! base ( ! ,flor5t9e's "w4 ,he creat$ z a "y man 9 joy & fre$om1 b ! w+s ( ,dr]'s bat 7 out/ret*$ ov] 8 head3 ,mel5colia6 ,!re is m poignant music 9 ! ,primav]a1 9 ! we>y1 indiff]5t c\nt5ances ( 8 lean1 neuropa?ic ,madonnas--,pat] calls !m peevi%--9 8 ,v5us ( ! ,uffizi1 ?an 9 ! pa9t+s ( any o!r ,r5aissance arti/4 ,! veils are !re1 ! consol+ veils ( an exquisite art miss+ 9 ! lac]at$ reali/ic holy p ( ! ,flemi% ,primitives4 ,joyfulness _c be d5i$ ,botticelli1 b x is n ! gold5 joy ( ,giorgione4 ,an emaciat$ music emanates f ! eyes ( t sad1 re/less ,v5us1 to :om love has become a sc\rge ( ! s5ses4 ,music8 ,yes1 "h is ! col\r$ he>+ ( ,m5doza4 ,^! canvases ( ,botticelli seem to give =? ! opalesc5t ov]-tones ( an une>?ly composition4 ,is ?is ,spr+1 ?is t5d]1 tremul\s virg9 ^: "r h&1 deprecat+ly rais$1 signals z a conductor at ! head ( an invisible or*e/ra its rhy?ms8 ,h]mes1 supremely impassive1 h& on ?igh1 plucks ! fruit z ! et]nal trio ( maid5s ) wov5 paces tread ! measures ( a dance ^: music we b ov]he>4 ,g>l&$ ) blossoms1 a glori\s girl keeps "t ) ! puls+ atmosph]ic moods2 h] ge/ure1 surely a div9e "o1 %[s h] ca/+ fl[]s ^u ! ri*ly embroid]$ floor ( ! e>?4 ,! light filt]s ?r\gh ! ?ick trees2 its rifts are z rigid z c&les4 ,! nymph 9 ! brake is ?reat5+4 ,ano!r epic5e creature flies by h]4 ,love %oots 8 bolt 9 midair4 ,is x f ,paphos or ,mityl5e6 ,:at ! fable6 ,music pluck$ d[n f ! vibrat+ skies & made visible to ! s5ses4 ,a m]e masque lad5 ) ! sweet1 prim allegories ( ! day x is n4 ,vas>i1 blunt s\l1 saw b its surfaces4 ,politian1 ! poet1 got clos] to ! core4 ,c5turies lat] our p]ceptions1 %>p5$ by ! /ations ( pa9 & exp]i5ce trav]s$1 l5d to ?is immortal canvas a m sympa!tic1 less lit]al int]pretation4 ,music1 too1 9 ! ,anadyom5e ( ! ,uffizi4 ,/ill /rang] music4 ,^? sudd5 little waves t lap an immemorial /r&2 t %imm]+ %ell1 its fan-spokes conv]g+ to ! p>t$ feet ( ! goddess2 h] hi]atic pose1 its mode/y symbolic1 ! hair t s]p5t9es ab\t h] foam-born face1 ?9 %\ld]s t slope into delici\s arms2 ! ,japanese gr\p1 bl[+ t9y1 gem-l buds ) puff$-out *eeks2 ! rhy?mic female on tiptoe (f]+ h] mantle to ,v5us2 & envelop+ !m all v]nal breezes1 unse51 yet s5s$ on e in* ( ! canvas--:at are ^! ?+s b ! music ( an art orig9al at its bir? & nev] s9ce reborn8 ,! l>g] rhy?ms ( ! great] m5 d n sweep u along ) !m 9 ,botticelli4 ,b 8 voice is irresi/ible4 ,mod]n z is 8 _s1 z mod]n z ,watteau1 ,*op91 or ,%elley1 he is no less e!real ?an any "o ( ^! ?ree2 e!real & also reali/ic4 ,we may easily trace 8 arti/ic ance/ry2 :at he became c\ld nev] h be5 pr$ict$4 ,te*nically1 z "o critic has writt51 he 0 ! fir/ to und]/& ! *>m ( silh\ettes1 ! fir/ to l+] 9 express+ ! jo9+ ( ! arm & body1 ! flexibility ( ! hips1 ! r\ndness ( ! %\ld]s1 ! elegance ( ! leg1 ! little %ad[ t m>ks ! spr++ ( ! neck1 & above all ! c>v+ ( ! h&2 b ev5 m he und]/ood 'le pre/ige insol5t des gr&s yeux4' ,= ,pat] 8 col\r 0 cold1 cadav]\s1 & yet ! m y come to und]/& :at imag9ative col\r+ really is1 t all col\r is no m]e delightful quality ( natural ?+s b a _s ^u !m by :i* !y become expressive to ! _s1 ! bett] y l ?is peculi> quality ( col\r4 ,b]n>d ,b]5son goes fur!r4 ,= him ! entire picture1 ,v5us ,ris+ ,f ! ,sea1 pres5ts u ) ! qu9tess5ce ( all t is pleasurable to our imag9ation ( t\* & movem5t444 ,! vivid appeal to our tactile s5se1 ! life communicat+ movem5t1 is always !re4 ,& writ+ ( ! ,pallas 9 ! ,pitti he mo/ eloqu5tly said3 ,z to ! hair--imag9e %apes hav+ ! supreme life ( l9e y may see 9 ! cont\rs ( lick+ flames & yet possess$ ( all ! pla/icity ( some?+ :i* c>esses ! h& t models x to its own desire6 ,& aft] speak+ ( ,botticelli's /imulat+ l9e1 he cont9ues3 ,imag9e an art made up entirely ( ^! qu9tess5ces ( movem5t-values & y w h some?+ t holds ! same relation to repres5tation t music holds to spee*--& ?is art exi/s & is call$ l9eal decoration4 ,9 ?is art ( arts ,s&ro ,botticelli may h _h rivals 9 ,japan & else:]e 9 ! ,ea/1 b 9 ,europe nev]6444 ,he is ! greate/ ma/] ( l9eal design t ,europe ev] _h4 ,aga9 music1 n ! music nor ! symbolism ( ! emotions1 b ! ab/ract music ( design4 ,botticelli's appeal is also an auditive "o4 ,o!r pa9t]s h spun m intricate1 m beautiful scrolls ( l9e2 o!r pa9t]s s\nd$ m s5su\s col\r music1 b ! subtle s>ab&s ( ,botticelli !y h n compos$4 ,!re is "h a pleas+ problem = ! psy*iatri/4 ,manife/ations 9 pa9t ( ?is species may be set d[n to "s m5tal lesion2 t is h[ ,maurice ,spronck classifies ! s5sation 9 writ+ ab\t ! v]bal s5sitivity ( ! ,gonc\rts & ,flaub]t4 ,! latt]1 y may rememb]1 said t ,salammbo 0 purple to him1 & ,l',education ,s5tim5tale gray4 ,c>?age & ,p>is--a *>act]i/ic fancy6 ,b :y is x t ^! sci5tific g5tlem5 :o acc\nt = g5ius by eye-/ra9 d n reprove ! poets = _! s5sibility to ! s\nd ( words1 ! %ape & cad5ces ( ! phrase8 ,x appe>s t only prose-m5 are ! culpable ones :5 !y he> ! h>p+ ( invisible h>ps f ,ibs5 /eeplejacks1 or recognise ! col\r ( ,z>a?u/ra's ?\ghts4 ,9 reality n "o b ?\s&s sit li/5+ 9 ! *ill gall]ies ( ,flor5ce because ( ! sweet1 sick1 n]v\s music ( ,botticelli2 ?is te/imony ( ! ye>s is = ! diss5t]s to expla94 ,fanta/ico1 ,/ravaganie1 z ,vas>i nicknam$ ,botticelli1 has lit]ally creat$ an audi5ce t has le>n$ to see z he did1 fanta/ically & extravagantly4 ,he pass$ ?r\gh ! ?ree /ages de> to arbitr>y criticism4 ,s]5e 9 8 y\?ful ye>s2 tr\bl$1 voluptu\s1 vision>y dur+ ! ,m$icean p]iod2 sombre1 my/ic1 a conv]t to ,savon>ola at ! end4 ,he pass$ ?r\gh1 n unt\*$1 a great crisis4 ,c]ta9 political assass9ations & ! ,pazzi conspiracy hurt him to ! quick4 ,he not$ ! turbul5ce ( ,rome & ,flor5ce1 saw beh9d ! gay-t9t$ arras ( ! ,r5aissance ! s9i/] figures ( its sup]m5 & crim9als4 ,he nev] m>ri$4 ,:5 ,tommaso ,sod]9i begg$ him to take a wife1 he respond$3 ,! o!r night ,i dream$ ,i 0 m>ri$4 ,i awoke 9 su* horror & *agr9 t ,i c\ld n fall asleep aga94 ,i arose & w&]$ ab\t ,flor5ce l "o possess$4 ,evid5tly n int5d$ by nature z a husb& or fa!r4 ,l ,watteau1 l ,nietzs*e1 gr& vision>ies abid+ on ! o!r side ( ! de> common joys ( life1 ^! m5 7 n tempt$ by ! usual baits ( happ9ess4 ,! great ,calumnia 9 ! ,uffizi might be con/ru$ z an image ( ,botticelli's s\l4 ,tru?1 nak$ & scorn$--aga9 we note ! mat*less silh\ette ( 8 ,v5us--misund]/ood & calumniat$1 /&s 9 ! hall ( a great palace4 ,%e po9ts to ! heav5s2 %e is an int]rogation m>k1 ,pilate's "q4 ,botticelli 0 ador$4 ,b und]/ood8 ,an enigmatic malady ravag$ 8 be+4 ,he di$ poor & alone1 did ?is compos] ( lum9\s *ants & pagan poems1 ?is m\ld] ( exotic dreams & ( angels :o long = o!r gods ?an ^? ( ,good & ,evil4 ,a griev\sly w\nd$1 timid s\l1 an intrud] at ! portals ( p>adise1 b )\t ! c\rage to ent] or )draw4 ,he _h visions t rapt him up into ! sev5? heav51 & :5 he report$ !m 9 ! spee* ( 8 design 8 h>ass$1 divid$ _s *ill$ ! ard\rs ( 8 art4 ,& ?us x is t _m d n wor%ip at 8 %r9e z at ! %r9e ( ,raphael1 = !y see ! adumbration ( a paganism long s9ce dead1 b reviv$ by a miracle = a brief ,botticellian h\r4 ,madonna & ,v5us6 ,! ,*ri/ ,*ild & ,bac*us6 ,"u :i* k+8 ,! arti/ nev] frankly tells u4 ,! leg5ds ( fauns turn$ monks1 ( ! gods at s]vile lab\r 9 a _w t _h =gott5 !m1 are reviv$1 b ) m sublimat$ ec/asy ?an by ,he9e1 :5 we /& be=e ,botticelli & li/5 to 8 pallid1 mut$ music4 ,he 0 born at ,flor5ce 9 #addf2 he di$ ,may #bg1 #aeaj2 9 #aeae1 accord+ to ,vas>i4 ,a /udy ( him is by ,emile ,gebh>t1 late ( ! ,fr5* ,academy4 ,x is erudite1 al?\gh oddly en\gh x ignores ! rese>*es ( ,morelli & ,b]5son4 ,gebh>t attributes to ,aless&ro di ,m>iano ,filipepi ab\t eighty-five pictures1 _m ( :i* 7 long ago 9 ,morelli's taboo li/--t t]rible ,morelli1 ! le>n$ iconocla/ :o br\ght _m sleepless nights to ,dr4 ,wilhelm ,bode ( ,b]l94 ,"t has v9dicat$ ! ,b]gamese critic4 ,b]5son w all[ only =ty-five orig9als to ,botticelli's cr$it4 ,fur!rmore1 ,gebh>t does n m5tion 9 8 catalogue ! two ,botticellis belong+ to ,mrs4 ,g>dn] ( ,bo/on1 a lam5table ov]sight = a volume br\ght out 9 #aijg4 ,ne$ we add t ?is ,fr5* au?or by no means sees ,botticelli 9 ! musical s5se8 ,he is *iefly conc]n$ ) 8 hi/oric environm5t4 ,gebh>t's au?orities are ! ,memoriale ( ,francesco ,alb]t9i2 ,anonyme ,gaddiano1 ! manuscript ( ! ,magliabec*iana1 :i* prec$es ! ,vas>i edition2 ! ,life ( ,botticelli1 by ,vas>i1 & _m lat] /udies1 ! mo/ complete1 he av]s1 be+ t ( ,h]mann ,ulmann ( ,muni*1 ^: ,s&ro ,botticelli1 :i* appe>$ 9 #ahic1 is rigor\sly critical4 ,nev]!less1 x is n z critical z ,morelli's ,italian ,pa9t]s4 ,details ab\t ! typical e>s1 h&s1 & noses ( ! pa9t] may be f\nd !re94 ,! la/ ^w conc]n+ ,botticelli w n be utt]$ until 8 la/ l9e has vani%$4 ,&1 ev5 !n1 8 ar*aic h>monies may cont9ue to s\nd 9 ! e>s ( mank9d4 ,,viii4 ,,six ,,spani>ds ,,el ,,greco ,l>ge or small1 !re has be5 a ,greco cult ev] s9ce ! ,greek-,spani% pa9t] di$1 ,april #g1 #afad1 b dur+ ! la/ decade x has gr[n into a species ( wor%ip4 ,"o he>s ! names ( ,velasquez & ,el ,greco c\pl$4 ,8 pr(\nd influ5ce on ! greate/ ( ! reali/s is bli!ly assum$1 & = ^! wor%ipp]s1 ,rib]a1 ,zurb>an1 ,murillo are h>dly to be rank$ ) ! pa9t] ( ! ,burial ( ! ,c\nt ( ,orgz4 ,:ile ?is undiscrim9at+ admiration may be deplor$1 !re are reasons en\gh = ! canonisation ( ,el ,greco 9 ! *ur* ( art4 ,viol5t to exagg]ation 9 composition1 morbidly my/ic1 !re are p[] & emotional quality reveal$ 9 8 "w2 above all else he anticipat$ ,velasquez 9 8 use ( cool gray tones1 & z a pupil or at lea/ a disciple ( ,titian he is1 z 8 late/ biograph]1 ,seor ,manuel ,b4 ,cossio1 names him1 ! la/ epigone ( ! ,italian ,r5aissance4 ,b ( ! man we "k almo/ no?+4 ,we read 8 exhau/ive /udy1 a big book ( ov] sev5 hundr$ pages =tifi$ by a supplem5t>y volume conta9+ "o hundr$ & n9ety-?ree illu/rations1 poor reproductions ( ,el ,greco's accr$it$ works 7,el ,greco1 por ,manuel ,b4 ,cossio74 ,seor ,cossio has s well accompli%$ 8 task t 8 book may be set d[n z def9itive4 ,a glance at ! bibliography he compil$ %[s t n _m writ]s on art h se5 fit to pay p>ticul> att5tion to ,el ,greco4 ,a few ,spani>ds1 ,seor ,b]uete head+ !m2 ,max ,boehm1 ,c>l ,ju/i 79 8 ,diego ,velasquez72 ,paul ,lafond1 ,william ,ritt]1 ,ar?ur ,symons1 ,william ,/irl+1 ,signor ,v5turi1 ,l\is ,vi>dot1 ,wyzewa1 ,havelock ,ellis1 & ! inimitable ,?ophile ,gauti]--^: ,travels 9 ,spa91 ?\gh publi%$ 9 #ahdj1 is1 z ,mr4 ,ellis tru?fully rem>ks1 /ill a /oreh\se ( orig9al exploration4 ,b ! ,cossio "w1 naturally1 tops !m all4 ,he is an ador]1 ?\gh n fanatical1 ( 8 h]o1 & x is safe to ass]t t all t is kn[n to-day ( ,el ,greco w be f\nd 9 ^! pages4 ,! orig9s ( ! pa9t]1 8 visit to ,italy1 8 arrival at ,tol$o1 are describ$ ) ref]5ces to orig9al docum5ts--few z !y are4 ,!n foll[s a se>*+ & vivid exposition ( ! pictures 9 ,madrid1 ,tol$o1 & else:]e1 a te*nical & psy*ological analysis :i* displays va/ rese>*1 critical acum51 & ! six? s5se ( sympa?y4 ,no pictures1 sket*es1 sculptures1 or retablos escape ,cossio4 ,he consid]s ,el ,greco 9 8 relations to ,velasquez & mod]n art4 ,he has all ! au?orities at 8 tongue's tip2 he views ! man & arti/ f e angle4 ,dom5ico ,el ,greco di$ at ,tol$o two ye>s be=e 8 contempor>y ,c]vantes1 says ,cossio4 ,dom5icos ,!otocop\los 0 8 orig9al "n1 :i* 0 s(t5$ into ,dom5ico ,!otocopuli--:i*1 no d\bt prov+ too mu* ( a tongue-twi/] = ! ,spani>ds1 0 quickly sup]s$$ by a capital nickname1 ,! ,greek4 ,8 bir?place 0 ! isl& ( ,crete & 8 bir?-ye> betwe5 #aede & #aeej4 ,ju/i 0 ! fir/ to demon/rate 8 ,cretan ance/ry1 :i* 0 corroborat$ 9 #ahic by ,bikelas4 ,9 #aegj1 we le>n ?r\gh a lett] writt5 by ,giulio ,clovio to ,c>d9al ,f>nese1 ,el ,greco _h a/oni%$ ,roman arti/s by 8 skill 9 portraiture4 ,he 0 said to be a pupil ( ,titian1 on ,clovio's au?ority4 ,:y he w5t to ,spa9 has n be5 discov]$4 ,he _h a son1 ,jorge ,manuel ,!otocopuli1 a sculptor & ar*itect4 ,:o ! "m 0 hi/ory does n say4 ,! pa9t] took up 8 abode 9 ,tol$o & is n kn[n to h left ,spa9 !reaft]4 ,pa*eco visit$ him at ,tol$o & report$ him to be z s+ul> z 8 pa9t+s & ( an extravagant disposition4 ,he 0 also call$ a wit & a philosoph]4 ,he wrote on pa9t+1 sculpture1 & ar*itecture1 x is said4 ,he made money2 01 l mo/ ( 8 adopt$ c\ntrym51 fond ( litigation2 liv$ well1 lov$ music--& at 8 meals6--& t is all we may ev] record ( a busy life2 = he pa9t$ _m pictures1 a c>eful enum]ation ( :i* makes ,cossio's book valuable4 ,!re are ,grecos scatt]$ ov] ,europe & ! two ,am]icas4 ,madrid & ,tol$o boa/ ( 8 be/ "w1 b z f> z ,/4 ,pet]sburg & ,bu*>e/ he is repres5t$4 ,9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates !re are elev5 examples1 soon to be increas$ by ,mr4 ,ar*] ,m4 ,hunt+ton's rec5t acquisition f ! ,kann collection4 ,9 ,bo/on at ! ,museum !re is ! portrait ( ,fray ,p>avic9o1 a brilliant picture4 7,! wor?y monk wrote f\r sonnets 9 glorification ( ! pa9t]1 :om he calls ,div9o ,griego4 ,quot$ 9 "o ( ! ,cossio app5dices47 ,!re is an ,assumption ( ! ,virg9 9 ,*icago at ! ,art ,in/itute1 & an ,apo/le1 belong+ to ,*>les ,de]+4 ,9 ,philadelphia ,mr4 ,j4 ,widn] 7read ,p4,a4,b4 ,wid5]7 owns a ,/4 ,francis1 & at ! ,metropolitan ,museum1 hang+ 9 ,gall]y #bd1 !re is ,! ,adoration ( ! ,%eph]ds1 a *>act]i/ic specim5 ( ,greco's la/ mann]1 & 9 excell5t condition4 ,! gall]y ( ! late ,h4,o4 ,havemey] conta9s "o ( ! celebrat$ portraits ( ! ,c>d9al ,inquisitor ,d4 ,f]n&o ,n9o de ,guev>a1 pa9t$ dur+ ! second epo*1 #aeid to #afjd4 ,x furni%es a frontispiece = ! ,cossio volume4 ,! same dignit>y 0 aga9 pa9t$1 a v>iant1 :i* ,rudolph ,kann own$1 & n[ 9 ! possession ( ,mrs4 ,hunt+ton4 ,! c>d9al's head is /rong1 intellectual1 & 8 expression pr\d & cold4 ,mr4 ,frick1 at a private club exhibition1 %[$ 8 ,greco1 ,/4 ,j]ome1 a subject ( :i* ! pa9t] 0 almo/ z fond z ( ,/4 ,francis 7( ,assisi74 ,! ,national ,gall]y1 ,london1 owns a ,/4 ,j]ome1 ,madrid ano!r4 ,mr4 ,frick's example belongs to ! epo* ( #aehd to #aeid4 ,mr4 ,eri* 9 ,new ,york possesses ?ree pictures1 ,/4 ,j]ome1 a portrait ( ,/4 ,dom+o de ,guzman & a ,deposition4 ,el ,greco is a pa9t] admir$ by pa9t]s = 8 salt individualism4 ,zuloaga1 ! ,spani>d1 has sev]al2 ,degas1 two2 ! critic ,duret1 two2 ,john ,s4 ,s>g5t1 "o--a ,/4 ,m>t94 ,dur&-,ruel once own$ ! ,annunciation1 b sold x to ,mrs4 ,h4,o4 ,havemey]1 & ! ,duve5s 9 ,london possess a ,disrob+ ( ,*ri/4 ,at ! ,national ,gall]y !re are two4 ,gauti] wrote t ,el ,greco surpass$ ,monk ,lewis & ,mrs4 ,radcliffe 9 8 pell-mell ( horrors2 extravagant & biz>re are ! adjectives he employs 7said ( mo/ pa9t]s ^: /yle is unfamili> or out ( ! beat5 track74 ,9 ! ,baptism ( ,*ri/ he f9ds a deprav$ en]gy1 a malefic5t puissance2 b ! ard5t col\rs1 ! tonal vivacity1 & ! l>ge1 free h&l+ excite ! ,fr5*man's admiration4 ,ju/i av]s t ,greco's crav+ = orig9ality develop$ incr$ible mann]isms4 ,9 8 portraits he has del9eat$ ! peculi> dignity ( ! ,ca/ilian hidalgos & ! beauty ( ,tol$an dames ) a success atta9$ by few4 ,r4,a4 ,/ev5son devotes to him a p>agraph 9 8 ,velasquez4 ,ref]r+ to ! influ5ce ( ,el ,greco ^u ! great] pa9t]1 he wrote3 ,:ile ,greco c]ta9ly adopt$ a ,spani% gravity ( col\r+1 nei!r t nor 8 modell+ 0 ev] subtle or ?or\ghly natural444 ,velasquez rip5$ ) age & practice2 ,greco 0 r incl9$ to get rott5 ) facility4 ,mr4 ,ricketts says t 8 pictures might at times h be5 pa9t$ by tor*light 9 a cell ( ! ,inquisition4 ,ri*>d ,=d 9 8 h&book ( ,spa9 does n m9ce words3 ,greco 0 v unequal444 ,he 0 (t5 m l5g?y & extravagant ?an ,fuseli1 & z lead5 z *ol]a morbus4 ,ritt] speaks ( 8 symphonies 9 blue m9or 7evid5tly imitat+ ,gauti]'s poem1 ,symphony 9 ,:ite-,major74 ,9 ,havelock ,ellis's sugge/ive ,! ,s\l ( ,spa9 !re is m5tion ( ,greco--see *apt] ,art ( ,spa94 ,ellis says3 ,9 8 m purely religi\s & sup]natural sc5es ,greco 0 sometimes imag9ative1 b m (t5 biz>re 9 design & disconc]t+ 9 8 col\r+ ) its insi/5ce on *alky :ite1 8 violet %ad[s on pale faces1 8 love ( gre54 ,mr4 ,ellis f9ds ?is 'pr$ilection = gre5' significant z anticipat+ "o ( ! *>act]i/ics ( ! ,spani% palette4 ,8 di/ort$ fev] ( movem5t--! lean1 twi/$ bodies1 ! fr5zi$1 ge/iculat+ arms1 ! mann]ism ( l>ge calves t tap] d[n to po9t$ toes--usually fails to conv9ce u4 ,b 9 ! audacities ( 8 col\r+ he reveal$ ! possibilities ( new h>monies1 ( high]1 bright]1 cool] keys4 ,! ,c\nt ,orgaz burial sc5e at ,tol$o ,mr4 ,ellis does n rank among ! _w's great pictures4 ,!re is (t5 a depress+ morbidity 9 ,greco2 ,goya is sane & heal?y by comp>ison4 ,greco's big *ur* pieces are full ( religi\s s5tim5t1 b envelop$ 9 ! fumes ( nightm>e4 ,curi\s x 0 t a /rang] f ,greece %\ld h absorb$ c]ta9 n p>ticul>ly heal?y1 ev5 s9i/]1 ,spani% traits & develop$ !m to su* a pit* ( n]v\s int5sity4 ,z ,ar?ur ,symons says1 8 portraits h all ! brood+ ,spani% s\l ) its pr\d self-repression4 ,seor ,cossio sums up 9 effect by decl>+ t ,v5ice educat$ ,greco 9 8 art2 ,titian taught him te*nique2 ,t9toretto gave him 8 s5se ( dramatic =m2 ,angelo 8 virility4 ,b ( ! /rong p]sonality :i* assimilat$ ^! v>i\s influ5ces !re is no d\bt :5 confront$ ) "o ( 8 canvases1 e in* ( :i* is sign$ ,el ,greco4 ,,velasquez ,:y s well-kn[n & au?oritative a "w z ,velasquez1 by ,aureliano de ,b]uete1 %\ld h be5 s long 9 rea*+ ,am]ica is a puzzle :5 y consid] ! velocity ) :i* ! ,atlantic ,ocean is trav]s$ by s _m m$iocre books on art4 ,! fir/ ,spani% edition ( ! ,b]uete monograph appe>$ ab\t #ahig2 ! same ye> saw x 9 ,fr5*1 & f ! latt] tongue x 0 translat$ into ,engli% by ,hugh ,e4 ,poynt] 9 #aijf4 ,seor ,b]uete is consid]$ ) reason z ! prime liv+ au?ority on ! great ,spani% reali/1 ?\gh 8 /udy is n s volum9\s z t ( ,c>l ,ju/i4 ,! ,bonn pr(essor1 h[ev]1 took all ,spa9 = 8 prov9ce4 ,velasquez & ,8 ,times is ! title ( 8 "w1 ! fir/ edition ( :i* came out 9 #ahhh1 ! second 9 #aijc4 ,b]uete 7^: portrait by ,sorolla 0 "o ( t ma/]'s mo/ *>act]i/ic pictures at ! rec5t ,hispanic ,society exhibition 9 ,new ,york7 is n at odds on _m po9ts ) ,ju/i2 b m sceptical he is1 & to ,r4,a4,m4 ,/ev5son's li/ ( ,velasquez pictures1 two hundr$ & ?irty-f\r1 ,b]uete opposes ! comp>atively meagre numb] ( eighty-n9e4 ,he r$uces ! numb] ( sket*es & waves away z spuri\s ! ,velasquez orig9als 9 ,italy1 sev]al 9 ! ,prado1 ! v /ronghold ( ! collection2 & ( ! elev5 9 t fam\s cab9et ( ! ,vi5na ,imp]ial ,museum--to :i* we w5t z to a div9e s]vice ( eye & s\l--he all[s only sev5 z au!ntic4 ,! portrait ( ,innoc5t ,x 9 ! ,doria palace1 ,rome1 is naturally a ma/]piece1 z is ! bu/ portrait ( ! same subject at ! ,h]mitage1 ,/4 ,pet]sburg2 b ! ,bo/on ,museum full-l5g? ( ,philip ,,iv is discr$it$ z a copy1 only ! ,pr9ce ,don ,baltas> ,c>los ,att5d$ by a ,dw>f be+ admitt$ 9 ! company ( ! true ,velasquezes4 ,( ! suppos$ portrait ( ,c>d9al ,pamphili1 a real ,velasquez1 n[ hang+ 9 ! ,hispanic ,society1 #aef? ,/reet1 ,b]uete writes3 ,9 ! w9t] ( #aijb !re appe>$ 9 ,p>is a bu/ portrait ( a c>d9al br\ght f ,italy by ,messrs4 ,trotty ,co41 :i* _h be5 allud$ to by ,pr(essor ,a4 ,v5turi ( ,rome 9 ,l',art4 ,x is life size1 repres5t+ a p]son ab\t ?irty ye>s ( age 9 ! dress ( a c>d9al1 ) smil+ face & black hair1 m\/a*e & po9t$ be>d1 good c>riage & a t\* ( levity n 9 keep+ ) ! dignity & au/]ity ( a pr9ce ( ! ,*ur*4 ,! b]etta & cape1 ( a f9e r$ col\r1 ! latt] pa9t$ 9 a uni=m tone & )\t a crease1 h>monise ) ! roseate hue ( ! features1 & ! pla9 gray backgr\nd4 ,e detail reveals ! h& ( ,velasquez1 & x c be class$ )\t hesitation among ! *>act]i/ic works ( 8 second /yle4 ,x is on t gr\nd t ,i make m5tion ( x "h4 ,h[ev]1 9 ,rome1 at ! h\se 9 :i* ?is picture 0 f\nd1 x 0 held to be ! portrait ( ,c>d9al ,pamphili1 nephew ( ,innoc5t ,x1 :o accord+ to ,palom9o 0 pa9t$ 9 ,rome by ,velasquez at ! same "t z ! ,pontiff1 t is 9 #afej4 ,b]uete believes ,palom9o 0 wrong 9 decl>+ t ,velasquez pa9t$ ! "y c>d9al 9 ,rome2 ,madrid 0 ! likeli] city4 ,! /yle proves an e>li] date ?an #afej4 ,! c>d9al )drew f ! c>d9alate aft] ?ree ye>s1 #afdd-dg & m>ri$4 ,! portrait 0 acquir$ by ! ,am]ican arti/ ! late ,francis ,la?rop4 ,/ev5son grants to ! ,metropolitan ,museum a fruit-piece by ,velasquez4 ,n s ,b]uete4 ,j4 ,h4 ,mc,fadden ( ,philadelphia once own$ ! ,da ,m>iana ( ,au/ria1 second wife ( ,philip ,,iv1 9 a :ite-&-black dress1 gold *a9 ov] h] %\ld]1 hair adorn$ ) r$ b[s & r$-&-:ite fea!r1 f ! ,lyne-,/eph5s collection 9 ! ,new ,gall]y1 #ahie--;& is s quot$ by ,/ev5son2 b he sold ! picture & ,b]uete has lo/ track ( x4 ,:]eas ,/ev5son 9 8 invaluable book /udies 8 subject broadly 9 *apt]s devot$ to ! dignity ( ! ,velasquez te*nique1 8 col\r1 modell+1 bru%work1 & 8 impressionism1 ,b]uete foll[s a m detail$ yet simpl] me?od4 ,picture by picture1 9 ea* ( ! ?ree /yles--he adopts ,ju/i's & ,/ev5son's classification--he foll[s ! pa9t]1 deal+ less ) ! man ?an 8 "w4 ,n t biographical data are miss+--on ! contr>y1 !re are _m pages ( anecdotes z well z ! usual facts--b ,b]uete is pr9cipally conc]n$ ) ! *ronology & attribution ( ! pictures4 ,he has dug up "s fre% mat]ial conc]n+ ! mis]able pay ,velasquez receiv$1 r f\ght =1 at ! c\rt ( ,philip1 :]e he 0 on a p> ) ! dw>fs1 b>b]s1 com$ians1 s]vants1 & o!r dep5dants ( ! royal h\sehold4 ,! pa9t] has be5 criticis$ = 8 atta*m5t to ! k+2 b z he 0 n ( a religi\s nature & did n pa9t religi\s pieces ) ! gu/o ( 8 contempor>ies1 ! c\rt 0 8 only hope ( exi/5ce2 ei!r c\rt or *ur*4 ,he made 8 *oice e>ly1 & :ile we mu/ regret ! enorm\s wa/+ ( ! h\rs consequ5t ^u ! fulfilm5t ( 8 duties z a function>y1 ma/] ( ! revels1 & :at n1 we %\ld n =get h[ extremely prec>i\s w\ld h be5 8 lot z a pa9t] )\t royal fav\r 9 ! ,spa9 ( ^? days4 ,he _h 8 b$1 bo>d1 h\se1 & ?\gh he di$ p5niless--8 good wife ,juana only surviv$ him sev5 days--he _h ! satisfaction ( kn[+ t he ow$ no man1 & t 8 daught] _h m>ri$ 8 pupil ,mazo4 ,velasquez 0 born at ,seville 9 #aeii2 di$ at ,madrid1 #affj4 ,8 real "n 0 ,diego ,rodriguez de ,silva y ,velasquez4 ,he 0 a ,silva--= ! de 0 acquir$ f ! k+ aft] mu* pettifogg]y on ! "p ( t mon>* ) ! progna?ic jaw--& he 0 ( ,portuguese blood4 ,he sign$ ,velasquez--a magic gr\p+ ( lett]s = ! lov]s ( art--?\gh born z he 0 9 ,spa9 8 =efa!rs came f ,portugal4 ,! mix$ blood has l$ to furi\s disputes among hot-head$ citiz5s ( ! two k+doms4 ,z if x mu* matt]$4 ,velasquez's son-9-law1 by ! way1 ,juan ,mazo1 0 ! au?or ( a numb] ( imitations & =g]ies4 ,he 0 a true fri5d ( ! picture-deal]s4 ,velasquez belong$ to t r>e family ( sane g5ius4 ,he 0 em95tly ! pa9t] ( daylight & n a nocturnal vision>y1 z 0 ,rembr&t4 ,%akespe>e1 :o _h all ! /r+s to 8 lyre1 _h also _m daylight mom5ts4 ,moz>t always sang !m1 & h[ bli!ly6 ,no "o1 n ,bee?ov51 n ,raphael1 n ,goe!--to "n ?ree widely disp>ate m5 ( g5ius--saw life z /eadily z ! ,spani>d4 ,he is a magnific5t refutation ( ! madh\se doctors :o swe> to y t g5ius is a disease4 ,rememb]1 too1 t ! limitations ( ,velasquez are cle>ly def9$4 ,imag9ation 0 d5i$ to him1 ass]ts ,b]uete2 he _h nei!r ! turbul5t temp]am5t ( ,rub5s nor possess$ ! /ra9$1 h>% my/icism ( ,el ,greco--a pa9t] ( imag9ation & ! only pa9t] all[$ by ,b]uete to h affect$ ! ,velasquez palette4 ,9 a ^w1 ,velasquez 0 a puzzl+ comm+lem5t ( ! classic & ! reali/4 ,he _h ! repose & ! firm1 virile l9e ( ! classics1 :ile 8 vision ( actuality has nev] be5 surpass$4 ,! ,dut* ,t]burg1 ,v]me]1 ,van d] ,hel/1 ,frans ,hals saw z vividly ! surfaces ( ?+s mat]ial2 ! la/ alone 0 ! mat* ( ,velasquez 9 bru%work1 b n ,rembr&t record$ 9 8 ,anatomy ,lesson ! facts ( ! case z did ,velasquez4 ,seor ,b]uete wittily rem>ks t ,los ,borra*os 7,! ,top]s7 ( ,velasquez is ! tru] anatomy lesson ( ! two4 ,a reali/1 an impressioni/1 z ,/ev5son has x1 ! ,spani>d 02 b he 0 also some?+ m4 ,he _h a magic h& to def9e1 ! r5d]+ ( ! magical my/]y ( space & atmosph]e4 ,grant t he 0 n a col\ri/ 9 ! s5se ! ,v5etians 71 or ,rub5s1 yet h[ mu* m subtle1 m noble1 m intellectual1 is 8 re/rict$ tonal gamut4 ,^? silv]-grays1 resonant blacks1 br[ns1 blues1 & r$s s+ 9 y\r memory long aft] y h =gott5 ! tumultu\s gold5 waves break+ ^u ! decorative coa/s ( ,rub5s4 ,we are con/ra9$ to "q ! easy way ,b]uete & o!r critics d5y ! attributes ( imag9ation & poetry to ,velasquez4 ,!re is1 p]haps1 a m sublimat$ poetry 9 8 pictures ?an 9 ! obvi\s religi\s & my?ological & allegorical set pieces ( ,rub5s1 ,murillo1 & h[ _m o!rs4 ,8 realism did n run to se$ 9 ! del9eation ( subject4 ,he 0 z natural z ,c]vantes--! "o great man ( ,spa9 :o may be comp>$ to him--& he saw ! l>g] patt]ns ( life1 :ile nev] =gett+ t ! *ief function ( a pa9t] is to pa9t1 n to ?9k1 n to rhapsodise1 n to be lit]>y on canvas4 ,8 cool1 measur+ eye did m ?an record sordid facts4 ,he _h a sort ( enraptur$ vision ( ! e>? z beautiful1 ! innoc5ce ( ! eye we enc\nt] 9 *ildr5 only4 ,/ev5son rages at ^? :o say t ,velasquez 0 n a col\ri/--& ,b]uete is ( !m1 ?\gh he quotes ) consid]able satisfaction ! critical pron\ncem5t ( ,royal ,cortissoz 79 ,h>p]'s ,magaz9e1 ,may1 #ahie7 t ,las ,m59as is ! mo/ p]fect /udy ( col\r & values :i* exi/s4 ,! tru? is1 ,/ev5son1 ,cortissoz1 & ,b]uete are all ?ree 9 ! "r4 ,t ,velasquez1 :5 9 ,rome1 /udi$ ! pictures !re2 t he didn't c>e = ,raphael2 t he _h v mu* admir$ ! ,v5etians1 ,titian1 ,t9toretto2 t he _h admir$ ,rub5s1 ) :om he associat$ daily on ! occasion ( ! ,flemi% ma/]'s visit ( n9e mon?s to ,madrid--^! are tru?s n to be d5i$4 ,b]uete claims t ! ,rub5s influ5ce is n to be se5 9 ,velasquez1 only ,el ,greco's4 ,e object1 liv+ or inanimate1 t swam ?r\gh ! eyeballs ( ! ,spani>d--surely ! mo/ wond]ful pair ( eyes 9 hi/ory--0 nev] =gott54 ,8 p[]s ( assimilation 7 unexcell$4 ,he saw & made note ( ev]y?+1 b :5 he pa9t$ 8 spectators saw no?+ ( any o!r man1 liv+ or dead4 ,0 n ! spiritual impulse miss+ 9 ?is man8 ,he c\ldn't pa9t angels1 because he only pa9t$ :at he saw2 & z he nev] saw angels he only pa9t$ mank9d4 ,life1 n ! subject1 appeal$ to him4 ,he _h little tal5t1 less ta/e1 = ! florid decorative art ( ,rub5s & ! ,v5etians2 b give him a simple1 human !me 7n pretty or s5tim5tal7 & he recreat$ x1 n m]ely int]pret$ ! sc5e2 s t ,las ,m59as1 ,! ,sp9n]s 7,las ,hil&]as71 ! hunt+ pictures1 ! v>i\s portraits ( royalty1 buffoons1 begg>s1 outca/s1 are ! *ronicles ( 8 "t1 & he its ma/] psy*ologi/4 ,b]uete says t ,rib]a m ?an ,zurb>an affect$ ,velasquez2 ,el ,greco taught him ! use ( delicate grays 9 ! col\r+ ( ! fle%4 ,hot1 h>d1 & dry 9 8 fir/ p]iod 7,borra*os71 he becomes m fluid & atmosph]ic 9 ! ,br$a composition 7,! ,lances71 & 9 ! ?ird p]iod he has atta9$ absolute ma/]y ( 8 mat]ial4 ,8 sal>y at ! c\rt 0 two & sixp5ce a day 9 #afbh4 ,ev5 ,haydn & ,moz>t did bett] z m5ials4 ,yet "s hi/orians speak ( ! lib]ality ( ,philip ,,iv4 ,an immortal employee inde$1 z ,b]uete names 8 idol4 ,luca ,giordano call$ ,las ,m59as ! !ology ( pa9t+4 ,wilkie decl>$ t ! ,velasquez l&scapes possess$ ! real sun :i* lights u1 ! air :i* we brea!1 & ! s\l & _s ( nature4 ,to see ! ,prado1 exclaims ,/ev5son1 is to modify "o's op9ion ( ! novelty ( rec5t art4 ,to-day ! impressioni/s & reali/s claim ,velasquez z _! patron sa9t z well z arti/ic prog5itor4 ,! pr(\nde/ ma/] ( h>monies & ! possessor ( a vision ( ! real _w n second to ,leon>do's1 ! place ( ! ,spani>d 9 hi/ory w nev] be tak5 f him4 ,velasquez is m mod]n ?an all ! mod]ns2 m mod]n ?an to-morr[4 ,t s5se ( ! lib]ation ( ! _s :i* ,mr4 ,b]5son is fond ( adduc+ z ! gr&e/ attribute ( ! ,space ,compos]s1 ,raphael & ! re/1 may be discov]$ 9 ,las ,m59as1 or 9 ,! ,sp9n]s1 space ov]head1 ) my/]y sup]add$4 ,! brum\s ,nor? 0 ! home ( my/icism1 ( ,go?ic ar*itecture4 ,! note ( tragic my/]y 0 seldom s\nd$ by ! ,italians4 ,fai? itself seems m real 9 ! ,nor?4 ,x rema9$ = ,rembr&t to give x out 9 8 *ords ( *i>oscuro4 ,& is !re m noble1 m virile music 9 all art ?an ,! ,surr5d] ( ,br$a8 ,mr4 ,b]5son ref]s only once to ,velasquez & !n z an imp]sonal pa9t]4 ,z a c\nt]bla/ to 8 !ory ( imp]sonality let u quote a few l9es f ,r4,a4,m4 ,/ev5son's ,velasquez 7t mo/ inspir+ ( all art monographs73 ,is x wond]ful1 he asks1 t y c apply ,morelli's pr9ciples ( criticism to ! ,pre-,raphaelite ,italian s*ools2 t y c po9t to ! ?umbs1 f+]s1 poses ( ! head1 ovals ( ! face & s*emes ( col\r t ! pa9t]s le>n$ by he>t1 & c ev5 say f :om !y le>n$8 ,! lat] ,v5etians broke away1 & :5 y come to ,velasquez ! sy/em holds good z little z x c 9 our own day4 ,b ?is *>ge holds good = _m pa9t]s ( ! ,r5aissance1 pa9t]s ( patt]ns4 ,velasquez1 l ! great prose-ma/] ( ,france1 ,gu/ave ,flaub]t1 is always 9 modulation4 ,no two canvases are rhy?mically alike1 except 9 ! matt] ( ma/]fulness4 ,he1 too1 0 a ma/] ( magnific5t prose pa9t+1 pa9t+ wor? a wild]ness ( mak]s ( froz5 m$ival patt]ns4 ,mr4 ,h5ry ,b4 ,full]1 ! au?or ( ! ,*evali] di ,p5si]i-,vani1 once spoke ( ! cosy sublimity 9 ,raphael's ,vision ( ,ezekiel2 "o might p>aphrase ! epigram by describ+ ! pictures ( ,velasquez z box$-9 et]nities4 ,do/oevsky knew su* a s5sation :5 he wrote ( a species ( et]nity )9 ! space ( a squ>e foot4 ,b !re are _m connoisseurs :o f9d evid5ces ( pr(\nd] & m nave fai? 9 ! angul> lovel9ess ( ! ,flemi% ,primitives ?an 9 all ! religi\s art ( ,italy or ,spa94 ,,goya ,i ,goya 0 a ,titan among arti/s4 ,he once boa/$ t ,nature1 ,velasquez1 & ,rembr&t are my ma/]s4 ,x 0 an excell5t self-criticism4 ,he n only play$ ! ,velasquez gambit 9 8 portraits1 ! gambit ( ,rembr&t 9 8 sombre imag9ative pieces1 b he boldly annex$ all ,spa9 = 8 s9i/] & turbul5t art4 ,he 0 m truly ,spani% 9 ! range & v>iety ( 8 p]=mances ?an any ,spani%-born pa9t] s9ce ,velasquez4 ,)\t ! sanity1 solidity1 nobility ( ,velasquez1 ^: vision & voice he nev] possess$2 )\t ! lusci\s sweetness ( ,murillo1 ^: sweetness he lack$1 he _h some?+ ( ,el ,greco's fi]c5ess1 & mu* ( ! vig\r ( ,rib]a4 ,he add$ to ^! influ5ces a temp]am5t t 0 exub]ant1 fanta/ic1 morose1 & pessimi/ic yet humor\s1 s>ca/ic1 sometimes melt+1 & ev] ma/]ful4 ,he rem9ds "o ( an ov]:elm+ =ce4 ,! man dom9ates ! pa9t]4 ,a doz5 comp>isons =ce !mselves ^u y :5 ! "n ( ,goya is pron\nc$3 comets1 cat>acts1 :irlw9ds1 & wild animals4 ,an>* & c\rti]1 a!i/ & decorator ( *ur*es1 8 :ole art seems l a bullfight1 says ,ri*>d ,mu!r4 ,"o might improve on ?is by call+ him a subtle bull1 a ,h]cules :o _h read ,byron4 ,nature1 ,velasquez1 & ,rembr&t6 cries ,mac,coll 9 a too brief summ>y4 ,h[ inadequate ! li/6 ,lucif]1 ,beelzebub1 & ,legion _h a h& 9 ! tea*+4 ,goya inc>nat$ ! r5aissance ( old ,spa9 & its art4 ,spani% art has always come f )\t1 = its f\ndations 7 nor!rn & ,flemi%4 ,! ,van ,eycks & ,van d] ,weyd5 7 /udi$ closely2 ,jan ,van ,eyck visit$ ,madrid4 ,! ,v5etian influ5ce 0 /rong1 & ,el ,greco 8 life long1 & a pupil ( ,titian z he 01 ?is gloomy pa9t] ) ! awkw>d "n ( ,!otocop\lo endeav\r$ to =get 8 ma/] & became m ,spani% ?an ! ,spani%4 ,rib]a1 emotional1 dramatic1 reali/ic1 religi\s1 c\ld s\nd ! *ords ( t5d]ness )\t ! s5tim5talism ( ,murillo4 ,goya /ems m f ,c>avaggio & ,salvator ,rosa ?an f any ( 8 pr$ecessors1 except ,velasquez4 ,! pres5ce ( ,tiepolo1 ! la/ ( ! ,v5etians1 9 ,spa9 may h influ5c$ him4 ,c]ta9ly ,raphael ,m5gs1 ! ,saxon p$ant1 did n--,m5gs associat$ ) ,tiepolo at ,madrid4 ,x is 9 company ) ! bravos ( ! bru%1 ,c>avaggio & ,rosa1 t ,goya is closely affiliat$4 ,we mu/ g to ,gu/ave ,c\rbet = a l viol5ce ( temp]am5t2 bo? m5 pa9t$ con furia2 bo? 7 capable ( debau*es 9 "w2 ,goya c\ld h cov]$ ! walls ( hell ) diabolic frescoes4 ,9 music ?ree m5 are ( a l ilk3 ,b]lioz1 ,pagan9i1 ,liszt4 ,demoniacal1 *>g$ ) electric en]gy1 0 ?is tr9ity1 & ,goya c\ld h made x a qu>tet4 ,b if ,spa9 0 n a c\ntry ( orig9al arti/s--z 0 ,italy1 = example--%e develop$ p[]ful & a/\nd+ individualities4 ,"* is h] leit motv 9 ! symphony ( ! nations4 ,! ri* virility & maje/ic s]i\sness ( h] m51 _! aptitudes = w>1 /atesman%ip1 & drama1 are borne out 9 h] national hi/ory4 ,p]haps ! climate plays its "p4 ,havelock ,ellis ?9ks s4 ,! h>d & viol5t effects1 ! %>p contra/s1 ! /rong col\rs1 ! /a9$ & dusky cl\ds1 look+ z if soak$ 9 pigm5t1 may well h affect$ ! imag9ation ( ! arti/1 he writes4 ,c]ta9ly ! l&scapes ( ,velasquez c\ld n be m ,spani% ?an !y are2 &1 disagree+ ) ^? :o say t he _h no feel+ = nature1 ! bits ( c\ntryside & m\nta9 ,goya %[s are truly p59sul> 9 _! /]nness4 ,x may be well to rem>k "h t ! s(tness ( ,tuscany is n to be f\nd 9 ! lean & (t5 arid aspects ( ,spa94 ,spa91 too1 is romantic--b aft] its own fa%ion4 ,goya reviv$ ! be/ traditions ( 8 c\ntry's art2 he 0 ! la/ ( ! great ma/]s & ! fir/ ( ! mod]ns4 ,some?+ neurotic1 mod]n1 disquiet+1 ?reads 8 "w ) devili% irregul>ity4 ,he _h n ! massive temp] ( ,velasquez1 ( ^? m5 :o c\ld pa9t day aft] day1 ye> aft] ye>1 until dea? knock$ at _! ateli]s4 ,z vigor\s z ,rub5s 9 8 sket*es1 ,goya _h n ! /eady1 sl[ n]ves ( t ma/]4 ,he 0 v unequal4 ,8 life 0 z disord]ly z ,hals's or ,/e5's1 b _! sav+ phlegm 0 miss+4 ,9 an eloqu5t passage--some:]e 9 8 ,engli% ,lit]ature--,ta9e speaks ( ! sanity ( g5ius z in/anc$ by ,%akespe>e4 ,g5ius n>r[ly escapes n[adays be+ a c]ebral disord]1 ?\gh !re 0 ,m>l[e to set (f ,%akespe>e's s]5e _s1 & ev5 ( ,mi*ael ,angelo's m5tal heal? & morals 8 prime biograph]1 ,p>lagreco1 does n speak 9 reassur+ t]ms4 ,goya 0 badly balanc$1 impulsive1 easily ang]$1 & n sl[ to obey ! pull ( 8 irritable motor c5tres :5 ar\s$4 ,a knife 0 always )9 rea*4 ,he drove ! ,duke ( ,well+ton f 8 pres5ce because ! inquisitive soldi] ask$ too _m que/ions :ile 8 portrait 0 be+ block$ out4 ,a sword or a dagg] did ! bus9ess2 b ,well+ton return$ to ! /udio &1 z ,mr4 ,ro!n/e9 tells u1 ! portrait 0 f9i%$ & is n[ at ,/ra?fieldsaye4 ,a sangu9e is 9 ! ,briti% ,museum4 ,8 exploits 9 ,rome may h be5 exagg]at$1 ?\gh he 0 q capable ( elop+ ) a nun f a conv5t1 z is relat$1 or go+ ar\nd ! top ( ! ,cecilia ,metella tomb support$ only by 8 ?umbs4 ,! agility & /r5g? ( ,goya 7 notori\s1 ?\gh 9 a l& :]e physical pr[ess is n ! exception4 ,he 0 picador1 matador1 b&]ill]o by turns 9 ! bull r+4 ,aft] a /abb+ affray he escap$ 9 ! disguise ( a bull-fight]4 ,if he 0 a dompteur ( dames & cattle1 he 0 ! same be=e 8 canvas4 ,any?+ t came to h& s]v$ him z a bru%1 an old br[n /ick wrapp$ up 9 clo?1 a spoon--) ! latt] he execut$ t ?rill+ ,massacre1 ,may #b1 #ahjh1 9 ! ,prado4 ,he c\ld h pa9t$ ) a sabre or on all f\rs4 ,reckless to ! degree ( insanity1 he nev] fe>$ k+ or devil1 man or ! ,inquisition4 ,! latt] rea*$ out = him1 b he _h disappe>$1 aft] suff]+ a dagg]-?ru/ 9 ! back4 ,:5 on ! v ro( ( 8 prosp]ity1 he (t5 slipp$ d[n/airs to ! company ( v>lets & w5*es2 ?is fri5d ( ! ,du*ess ( ,alba seem$ happi] dic+1 dr9k+1 danc+ 9 ! suburbs ) base-born p & gipsies4 ,a g5re pa9t]1 ,goya delight$ 9 depict+ ! volatile1 joy\s life ( a n[-vani%$ epo*4 ,he 0 a hi/orian ( mann] z well z ( disord]$ s\ls1 & an av[$ foe ( hypocrisy4 ,n poignantly g5teel1 to use a ,borrovian phrase1 0 he4 ,yet he c\ld play ! silk5 c\rti] ) success4 ,! ,arabs say t "o :o has be5 /ung by a snake %iv]s at a /r+1 & p]haps ! viol5ce ) :i* ! pa9t] attack$ ! religi\s may be set d[n to ! score ( 8 y\?ful fe>s & flights :5 ! ,inquisition 0 aft] him4 ,he 0 a sort ( ,voltaire 9 black & :ite4 ,! corruption ( *ur*m5 & c\rt at ?is epo* seems almo/ incr$ible4 ,goya not$ x ) a boldness t meant b "o ?+--fri5ds high 9 p[]4 ,?is 0 ! case4 ,he 0 admir$ by ! k+1 ,*>les ,,iv1 & admir$--:o kn[s h[ mu*6--by 8 que51 ,m>ie ,l\ise ( ,p>ma1 ,goya pa9t$ _! portraits2 also pa9t$ ! portraits ( ! royal fav\rite & prime m9i/] & ,pr9ce de la ,paz1 ,manuel ,godoy--fav\rite ( bo? k+ & que54 ,him1 ,goya left 9 effigy = ! scorn ( g5]ations to come4 ,a groc]'s family :o h won ! big lott]y prize1 0 ! witty description ( ,?ophile ,gauti] :5 he saw ! picture ( ! royal family4 ,curi\sly en\gh1 ?is ,goya1 :o f ! fir/ pluck$ success f its ?orny sett+1 0 soon =gott51 & until ,gauti] 9 #ahdj record$ 8 impressions 9 8 brilliant ,voyage en ,espagne1 critical lit]ature did n mu* conc]n itself ) ! v]satile ,spani>d4 ,& ,gauti]'s sket* ( a few pages /ill rema9s ! mo/ compreh5sive e/imate4 ,f x all h be5 =c$ to borr[2 ,ri*>d ,mu!r 9 8 briskly en?usia/ic monograph & ! section 9 8 valuable ,hi/ory ( ,mod]n ,pa9t+2 ,*>les ,yri>te1 ,w ,ro!n/e91 ,lafond1 ,le=t1 ,cond de la ,v9aza--all h read ,gauti] to advantage4 ,val]ian von ,loga has devot$ a /udy to ! et*+s1 & ,don ,juan de la ,rada has made a /udy ( ! frescoes 9 ! *ur* ( ,san ,antonio de la ,florida2 ,c>l ,ju/i1 ,/irl+ ,maxwell1 ,c4,g4 ,h>tley %\ld also be consult$4 ,yri>te is int]e/+1 inasmu* z he deals ) ! app>ition ( ,goya 9 ,rome1 an outlaw1 b a bli! "o1 :o1 notebook 9 h&1 w5t ?r\gh ! ,tra/ev]e di/rict sket*+ ) f]oci\s rapidity ! attitudes & ge/ures ( ! vivaci\s population4 ,a man aft] ,/5dhal's he>t1 ?is ,spani>d4 ,& 9 view ( 8 private life "o is tempt$ to add--& aft] ! he>t1 too1 ( ,casanova4 ,not)/&+1 he 0 an unrivall$ int]pret] ( *ild-life4 ,"s ( 8 pa9t$ *ildr5 are ( a dazzl+ sweetness4 ,,goya ,,ii ,francisco ,jos de ,goya y ,luci5tes 0 born ,m>* #cj 7or #ca71 #agdf1 at ,fu5tetodos1 ne> ,s>agossa1 ,aragon4 ,he di$ at ,bordeaux1 ,france1 :]e he _h gone = 8 heal?1 ,april #af1 #ahbh--;,calv]t1 possibly by a p5 slip1 makes him expire a mon? e>li]4 ,he saw ! beg9n+s ( ,fr5* romanticism1 z he 0 himself a witness ( ! decad5ce ( ,spani% art4 ,b 8 _s has liv$ on 9 ,manet & ,zuloaga4 ,decad5t he 02 a romantic be=e ,fr5* romanticism1 he yet _h borr[$ f an e>li] ,france4 ,"s ( 8 gay ,ftes ,*amptres recall ! influ5ce ( ,watteau--a ,watteau )\t ! sweet elegiac /ra94 ,he has be5 call$ a ,spani% ,hog>?--n a happy simile4 ,hog>? prea*es2 ,goya nev]2 satiri/s bo?1 ,goya nev] deep5$ by a p5 /roke ! didactic side4 ,8 y\? 0 n extraord9>y 9 promise2 8 fa!r & "m 7 poor peasants4 ,! /ory ( 8 discov]y by a monk ( ,s>agosela--,fa!r ,felix ,salvador ( ! ,c>?usian conv5t ( ,aula ,dei--is n miss+4 ,he /udi$ ) ,jos ,m>t9ez4 ,he ran away 9 #agff4 ,he rema9$1 say "s1 9 ,italy f #agfi to #aggd2 b 9 #agga he appe>$ 9 ,s>agossa aga91 & ! ye> #aggb saw him compet+ = ! pa9t+ ab\t to be und]tak5 9 ! ca!dral4 ,he m>ri$ ,josefa ,bayeu1 ! si/] ( ! c\rt pa9t]4 ,he has told u :at he ?\ght ( 8 jeal\s1 intrigu+ bro!r-9-law 9 a portrait4 ,9 #agge he 0 at ,madrid4 ,f #aggf he execut$ =ty-six tape/ry c>toons4 ,9 #aggi he pres5t$ to ! k+ 8 et*+s aft] ,velasquez4 ,8 rise 0 rapid4 ,he pa9t$ ! que51 ) h] false tee?1 false hair1 & h] inf]nal simp]1 & ?is portrait 0 acclaim$ a ma/]piece4 ,8 religi\s frescoes1 suppos$ to be ad majorem ,dei gloriam1 7 really = ! great] glory ( ,goya4 ,!y are some?+ m ?an secul>1 (t5 little %ort ( blasphem\s4 ,t !y 7 tol]at$ proves ! cynical temp] ( 8 times4 ,:5 ! fat old sc\ndrel ( a ,b\rbon k+ ran away ) all 8 c\rt & ! pusillanim\s ,joseph ,bonap>te came ^u ! sc5e1 ,goya sw]v$ & w5t ?r\gh ! motions ( loyalty1 a ?+ t r di/urbs ! admir]s ( ! suppos$ly /urdy republican4 ,b he 0 only m>k+ "t4 ,he left a t]rific arraignm5t ( w> & its horrors4 ,nor did he sp>e ! ,fr5*4 ,callot1 ,hell-,breughel1 are outdone 9 ^! swift1 gha/ly memor&a ( mis]y1 b>b>ity1 rap9e1 & ru94 ,! hypocrite ,f]d9& ,,vii 0 no soon] on ! ?rone ( 8 fa!r ?an ,goya1 hat 9 h& b sne] on lip & tw9kle 9 eye1 approa*$ him1 & aft] "s p>ley+ 0 re/or$ to royal fav\r4 ,goya decl>$ t z an arti/ he 0 n p]sonally conc]n$ 9 ! pranks ( ! :irligig politic4 ,nev]!less he 0 bitt]ly *agr9$ at ! twi/ ( ev5ts1 &1 an old man1 he retir$ to 8 c\ntry h\se1 :]e he et*$ & design$ ^u its walls />tl+ fancies4 ,he di$ disillusion$1 & ?\gh nurs$ by "s noble c\ntrym51 8 c>e] seem$ to illu/rate t t]rify+ picture ( 8 inv5tion--a skeleton lifts its grave/one & gr9n+ly traces ) bony f+] 9 ! du/ ! ^w ,nada--,no?+6 ,ov]tax$ by ! viol5ce ( 8 life & lab\rs--he left a prodigi\s am\nt ( "w beh9d him--s\r$ by satiety1 all sple5 & rage1 he 0 a brok5-d[n ,lucif]1 :o _h trail$ 8 w+s 9 ! mud4 ,b :o %all pass judgm5t ^u ?is unhappy man8 ,p]haps1 z he saw ! glimm]+ squ>e gr[ less1 ! lam5t ( ,c>d9al ,wolsey may h come to a bra9 teem+ ) memories4 ,goya _h always put 8 k+ be=e 8 ,god4 ,b 9 8 he>t he lov$ ! old romantic fai?--! fai? t hov]$ 9 ! backgr\nd ( 8 art4 ,goya is n ! fir/ son ( 8 "m *ur* :o d5i$ h] f %e] p]v]sity4 ,:at a nation6 ,c]vantes & ,lope da ,vega1 ,t]esa de ,cep$a y ,ahumada--mo/ glori\s ( h] sex1 sa9t & g5ius--& ,goya6 ,spa9 is ! l& ( great & div]se p]sonalities4 ,b ) ,cald]on we mu/ n[ say3 ,let u to our %ip1 = "h all is %ad[y & unsettl$4 ,goya1 z ,baudelaire po9t$ out m ?an half a c5tury ago1 execut$ 8 et*+s by comb9+ aquat9t & ! use ( ! dry po9t4 ,a few ye>s be=e 8 dea? he took up li?ography1 !n a novelty4 ,8 ,caprices1 ,prov]bs1 & ,horrors ( ,w> may outlive 8 pa9t+s4 ,8 col\r s*eme 0 n a wide "o1 blacks1 r$s1 br[ns1 & yell[s (t5 play+ solo2 b all mod]n impressionism may be se5 on 8 canvases--h>% dissonances1 dots1 dabs1 spots1 pat*es1 heavy planes1 /rong rhy?mic effects ( light+1 heavy impa/o1 lum9\s atmosph]e1 air1 sun%9e1 & vibrat+ movem5ts2 also ! /rang5ess ( 8 mat]ial4 ,manet w5t to him a beg9n]4 ,aft] /udy+ ! ,maja desnuda at ! ,prado ,museum he return$ to ,france & pa9t$ ! ,olympe1 once ( ! ,luxemb\rg1 n[ 9 ! ,l\vre4 ,! balcony sc5es ( ,goya1 ) _! manolas--old-fa%ion$ grisettes--mu/ h /irr$ ,manet2 recall ! ,fr5*man's ,balcony4 ,& ! bull-fights8 ,oh6 :at an iron-s\l$ ma/] 0 !re--,goya :5 he sla%$ a bull 9 ! ar5a torm5t$ by ! human brutes6 ,none ( 8 successors mat*es him4 ,! same is ! case ) t div]t+1 devili%1 sav\ry1 & obsc5e s]ies he call$ ,caprices4 ,x is wor? rememb]+ t ,delacroix 0 "o ( ! fir/ arti/s 9 ,p>is :o secur$ a set ( ^! r>e plates4 ,! wit*'s sabba?s & ! mod]n v]sion ( !m1 pro/itution & its symbolism1 fill$ ! bra9 ( ,goya4 ,he always %ocks any b robu/ n]ves ) 8 hybrid creatures r$ 9 claw & foam+ at m\? z !y fight 9 midair1 hide\s & unnamable phantoms ( ! d>k4 ,8 owls are !ologians4 ,! females he (t5 %[s make u turn aside our head & %udd]4 ,) implacable fidelity he display$ ! rev]se ( w>'s h]oic %ield4 ,x is some?+ m ?an hell4 ,sattl]1 ,*>let1 ,raffet1 ,james ,ensor1 ,re!l1 ,de ,gr\x1 ,rops1 ,edv>d ,mn* 7did y ev] see 8 woman woo$ by a skeleton871 & ! re/ ( ^! del9eators ( ! morbid & macabre ackn[l$ge ,goya z _! prog5itor4 ,he mu/ h be5 a devil-wor%ipp]4 ,he pictures ! goat devil1 horns & ho(s4 ,gauti] comp>es him to ,e4,t4,w4 ,h(fmann--,poe n be+ kn[n 9 ,p>is at t "t--b x is a r lab\r$ comp>ison1 = !re 0 a pr(\ndly human side to ! ,spani>d4 ,8 p]ception ( reality 0 ( ! solide/4 ,he _h liv$ & lov$ & knew be=e ,flaub]t t if ! god ( ! ,romantics 0 an uphol/]] ! god ( eighte5?-c5tury ,spa9 0 an execution]4 ,! pr(ess$ lov] ( ! ,du*ess ( ,alba1 he pa9t$ h] nude1 & !n1 he>+ t ! ,duke might n l ! !me s h&l$1 he pa9t$ h] aga91 & clo!d1 b m insol5tly uncov]$ ?an be=e4 ,at ! ,spani% museum 9 ,new ,york y may see ano!r portrait ( ?is bold beauty ) ! "n ( ,goya scrat*$ 9 ! e>? at h] feet4 ,h] attitude is *>act]i/ic ( ! intrigue1 :i* all ,madrid knew & approv$4 ,at home sat ,mrs4 ,goya ) h] tw5ty *ildr54 ,goya 0 a man ( /rik+ appe>ance4 ,sl5d] 9 y\?1 a graceful danc]1 9 middle life he _h ! wide %\ld]s & bull neck ( an a?lete4 ,he 0 ! t]ror ( ,madrilean husb&s4 ,8 voice _h s$uctive *>m4 ,he c\ld twang ! guit> & f5ce l t5 devils4 ,a game/]1 too4 ,9 a ^w1 a figure out ( ! ,r5aissance1 :5 ! de$ trod h>d on ! heels ( ! ^w4 ,"o ( 8 self-portraits %[s him 9 a ,byronic coll>1 ! br[ f9ely proportion$1 m>k$ mobile features1 sombre eyes--! ideal ,don ,juan ,t5orio to w9 ! fooli% he>t ( an ,emma ,bov>y or a bor$ noblewoman4 ,ano!r1 ) its savage eye--x is a pr(ile--& big beav] head-cov]+1 recalls ,walt ,:itman's ,i we> my hat z ,i please1 indoors or out4 ,a giant egoi/1 & z human1 all too human1 a fell[ z ,spa9 ev] begot1 ,goya is only h9t$ at 9 ,baudelaire's se>*+ quatra9 beg9n+3 ,goya1 cau*em> ple9 de *oses inconnues4 ,fleurs du ,mal w\ld be a happy title = ! "w ( ,francisco ,goya if to ,! ,fl[]s ( ,evil 7 add$ & ,wisdom4 ,goya is (t5 cruel & lascivi\s & vulg>1 b he is z great a philosoph] z pa9t]4 ,& to (fset 8 passionate gloom !re are 8 visions ( a gold5 ,spa9 no long] 9 exi/5ce2 happy1 gorge\s ( co/ume1 ! ,spa9 ( sudd5 coquetries1 ( fans1 masques1 bull-fights1 & f&angos1 ( a p danc+ on ! rim ( a fire-fill$ m\nta91 pi\s1 caprici\s1 *ild-l1 romantic1 & patriotic--! ,spa9 ( ! eighte5? c5tury4 ,goya is its spokesman1 z is ,velasquez ! mirror ( ,philip's m spaci\s times4 ,velasquez--,goya6 poles asund]1 yet bo? born to ! arti/ic purple4 ,& ! /ately ari/ocrat :o sign$ himself ,velasquez is n m 9 tune ) ! tw5tie?-c5tury ,zeitgei/ ?an t co>se-fibr$ democrat ( g5ius1 ,francisco ,goya4 ,,=tuny ,m>iano ,=tuny3 :at a magic-bre$+ "n6 ,! motto ( ?is lucky ,spani% pa9t] might h be5 ,=tuny ,=tunatus4 ,ev5 8 sudd5 dea?1 at ! e>ly age ( ?irty-six1 came aft] he _h execut$ a numb] ( ma/]pieces1 an enorm\s quantity ( wat]-col\rs1 et*+s1 c]amics1 damasc5e swords & *as$ ornam5ts2 x foll[$ on ! heels ( sudd5 glory4 ,8 "n 0 9 ! m\? ( arti/ic ,europe1 & ! sale ( ! cont5ts ( 8 /udio at ,rome 9 #ahge br\ght eight hundr$ ?\s& francs4 ,yet s slipp]y is fame t ,=tuny's "n to-day is seldom )\t a brace ( epi!ts1 su* z g>i%1 or empty4 ,8 "w is nei!r4 ,he is a virtuoso4 ,s 0 ,tiepolo4 ,he is a ,romantic2 s ! g5]ation prec$+ him4 ,! ,ori5tali/ p> excell5ce1 he has someh[ be5 conf\nd$ ) ,meissoni] & ,grme1 has be5 call$ glitt]+ l ! =m]1 h>d z 0 ! latt]4 ,x is true !re are no emotional und]tones 9 8 temp]am5t1 ! brilliant ov]tones pr$om9at+2 b x is also true t :5 he di$ 8 mann] 0 *ang+4 ,he _h said t he 0 tir$ ( ! gay rags ( ! eighte5? c5tury1 & 8 ,/r& ( ,portici %[s a new l9e ( dep>ture4 ,ed\>d ,manet made special appeal to ,=tuny2 ,manet1 :o _h d]iv$ f ,goya1 ^: ,spani% fond is und5iable4 ,p]haps ! ?rice-brilliant ,=tuny's consci5ce smote him :5 he saw a ,fr5*man s successfully absorb+ ! traditions ( ,goya2 b x 0 n to be4 ,he pass$ away at ! v top ( 8 r5[n1 truly a fav\rite ( ! gods4 ,he 0 admir$1 imitat$1 above all p>odi$2 ?\gh1 jeal\sly z are 8 pictures gu>d$1 he has be5 put on ! %elf l "o ( ! amaz+ pa9t$ bibelots 9 8 "w4 ,! inju/ice ( ?is is pat5t4 ,betwe5 ,=tuny & ,meissoni] !re lies ! gulf t sep>ates ! g5ius & ! h>d-work+ man ( tal5t4 ,nev]!less ,meissoni]'s /atue is 9 ! g>d5 ( ! ,l\vre1 ,meissoni] is extoll$ z a ma/]1 :ile ,=tuny is usually describ$ 9 patronis+ t]ms z a facile trifl]4 ,! rev]se is ! tru?4 ,no "o has pa9t$ sunlight ) m int5sity2 he 0 an impressioni/ be=e ! ^w 0 co9$4 ,he is a col\ri/ almo/ z sumptu\s z ,monticelli1 ) a precision ( vision nev] atta9$ by ! ,m>seilles rhapsodi/4 ,8 figures are z delici\s z ,watteau's or ,debuc\rt's--he recalls ! latt] frequ5tly--& z an ,ori5tali/ he ranks all b a few4 ,grme1 ,guillaumet1 ,from5t91 ,huguet are n to be m5tion$ 9 ! same brea? ) ,=tuny z to ! manipulation ( mat]ial2 & has ,guillaumet done any?+ sav\r+ m ( ! my/]i\s ,ea/ ?an ,=tuny's ,at ! ,gate ( ! ,s]aglio8 ,! magician ( jewell$ tones1 he knew all ! subtl] modulations4 ,8 canvases vibrate1 !y emit sp>ks ( sunlight1 8 %ad[s are velvety & w>m4 ,comp>$ ) su* a picture z ,! ,*oice ( a ,model1 ! mo/ labori\sly m9ute ,meissoni] is z cold & dead z a photograph--,meissoni]1 :o 0 a capital fan pa9t]1 a pati5t m9iaturi/ )\t col\r tal5t1 a myopic del9eator ( co/umes1 :o1 z ,manet said1 pa/$ pap] soldi]s on canvas & call$ ! ma*9e a battle-field4 ,! writ] recalls ! s5sations once evok$ by a close view ( ,=tuny's ,*oice ( a ,model at ,p>is ye>s ago1 & at t "t 9 ! possession ( ,mr4 ,/ew>t4 ,psy*ology is n miss+ 9 ?is miracle ( virtuosity2 ! nude pos+ on ! m>ble table1 ! absolute beauty ( ! draw+1 ! col\r+1 ! contra/ ( ! ri*ly v>iegat$ m>ble pill>s 9 ! backgr\nd1 ! eighte5?-c5tury co/umes ( ! ,academicians s scrupul\sly yet s easily set =?1 all made a dazzl+ ensemble4 ,s9ce ,=tuny turn$ ! trick a ho/ ( spuri\s pictures has come ov]seas1 & we n[ say ,vib]t at ! same "t z ,=tuny1 j z "s enlight5$ p]sons c\ple ! names ( ,+res & ,b\gu]eau4 ,9 ! k+dom ( ! ?ird rate ! m$iocre is conqu]or4 ,li/5 to ?is description ( ,la ,vic>ia 7,! ,spani% ,w$d+71 :i* fir/ won = its pa9t] 8 reputation4 ,begun 9 #ahfh1 x 0 exhibit$ at ,g\pil's1 ,p>is1 ! spr+ ( #ahgj 7"s say #ahfi71 :5 ! arti/ 0 ?irty-two ye>s old4 ,?ophile ,gauti]--^: g5ius & ,?odore de ,banville's h analogies ) ,=tuny's 9 ! matt] ( surfaces & a/\nd+ virtuosity--w5t up 9 ! air :5 he saw ! "w1 & wrote a feuilleton t is /ill recall$ by ! old gu>d4 ,! foll[+1 h[ev]1 is n by ,gauti]1 b f ! p5 ( ,dr4 ,ri*>d ,mu!r1 ! erudite ,g]man critic3 ,a m>riage is tak+ place 9 ! sacri/y ( a rococo *ur* 9 ,madrid4 ,! walls are cov]$ ) fad$ ,cordova lea!r hang+s figur$ 9 gold & dull col\rs1 & a magnific5t rococo scre5 sep>ates ! sacri/y f ! middle aisle4 ,v5etian lu/res are susp5d$ f ! ceil+1 pictures ( m>tyrs1 ,v5etian glasses 9 c>v$ oval frames hang on ! wall1 ri*ly ornam5t$ wood5 b5*es & a libr>y ( missals & gospels 9 sp>kl+ silv] clasps1 & %9+ m>ble tables & gli/5+ brazi]s =m "p ( ! sc5e 9 :i* ! m>riage contract is be+ sign$4 ,! co/umes are ^? ( ! "t ( ,goya4 ,an old beau is m>ry+ a "y & beautiful girl4 ,) affect$ grace & a skipp+ m9uet /ep1 hold+ a modi% ?ree-corn]$ hat "u 8 arm1 he approa*es ! table to put 8 signature 9 ! place :i* ! escribano po9ts out ) an obsequi\s b[4 ,he is array$ 9 delicate lilac1 :ile ! bride is we>+ a :ite silk dress trimm$ ) fl[]$ lace & has a wrea? ( orange blossoms 9 h] luxuriant black hair4 ,z a girl fri5d is talk+ to h] %e exam9es ) ab/ract$ att5tion ! pretty little pictures ^u h] fan1 ! f9e/ %e ev] possess$4 ,a v piquant little head %e has1 ) h] long la%es & black eyes4 ,!n1 9 ! backgr\nd1 foll[ ! witnesses1 & fir/ ( all a "y lady 9 a swell+ silk dress ( ! brighte/ rose col\r4 ,beside h] is "o ( ! bridegroom's fri5ds 9 a cabbage-gre5 coat ) long flaps & a %9+ belt1 f :i* a gleam+ sabre hangs4 ,! :ole picture is a m>vell\s assemblage ( col\rs 9 :i* tones ( ,v5etian gl[ & /r5g?1 ! t5d] pe>ly gray belov$ ( ! ,japanese1 & a melt+ neutral br[n ea* sets (f ! o!r & gives a %imm]+ effect to ! entire mass4 ,=tuny 0 a gay ma/] ( "* & com$y z well z ( bric-a-brac4 ,/ill life he pa9t$ z no "o be=e or aft] him2 if ,*>d9 is ! ,velasquez ( vegetables1 ,=tuny is ! ,ross9i ( ! rococo2 su* lace-l filigrees1 fiorturi1 m>bles t are ( /one1 m5 & wom5 t are alive1 n ( m>ble 7l ,alma-,tadema's74 ,! artificiality ( 8 "w is pr9cipally 9 ! *oice ( a subject1 n 9 ! p]=mance4 ,h[ lum9\s & silky are 8 blacks may be not$ at ! ,metropolitan ,museum 9 8 portrait ( a ,spani% lady4 ,!re is no?+ ( ! petit-matre 9 ! s5sitive & adroit h&l+ ( values4 ,! r tri/e expression1 ! veil$ look ( ! eyes1 ! morbidezza ( ! fle% tones1 & ! g5]al s5se ( amplitude & grace give u a ,=tuny :o knew h[ to pa9t broadly4 ,! m obvi\s & da%+ side ( him is pres5t 9 ! ,arabian ,fantaisie ( ! ,v&]bilt ,gall]y4 ,x mu/ be rememb]$ t he sp5t "s "t copy+1 at ,madrid1 ,velasquez & ,goya1 & z ,camille ,mauclair en?usia/ically decl>es1 ^! copies are lit]al id5tifications4 ,!y are highly priz$ by ! ,m>quise ,c>cano 7:o own$ ! ,vic>ia71 ,madrazo1 & ! ,b>on ,davillieu--! la/ nam$ ! *ief critical au?ority on ,=tuny4 ,9 ! hi/ory ( ! arts !re are cases su* z ,=tuny's1 ( ,moz>t1 ,*op91 ,raphael1 & "s o!rs1 ^: precocity & prodigi\s p[]s ( production a/oni%$ _! contempor>ies4 ,=tuny1 ^: full "n 0 ,m>iano ,jos ,m>ia ,b]n>do ,=tuny y ,c>b1 0 born at ,reus1 a little t[n 9 ! prov9ce ( ,t>ragona1 ne> ,b>celona4 ,he 0 v poor1 & at ! age ( twelve an orphan4 ,8 gr&fa!r1 a c>p5t]1 w5t ) ! lad on foot ?r\gh ! t[ns ( ,catalonia exhibit+ a cab9et conta9+ wax figures pa9t$ by ,m>iano & p]haps modell$ by him4 ,he began c>v+ & daub+ at ! age ( five2 a regul> little f+]smi?1 8 h&s 7 nev] idle4 ,he secur$ by ! promise ( tal5t a p5sion ( =ty-two francs a mon? & w5t to ,b>celona to /udy at ! ,academy4 ,w9n+ ! prize ( ,rome 9 #aheg1 he w5t !re & copi$ old ma/]s until #ahfj1 :51 ! w> betwe5 ,spa9 & ,morocco break+ out1 he w5t to ,morocco on ,g5]al ,prim's /aff1 & = five or six mon?s 8 bra9 0 saturat$ ) ! wond]s ( ,ea/]n sunlight1 exotic hues1 begg>s1 gorge\s rugs1 snake-*>m]s1 ,arabs afoot or circl+ on horseback ) ! velocity ( birds1 fakirs1 all ! huge gli/5+ febrile life he 0 lat] to int]pret ) su* *>m & exactitude4 ,he return$ to ,rome4 ,he made a second trip to ,africa4 ,he return$ to ,spa94 ,b>celona gave him a p5sion ( a hundr$ & ?irty-two francs a mon?1 :i* am\nt 0 kept up lat] by ! ,duke de ,rianz>s until #ahfg4 ,he w5t to ,p>is 9 #ahff1 0 tak5 up by ! ,g\pils1 knew ,meissoni] & work$ occasionally ) ,grme4 ,8 rococo pictures1 8 ,ori5tal "w set ,p>is ablaze4 ,he m>ri$ ! daught] ( ! ,spani% pa9t] ,f$]igo ,madrazo1 & visit$ at ,madrid1 ,granada1 ,seville1 ,rome1 &1 9 #ahgd1 ,london4 ,he contract$ a p]nici\s fev] at ,rome & di$ !re1 ,novemb] #ba1 #ahgd1 at ! age ( ?irty-six4 ,8 fun]al 0 impos+1 _m celebrities ( ! _w ( art p>ticipat+4 ,he 0 buri$ 9 ! ,campo ,v>ano4 ,9 #ahff at ,rome he began et*+1 & 9 fifte5 mon?s f9i%$ a s]ies ( ma/]pieces4 ,8 l9e1 surpris+ly agile & s9u\s1 has ! f9esse ( ,goya--:om he resembl$ at c]ta9 po9ts4 ,he us$ aquat9t ) full k ( effects to be produc$1 & at times he recalls ,rembr&t 9 ! dep? ( 8 %ad[s4 ,8 fri5d ! pa9t] ,h5ri ,regnault despair$ 9 ! pres5ce ( su* v]satility1 su* spe$ & ease ( workman%ip4 ,he wrote3 ,! "t ,i sp5t ) ,=tuny is haunt+ me /ill4 ,:at a magnific5t fell[ he is6 ,he pa9ts ! mo/ m>vell\s ?+s1 & is ! ma/] ( u all4 ,i wi% ,i c\ld %[ y ! two or ?ree pictures he has 9 8 h& or 8 et*+s & wat]-col\rs4 ,!y inspir$ me ) a real disgu/ ( my own4 ,ah1 ,=tuny1 y spoil my sleep6 ,/&+ alo( f ! ideas & t5d5cies ( 8 times & n a sweep] ( ! *ords t /ir 9 human nature ! h]oic or ! pa!tic1 x is none ! less uncritical to rank ?is ,spani>d z a bra9less te*nician4 ,ev]y?+ is relative1 & ! scale on :i* ,=tuny work$ 0 z true a m$ium = ! exhibition ( 8 g5ius z a museum panorama4 ,let u n be misl$ by ! wor%ip ( ! elephant9e4 ,x is *>act]i/ic ( 8 temp]am5t t ! big battle piece he 0 commission$ by ! ,b>celona ,academy to pa9t 0 nev] f9i%$4 ,n e "o :o goes to ,rome does z ! ,romans d4 ,d[]$ by nature ) extraord9>y acuity ( vision1 ) a romantic1 passionate nature & a w ( /eel1 ,=tuny 0 b\nd to become a great pa9t]4 ,8 manual te*nique bord]$ on ! fabul\s2 he _h ! pa9t]'s h&1 z 8 fell[-c\ntryman ,pablo de ,s>asate _h ! born h& ( ! viol9i/4 ,t he sp5t ! brief ye>s ( 8 life 9 pa9t+ ! subjects he did is n a problem to be pos$1 =1 z ,h5ry ,james has said1 x is always dang]\s to *all5ge an arti/'s selection ( subject4 ,:y did ,goya conceive 8 ,capri*os8 ,! love ( decorative beauty 9 ,=tuny 0 n b$imm$ by criticism4 ,he _h ! lu/ ( eye :i* n ! treasures ( ,ormuz & ,ind1 or ivory1 apes1 & peacocks1 c\ld satisfy4 ,if he lov$ ! kaleidoscopic ,ea/1 he also knew 8 ,spa94 ,we h se5 at ! ,p5nsylvania ,academy ( ,f9e ,arts a t9y picture1 ! c\rt-y>d ( a ,spani% inn ?r\gh :i* passes a bl9d+ %aft ( sunlight1 :i* w\ld make envi\s ,seor ,sorolla4 ,=tuny has p]sonal *>m1 a quality usually miss+ n[adays1 = pa9t]s 9 _! desire to be tru?ful are tumbl+ head ov] heels into ! prosaic4 ,individuality is vani%+ 9 ! wa/es ( an ov]-anxi\s realism4 ,if ,=tuny is a d>+ virtuoso on "o or two /r+s1 8 palette is ev] en*ant+4 ,p]sonally he 0 a h&some man1 ) a di/+ui%$ head1 8 body broad & muscul> & capable ( endur+ fatigues t w\ld h kill$ mo/ pa9t]s4 ,alli$ to ?is p[]ful physique 0 a s$uctive s5sibility4 ,?is peasant-born pa9t] 0 an ari/ocrat ( art4 ,old ,"m ,nature is an implacable ironi/4 ,,sorolla ,y ,,ba/ida ,we might say ( ! ,spani% pa9t] ,joaqun ,sorolla y ,ba/ida t he 0 "o ( ^? :o came into ! _w ) a ray ( sun%9e 9 _! bra9s--alt]+ ! phrase ( ,villi]s de l',isle ,adam4 ,seor ,sorolla is also "o ( ! half-doz5 7are !re s _m87 great liv+ pa9t]s4 ,he belongs to ! l9e ( ,velasquez & ,goya1 & he seldom recalls ei!r4 ,"u ! auspices ( ! ,hispanic ,society ( ,am]ica !re 0 an exhibition ( 8 works 9 #aiji1 "s two hundr$ & fifty 9 all1 hung 9 ! museum ( ! society1 ,we/ #aef? ,/reet1 ne> ,broadway4 ,! livelie/ int]e/ 0 manife/$ by ! public & pr(essional p 9 ?is display4 ,^? :o saw ,sorolla's art at ! ,p>is ,exposition1 #aijj1 & at ! ,georges ,petit ,gall]y1 ,p>is1 a few ye>s ago ne$ n be rem9d$ ( 8 virile quality & ma/]ly bru%-"w4 ,"s art lov]s 9 ?is city are aw>e ( 8 ,sad ,inh]itance1 ! prop]ty ( ,mr4 ,john ,e4 ,b]w9d1 :i* has be5 hung 9 ! ,sunday-s*ool room ( ! ,asc5sion ,*ur*1 ,fif? ,av5ue & ,t5? ,/reet4 ,x is "o ( ! arti/'s few pictures 9 :i* he feels ! ,welts*m]z4 ,8 is a nature bubbl+ ov] ) heal? & happ9ess4 ,he is a ,val5cian1 0 born 9 #ahfc ( poor p>5ts1 & by reason ( 8 native g5ius & /ubborn w p[] he became :at he is--! pa9t] ( vibrat+ sun%9e )\t equal4 ,let !re be no m9c+ ( comp>isons 9 ?is ass]tion4 ,n ,turn]1 n ,monet pa9t$ s directly bl9d+ %afts ( sunlight z has ?is ,spani>d4 ,he is an impressioni/1 b n ( ! s*ool ( ,monet4 ,8 mann] is 8 own1 cunn+ly comp\nd$ z x is ( ! proce$s ( half a doz5 arti/s4 ,8 trip to ,rome result$ 9 no?+ b a l>ge eclectic canvas )\t individuality2 :at _h ?is pagan 9 common ) sa9ts or s9n]s6 ,he relates t 9 ,p>is ,ba/i5-,lepage & ,m5zel affect$ him pr(\ndly4 ,?is /atem5t is n to be contradict$2 nev]!less ,sorolla is ! ma/] ( ^? two ma/]s 9 8 prop] prov9ce ( ! portrayal ( outdoor life4 ,degas 0 too cruel :5 he call$ ,ba/i5 ! ,b\gu]eau ( ! mod]n movem5t2 ,ba/i5 academicis$ ,manet & o!r mod]ns4 ,he said no?+ new4 ,z = ,m5zel1 x w\ld be well "h to correct ! notion b&i$ ab\t t[n t he discov]$ impressionism be=e ! ,fr5*4 ,he did n4 ,he w5t to ,p>is 9 #ahfg4 ,meissoni] at fir/1 & lat] ,c\rbet1 influ5c$ him4 ,8 ,roll+ ,mill 0 pa9t$ 9 #ahgf4 ,x is v ,c\rbet4 ,! ,p>is ,exposition1 #ahfg1 picture %[s ! influ5ce ( ,monet--:o 0 9 ! ,salon ( #ahfd2 & ,monet 0 begat by ,b\d91 :o /emm$ f ,jongk9d2 & ,jongk9d /udi$ ) ,isabey2 & !y came f ,turn]1 idolat] ( ! ,sun4 ,rememb]1 too1 t ,corot & ,c\rbet call$ ,eugne ,b\d9 roi des ciels4 ,monet n only /udi$ ) him b op5ly admitt$ t he _h le>n$ ev]y?+ f him1 :ile ,b\d9 humbly rem>k$ t he _h b ent]$ ! door =c$ by ! ,dut*man ,jongk9d4 ,d\btless ,sorolla f\nd :at he 0 look+ = 9 ,ba/i51 ?\gh x w\ld be ne>] ! tru? to say t he /udi$ ! ,b>bizons & impressioni/s & took :at he ne$$ f !m all4 ,he is a temp]am5t impressionable to ! sun1 air1 trees1 *ildr51 wom51 m51 cattle1 l&scapes1 ! ocean4 ,su* swift1 vivid notation ( ! fluid life ab\t him is r>e2 x w\ld be photographic 7 x n ! p]sonal memor&a ( a select+ eye2 x w\ld be transitory impressionism 7 x n = a h& magical 9 its manipulation ( pigm5ts4 ,bra9 & bru% collaborate ) an in/antaneity t does n p]plex because ! result is s conv9c+4 ,we d n int5d to quote t mu/y fl[] ( rhetoric :i* 0 a fav\rite ) our gr&fa!rs4 ,x 0 ! fa%ion !n to say t ,nature--capitalis$--took ! bru% f ! h& ( ! pa9t]1 mean+ "s old duff] :o saw v>ni% in/ead ( cle> col\r1 & pa9t$ ! picture = him4 ,sorolla is receptive2 he does n attempt to impose ^u nature an arbitr>y patt]n1 b he sees nature ) 8 own eyes1 modifi$ by ! ?\s& subtle exp]i5ces 9 :i* he has /eep$ 8 bra94 ,he has ! tact ( omission v well develop$4 ,aft] ye>s ( lab\r he has a*iev$ a p]sonal vision4 ,x is s completely 8 t to copy x w\ld be to p]petrate a burlesque4 ,he employs ploys ! divisional ta*es ( ,monet1 spots1 cross-hat*+s1 big sabre-l /rokes la ,john ,s>g5t1 indulges 9 smoo? s9u\s silh\ettes1 or huge splot*es1 refulg5t pat*es1 explosions1 vibrat+ surfaces2 surfaces t are smoo? & oily surfaces1 z 9 8 wat]s1 t are exquisitely transluc5t4 ,y c't p9 him d[n to a p>ticul> =mula4 ,8 te*nique 9 o!r h&s w\ld be co>se1 cra%+1 brassy1 bald1 & too =tissimo4 ,x sometimes is all ^! disc\rag+ ?+s4 ,x is too (t5 defici5t 9 ! f9] modulations4 ,b he makes "o =get ?is by 8 entra91 s9c]ity1 & sympa?y ) 8 subject4 ,z a compos] he is less satisfactory2 x is ! fir/ impression or no?+ 9 8 art4 ,ap>t f 8 lusci\s1 tropical col\r1 he is a sob] n>rator ( facts4 ,ay1 b he is a big *ap1 ?is amiable little ,val5cian ) a big he>t & a h& t rea*es out & grabs d[n cl\ds1 skies1 scoops up ! sea1 & sets runn+1 wriggl+1 scream+ a joyful b& ( nak$ boys & girls ov] ! gold5 summ] s&s 9 a sort ( ec/atic symphony ( pan!ism4 ,h[ does he secure su* int5sity ( pit* 9 8 pa9t+ ( atmosph]e1 ( sun%9e8 ,by a conv5tion1 j z ! falsification ( %ad[s by r5d]+ !m d>k] ?an nature made ! necess>y contra/s 9 ! old =mula4 ,brightness 9 cle>-col\r$ %ad[s is ! key-note ( impressioni/ic op5-air effects4 ,w4,c4 ,br[nell--,fr5* ,art--puts x 9 ?is way3 ,take a l&scape ) a cl\dy sky1 :i* means diffus$ light 9 ! old s5se ( ! t]m1 & obs]ve ! effect ^u x ( a sudd5 bur/ ( sunlight4 ,:at is ! effect :]e consid]able portions ( ! sc5e are sudd5ly ?r[n into m>k$ %ad[1 z well z o!rs illum9at$ ) int5se light8 ,is ! absolute value ( ! p>ts 9 %ad[ l[]$ or rais$8 ,rais$1 ( c\rse1 by reflect$ light4 ,=m]ly1 to get ! contra/ betwe5 sunlight & %ad[ 9 prop] scale ! pa9t] w\ld h pa9t$ ! %ad[s d>k] ?an !y 7 be=e ! sun appe>$4 ,relatively !y are d>k]1 s9ce _! value1 ?\gh height5$1 is rais$ inf9itely less ?an ! p>ts 9 sunlight4 ,absolutely1 _! value is rais$ consid]ably4 ,if1 !re=e1 !y are pa9t$ light] ?an !y 7 be=e ! sun appe>$ !y 9 !mselves seem tru]4 ,! "p ( ,monet's pictures t is 9 %ad[ is measurably true1 f> tru] ?an x w\ld h be5 if pa9t$ "u ! old !ory ( correspond5ce1 & _h be5 unnaturally d>k5$ to express ! relation ( contra/ betwe5 %ad[ & sunlight4 ,l ,turn]1 ,monet =c$ ! col\r ( 8 %ad[s1 z ,mac,coll po9ts out1 & l ,monet1 ,sorolla =ces ! col\r ( 8 %ad[s--b :at a compell] ( beautiful %ad[s--=ces ! key to ! v v]ge ( ! lum9\s abyss4 ,seor ,b]uete1 ! ,velasquez exp]t1 tru?fully says ( ,sorolla's me?od3 ,8 canvases conta9 a great v>iety ( blues & violets1 balanc$ & juxtapos$ ) r$s & yell[s4 ,^!1 & ! skilful use ( :ite1 provide him ) a col\r s*eme ( great simplicity1 orig9ality1 & beauty4 ,!re are no non-transp>5t %ad[s1 & 8 h&l+ ( blacks reveals a s5sitive feel+ = values4 ,consid] t black-g[n$ portrait ( 8 wife4 ,8 und]ly+ /ructural s5se is nev] obscur$ by 8 fat1 fl[+ bru%4 ,x mu/ n be suppos$ t because ( ,sorolla's enorm\s brio 8 g5]al way ( entrapp+ nature is brutal4 ,he is mascul9e & absolutely free f ! neura/h5ic morbidezza ( 8 fell[-c\ntryman ,zuloaga4 7,& f> f atta9+ t pa9t]'s in*es z a psy*ologi/47 ,= ! del9eation ( moods nocturnal1 ( poetic melan*oly1 ( ! contemplative aspect ( life we mu/ n g to ,sorolla4 ,he is n a ?9k]4 ,he is ! pa9t] ( bright morn+s & brisk salt breezes4 ,he is half ,greek4 ,!re is ,w9ckelmann's ,heit]keit1 bli!ness1 9 8 gr\ps ( romp+ *ildr51 9 _! una%am$ b>e sk9s & nave attitudes4 ,boys on ,val5cian bea*es evid5tly believe 9 ,adamic undress4 ,nor d ! girls seem to c>e4 ,/ret*$ ^u 8 /oma* on ! bea*1 a y\?1 /raw-hatt$1 />es at ! spume ( ! roll]s4 ,8 companion is n s unconv5tionally dis>ray$1 & z %e has evid5tly n eat5 ( ! poison\s apple ( wisdom %e is free f emb>rassm5t4 ,balzac's two infants1 innoc5t ( _! sex1 c\ld n be less c>efree ?an ! ,sorolla *ildr54 ,h[ t5d]ly1 s5sitively1 he models ! h>dly nubile =ms ( maid5s4 ,! movem5t ( _! legs z !y race ! /r&1 _! da% into ! wat]1 or _! n]v\s paus+ at ! rim ( ! wet--"h is poetry = y1 ! poetry ( glori\s days 9 y\?-l&4 ,curi\sly en\gh 8 types are = ! mo/ "p m int]national ?an racial2 t is1 racial z are ,zuloaga's ,basque brig&s1 manolas1 & gipsies4 ,b only ?is8 ,c't he pa9t any?+ b massive ox5 wad+ to _! buttocks 9 ! sea2 or fi%] boats ) swell+ sails blott+ out ! horizon2 or a girl aft] a dip /&+1 z h] boyi% cavali] cov]s h] ) a robe--y see ! cle>1 p9k fle% ?r\gh h] g>b2 or vi/as ( fl[] g>d5s ) rogui% maid5s & c\rtly p>ks2 peasants h>ve/+1 work+ wom5 sort+ rais9s2 sailors m5d+ nets1 boys at rope-mak+--is all ?is great art8 ,:]e are ! poli%$ surfaces ( ! cultur$ /udio work]2 :]e ! bric-a-brac :i* we insep>ably connect ) pseudo-,spani% art8 ,y w n f9d any ( !m4 ,sorolla1 ) good r$ blood 9 8 ve9s1 ! blood ( a great1 misund]/ood race1 pa9ts :at he sees on ! top ( ,god's e>?4 ,he is n a book b a normal nature-lov]4 ,he is 9 love ) light1 & by 8 treatm5t ( relative values creates ! illusion ( sun-flood$ l&scapes4 ,he does n cry = ! sun1 z did ,oswald ,alv+2 x comes to him at ! beckon+ ( 8 bru%4 ,8 _m limitations are b ! defects ( 8 good qualities4 ,sorolla is sympa!tic4 ,he adores babies & delights 9 danc+4 ,8 babies are irresi/ible4 ,he c s\nd ! ,mitleid motive )\t a suspicion ( odi\s s5tim5tality4 ,:at *>m !re is 9 "s ( 8 t9y *ildr5 z !y lean _! heads on _! mo!rs6 ,!y fe> ! ocean1 yet are fasc9at$ by x4 ,ne> by is a "m & *ild 9 b$4 ,!y sleep4 ,! "r h& ( ! "m /ret*es1 in/9ctively1 t[>d ! infant4 ,x is ! sweet1 unconsci\s ge/ure ( millions ( mo!rs4 ,on "o f+] ( ! h& !re is j a h9t ( gold f a r+4 ,! values ( ! :ite c\nt]pane & ! contra/ ( d>k-br[n hair on ! pill[ are tru?fully express$4 ,"o "m & babe1 all mo!rs & babes1 are 9 ?is picture4 ,turn to t old rascal 9 a br[n cloak1 :o is ab\t to ta/e a glass ( w9e4 ,a snag gleams :ite 9 8 sly1 ?ir/y m\?4 ,! w9e ta/es f9e1 eh6 ,y recall ,goya4 ,z = ! boys swimm+1 ! s5sations ( d>t+ & weav+ ?r\gh velvety wat]s are produc$ z if by wiz>dry4 ,b y nev] ?9k ( ,sorolla's l9e1 = l9e1 col\r1 idea1 actuality are m]g$4 ,! transluc5ce ( ?is sea 9 :i* ! boys pla% & plunge is ano!r witness to ! v]isimilitude ( ,sorolla's vision4 ,boeckl9's l>ge canvas at ! new ,p9ako!k1 ,muni*1 is (t5 cit$ z a t\r de =ce ( wat] pa9t+4 ,we allude to ! m]maids & m]m5 play+ 9 ! tr\gh ( a gre5i% sea4 ,x is m]e prop]ty wat] :5 comp>$ to ,sorolla's closely obs]v$ & cle>ly reproduc$ waves4 ,rhy?m--t is ! prime secret ( 8 vitality4 ,8 portraiture1 :5 he is int]e/$ 9 8 sitt]s1 is excell5t4 ,b]uete is real1 s ,cossio1 ! au?or ( ! ,el ,greco biography2 s ! reali/ic noveli/ ,blanco ,ibaez2 b ! be/1 aft] ^? ( 81 ,sorolla's1 wife & *ildr51 is t ( ,frantz51 a photograph]1 9 ! act ( squeez+ ! bulb4 ,x is a frank *>act]isation4 ,! v>i\s royalties & high-born p]sons ^: c\nt]feit pres5tm5ts are accompli%$ ) su* g5u9e ef=t are int]e/+2 b ! he>t is miss+4 ,clev]ness !re is 9 ! portraits ( ,alphonse2 & 8 wife's gorge\s co/ume %\ld be ! envy ( our fa%ionable portrait manufactur]s4 ,x is "u ! skies t ,sorolla is at ease4 ,monet1 x mu/ n be =gott51 _h two ye>s' milit>y s]vice 9 ,morocco2 ,sorolla has always liv$1 saturat$ himself 9 ! rays ( a hot sun & pa9t$ b5ea? ! h>d blue dome ( ,spani% skies4 ,sorolla is a pa9t+ temp]am5t1 & ! fre%5+ breezes & sun%9e t emanate f 8 canvases %\ld drive away ! od\rs ( ! v>i\s *emical cook-%ops :i* are call$ /udios 9 our _w ( art4 ,"o _c speak too mu* ( ! l>ge-m9d$ & cultivat$ _s ( ,ar*] ,milton ,hunt+ton1 :o is ! projector & patron ( ! exhibitions at ! ,hispanic ,society ,museum4 ,sorolla y ,ba/ida1 ?r\gh ! invitation ( ,mr4 ,hunt+ton1 made ?is exhibition4 ,,ignacio ,,zuloaga ,we are no long] ) ,sorolla & 8 vibrat+ sun%9e on ,val5cian s&s1 or "u ! h>d blue dome ( ,san ,seba/ian2 ! two-score canvases on view 9 #aiji at ! ,hispanic ,museum 7 pa9t$ by a man ( pr(\nd] intellect1 ( equally s5sual b m re/ra9$ temp]am5t ?an ,sorolla2 above all1 by an arti/ ) diff]5t ideals--a reali/1 n an impressioni/1 ,ignacio ,zuloaga4 ,x w\ld n be ! entire tru? to say t 8 ma/]pieces 7 se52 sev]al notable pictures1 unhappily1 7 n2 b ! exhibition 0 f9ely repres5tative4 ,zuloaga %[$ u ! height & dep? ( 8 p[]s 9 at lea/ "o picture1 & ! long] y "k him ! m secrets he yields up4 ,9 ,p>is !y say ( ,sorolla t he pa9ts too fa/ & too mu*2 ( ,zuloaga t he is too lazy to pa9t4 ,half tru?s1 ^!4 ,! y\ng] man is m delib]ate 9 8 me?ods4 ,he composes m elaborately1 executes at a sl[] gait4 ,he res5ts ! imputation ( realism4 ,! fire & fury ( ,sorolla are n 81 b he selects1 weighs1 analyses1 recon/ructs--9 a ^w1 he composes & does n improvise4 ,he is1 nev]!less1 a reali/--a v]i/1 z he pref]s to be call$4 ,he is n cosmopolitan1 & ,sorolla is3 ! types ( boys & girls rac+ along ! bea*es ( wat]+ places :i* ,sorolla pa9ts are cosmopolitan4 ,passionate vivacity & ! bl9d+ sun%9e are n qualities t appeal to ,zuloaga4 ,he portrays d>ke/--let u r say gre5e/1 br[ne/ ,spa94 ,! ,basque 9 him is ! /ronge/ /ra94 ,he is arti/ically a l9eal desc5dant ( ,el ,greco1 ,velasquez1 ,goya2 & ! map ( 8 memory has be5 trav]s$ by ,manet4 ,he is m racial1 m truly ,spani%1 ?an any pa9t] s9ce ,goya4 ,he possesses ! g5ius ( place4 ,havelock ,ellis's book1 ,! ,s\l ( ,spa91 is an excell5t corrective = ! op]atic ,spa91 & ,george ,borr[ is equally s\nd despite 8 bigotry1 :ile ,gauti] is invaluable4 ,arsne ,alex&re 9 writ+ ( ,zuloaga acutely rem>ks ( ! ,spani% conspiracy 9 all[+ ! *ance t\ri/ only to scrat* ! soil ( ?is c\ntry too well kn[n b n en\gh explor$4 ,!re=e :5 face to face ) ! pictures ( ,zuloaga1 ) romantic notions ( a ,spa9 :]e ca/les gr[ 9 ! cl\ds & moon%9e on e bu%1 prep>e to be %ock$1 to be disappo9t$4 ,he w %[ y ! real ,spa9--! sun-soak$ soil1 ! lean1 %>p outl9es ( hills1 ! arid mead[s1 & ! swift1 d>k-gre5 riv]s4 ,he has pa9t$ cavali]s & dames ( fa%ion1 b 8 he>t is 9 ! common p4 ,he kn[s ! b\rgeois & he kn[s ! gipsy4 ,he has set =? ! pride ( ! vagabond & ! g>i% fasc9ations ( ! gitana4 ,s9ce ,goya1 y say1 & !n wond] :e!r x might n be wis] to add3 ,goya nev] _h s complicat$ a psy*ology4 ,a bett] craftsman ?an ,goya1 a m v>i$ col\ri/1 a m pati5t /ud5t ( ,velasquez1 ( life1 ?\gh )\t ,goya's inv5tion1 caprice1 satanism1 & f\gue4 ,zuloaga 0 n born poor1 b ) g5ius2 & g5ius always spells discont5t4 ,he w\ld n become an eng9e] & he w\ld pa9t4 ,8 family1 arti/s & artisans1 did n fav\r 8 b5t4 ,he visit$ ,italy1 almo/ />v$ 9 ,p>is1 & aft] he knew h[ to h&le 8 tools he />v$ = recognition4 ,x is only a few ye>s s9ce he exhibit$ ! portrait ( 8 uncle1 ,daniel ,zuloaga1 & 8 c\s9s4 ,x n[ hangs 9 ! ,luxemb\rg2 b ,madrid w\ld h none ( him2 a ,spani% jury reject$ him at ,p>is 9 #aijj1 & n possess+ ! means ( ,ed\>d ,manet he c\ld n hire a gall]y & %[ ! _w ! /uff t 0 9 him4 ,he did n sulk2 he pa9t$4 ,b>celona took him up2 ,p>is1 ! _w1 foll[$ suit4 ,to-day he is ri*1 fam\s1 & =ty4 ,he 0 born at ,eib>1 #ahgj1 9 ! ,basque prov9ce ( ,viscaya4 ,he is a collector ( r>e ta/e & has h\s$ 8 treasures 9 a gall]y at 8 bir?place4 ,he pa9ts *iefly at ,segovia1 9 an old *ur*1 ?\gh he w&]s ov] ,spa91 sometimes afoot1 sometimes 9 8 motor c>1 (t5 accompani$ by ,rod9 9 ! latt]1 & :]ev] he f9ds himself he is at home & pa9ts4 ,a bull-fight] 9 ! r+1 z 0 ,goya--p]haps ! leg5d /irr$ him to imitation--he is a heal?y a?lete4 ,8 vitality1 inde$1 is enorm\s1 ?\gh x does n manife/ itself 9 s dazzl+ a /yle z ,sorolla's4 ,! dem]its ( lit]>y comp>isons are obvi\s1 yet we d>e to ?9k ( ,sorolla & ,zuloaga z we %\ld ( ,?ophile ,gauti] & ,*>les ,baudelaire4 ,9 "o is ! cle> day flame ( imp]sonality2 ! o!r is all p]sonality1 giv5 to nocturnal moods1 to diabolism & p]v]sities1 cruelties & fi]ce voluptu\sness4 ,sorolla is pagan2 ,go?ic is ,zuloaga1 a ,go? ( mod]n ,spa94 ,he has m v>iety ?an ,sorolla1 m intellect4 ,! ,baudelairian /ra9 gr[s 9 8 "w2 x is unmi/akable4 ,! cr[ds t w5t to see ! heal?y art ( ,sorolla 7z if art _h any?+ 9 common ) pulse1 temp]ature1 & respiration7 did n l1 or inde$ und]/&1 _m ( ,zuloaga's magnific5t pictorial ideas4 ,he pa9ts 9 l>ge c\ps1 b 8 broad1 sla%+ planes are n impressioni/ic4 ,he swims 9 ! traditional ,spani% curr5t ) joy4 ,gre5 ) him is almo/ an obsession--a national symbol c]ta9ly4 ,8 gre5s1 br[ns1 blacks1 sc>lets are ri*1 sonor\s1 & magnetic4 ,he is a col\ri/4 ,he also is ma/] ( a re/ra9$ palette & c s\nd ! silv] grays ( ,velasquez4 ,8 tonalities are massive4 ,! ess5tial bigness ( 8 conceptions1 8 /ructural =ms1 are ! prop]ties ( an eye swift1 subtle1 & all-embrac+4 ,x seems an image t is at once solidly root$ 9 "m e>? & is z fluctuat+ z life4 ,no pa9t] to-day has a great] s5se ( "*1 except ,degas4 ,! ,fr5*man is ! sup]ior draughtsman1 b he is no m vital 9 8 int]pretation ( 8 ballet girls1 wa%]wom51 & grisettes ?an is ,zuloaga 9 8 del9eations ( peasants1 dw>fs1 dogs1 c\rtesans1 scamps1 zealots1 pilgrims1 begg>s1 drunk>ds1 & work+ girls4 ,:at v]ve1 :at grip1 :at b[els ( humanity has ?is ,spani>d6 ,a man1 n a pr(essor ( academic me?ods4 ,he has no s*ool1 & he is a s*ool 9 himself4 ,t ! m s]5e1 poetic aspects & read+s ( life h escap$ him is m]ely to say t he is n con/itut$ a contemplative philosoph]4 ,! s9i/] ske9 to be se5 9 "s ( 8 canvases does n argue ! exi/5ce ( a spiritual bias b is ! recognition ( evil 9 life4 ,x is n v pleasant1 nor is x reassur+1 b x is "p ( ! arti/1 root$ deep 9 8 ,spani% s\l along ) ! h>% irony & a cruel _s ( mock]y4 ,he refuses to foll[ ! ideals ( o!r m51 & he pa9ts a spade a spade2 at lea/ ! or*e/ration1 if brutal1 is n lascivi\s4 ,a cold1 imp>tial eye obs]ves & regi/]s ! corruption ( cities small & great & ! inf9itely worse immoralities ( ! op5 c\ntry4 ,sometimes ,zuloaga's comm5ts are witty1 sometimes pessimi/ic4 ,if he has /udi$ ,goya & ,manet1 he also kn[s ,flici5 ,rops4 ,! only picture 9 ! ,zuloaga exhibition t grazes ! bord]-l& ( ! unconv5tional is ,le ,vieux ,m>*eur4 ,x is z moral z ,hog>? & z bitt] z ,rops4 ,x recalls ! ,montm>tre days ( ! arti/ :5 he 0 acqua9t$ ) ,paul ,gaugu9 & ,t\l\se-,lautrec4 ,two wom5 are cross+ a bridge4 ,_! actuality is impress$ ^u ! ret9a 9 a m>vell\s ly def9ite way4 ,!y live1 !y move4 ,"o is g[n$ 9 dott$ gre51 ! o!r 9 black4 ,!re is a little l&scape ) wat] beyond ! iron rail+4 ,a v5]able m9otaur is 9 pursuit4 ,he we>s ev5+ clo!s1 an ov]coat is ?r[n across 8 left arm1 "u 8 "r he c>ries waggi%ly a cane4 ,8 :ite tie & hat ( sob] silk are 9 respectable contra/ ) 8 air ( fatu\sness--! ,m>quis ( ,/eyne en r\te2 ! dodd]+ h]o ( ,mansfield 9 ,a ,p>isian ,romance1 or ,b>on ,hulot4 ,! al]t expression ( ! girls1 :o appe> to be loit]+1 tells u m at a glance ?an a *apt] ( ,flaub]t1 ,zola1 or ,de ,maupassant4 ,is x necess>y to add t ! h&l+ takes y\r brea? away because ( its consummate ease & its realisation ( ! effects s\ght8 ,note ! :ite ( ! old p>ty's spats1 e*o$ by ! bit ( /ock+ %[+ a l[ %oe worn by "o ( ! girls2 note ! values ( ! blacks 9 ! hat1 coat1 tr\s]s1 %oe tips ( ! man4 ,! v unpleasantness ( ! !me is =gott5 9 ! supreme art ( its pres5tation4 ,m4 ,alex&re1 ! ,fr5* critic1 may argue valiantly t ,zuloaga mu/ n be comp>$ ) ,goya1 t _! me?ods & !mes are dissimil>4 ,true1 b ^? wit*es 7,les ,sorcires de ,san ,millan7 are 9 ! key ( ,goya1 n mann]1 b subject-matt]--a hide\s crew4 ,at once y ?9k ( ! ,capri*os ( ,goya4 ,! hag ) ! di/aff1 ^: head is pa9t$ ) a fidelity wor?y ( ,holbe92 ! monkey pr(ile ( ! wit* cr\*+ ne> ! lant]n1 t repulsive creature 9 spectacles--,goya spectacles2 ! patt]n hasn't v>i$ s9ce 8 days--^! ladies & _! companions1 especially t anonym\s "o 9 a hood1 c\pl$ ) ! desp]ate dre>9ess ( ! backgr\nd1 a c\ntry dry & h>d z a volcanic c9d]1 make a =midable ensemble4 ,zuloaga relates t ! beldames scree*$ & f\ght 9 8 /udio :5 he pos$ !m4 ,y exclaim :ile look+ at !m3 ,h[ n[1 y secret black & midnight hags6 ,hell hov]s h>d by2 ea* wit* ( ! unholy trio has ! evil eye4 ,z a pa9t] ( dw>fs ,zuloaga has n be5 surpass$ by any "o b ,velasquez4 ,8 ,gregorio1 ! mon/] ) ! huge head1 ! sick5+1 livid1 globul> eye1 ! comical pose--y exclaim3 ,:at a bru%6 ,! picture palpitates ) reality1 an ugly reality1 = ! tall old c\ple are n prepossess+4 ,! topography ( ! c\ntry is m9utely obs]v$4 ,b ?is pa9t] does n wreak himself 9 ugl9ess or morbidities2 he is s+ul>ly happy 9 cat*+ ! attitudes & ge/ures ( ! peasants z !y return f ! v9tage2 ( picadors1 matadors1 *ulos1 9 ! r+ or l\ng+1 smok+1 await+ ! signal4 ,! l>ge & celebrat$ family gr\p ( ! matador ,gallito--:i* is to rema9 p]man5tly 9 ! ,hispanic ,society's museum--is a sup]b exempl> ( ! syn!tic & rhy?mic art ( ! ,spani>d4 ,ea* "* is seiz$ & r5d]$4 ,! /rong silh\ettes melt into a h>moni\s arabesque2 ! tonal gamut is n]v\s1 /rong1 fi]y2 ! dull gold backgr\nd is a foil = ! scale ( col\r notes4 ,x is a /rik+ picture4 ,v /rik+1 too1 is ! portrait ( ,breval z ,c>m51 ?\gh x is ! lea/ ,spani% picture 9 ! collection2 ,breval is pictur$ on ! /age1 ! lights f bel[ play+ ov] h] features4 ,! problem is solv$1 z ,besn>d or ,degas has solv$ x1 successfully1 b 9 purely p]sonal mann]4 ,x is ! picture 9 ! ,metropolitan ,museum t is b\nd to attract att5tion1 z x is a te*nical triumph2 b x is n v *>act]i/ic4 ,we saw d>k-ey$1 graceful manolas on balconies--?is truly ,spani% motive 9 art1 z ,spani% z is ! ,madonna ,italian--ov] :i* are ?r[n gorge\s %awls1 smil+1 flirt+2 ) languor\s eyes & provocative fans1 !y sit ensconc$ z !y sat 9 ,goya's "t & c5turies be=e ,goya1 ! ,et]nal ,fem99e ( ,spa94 ,zuloaga is h] late/ int]pret]4 ,isn't ,c&ida delici\s 9 gre51 ) black head-dress ( lace--isn't %e bewit*+8 ,h] /ock+s are gre54 ,! wall is a mo/ miracul\s adumbration ( gre54 ,across ! room is ano!r ag5t ( disquiet 9 ,nile gre51 ,m]c$es by "n4 ,h] aquil9e nose1 black eyes1 & ! fl[]s %e we>s at ! side ( h] head bewild]2 ! sky1 cl\ds1 & l&scape are all v lovely4 ,?is is a s+ul>ly limpid1 loose1 fl[+ picture4 ,x has ! pa9t quality sometimes miss+ 9 ! bold1 fat mass+ ( ! ,zuloaga col\r *ords4 ,! ,montm>tre ,caf conc]t s+] is a /]l+ specim5 ( ,zuloaga's portraiture4 ,he is unconv5tional 9 8 poses2 he w jam a figure aga9/ ! "r side ( ! frame 7z 9 ! portrait ( ,m>! ,mor9eau7 or /& a "y lady beside an ornam5tal iron gate 9 an op5 p>k 7n a rem>kable portrait1 b "o t pleases ! ladies because ( ! textures74 ,! head ( ! old actor capitally sugge/s ! ,spani% mumm]4 ,& ! pa9t]'s c\s91 ,esp]anza6 ,:at c\s9s he boa/s6 ,we recall ,! ,?ree ,c\s9s1 ) its laugh+ trio & ! ri* col\r s*eme4 ,our recollection1 too1 ( ,! ,piquant ,retort1 & its br[n & sc>let h>monies2 ( ! ,prom5ade ,aft] ! ,bull-fight1 :i* has ! classical balance & spac$ *>m ( ,velasquez2 & t />tl+ ,/reet ( ,love ov]balances any picture except "o 9 ?is exhibition1 & t is ,! ,bull-fight]'s ,family4 ,! measur+ eye ( ,zuloaga1 8 trem5d\s vitality1 8 %>p1 sup]b transf]5ce to canvas ( ! life he has elect$ to repres5t & int]pret are at fir/ sight dazzl+4 ,! p]=mance is s supreme--rememb]1 n 9 a niggl+1 te*nical s5se--a half-doz5 m5 beat him at m]e pyrote*nics & lace fioritura--t 8 limitations1 v m>k$ 9 8 case1 are ov]look$4 ,y h drunk a he>ty ,spani% w9e2 oil to ! ?roat1 confusion to ! s5ses4 ,y d n at fir/ miss ! s\l2 x is n includ$ 9 ! categories ( ,seor ,zuloaga4 ,zuloaga1 l 8 contempor>y f>!r nor?1 ,&]s ,zorn1 is a man z well z a pa9t]2 ! conjunction is n too frequ5t4 ,! gr& mann] is surely 84 ,he has ! modulatory s5se1 & ,*ri/ian ,br9ton notes 8 sonor\s acid effects4 ,he pa9ts begg>s1 dw>fs1 "w-girls1 noblem51 b&its1 dogs1 horses1 lovely wom51 gitanas1 indol5t ,c>m5s2 b real1 n ! pa/ebo>d & foot-lights v>iety ( ,m]ime & ,bizet4 ,zuloaga's ,spa9 is n a second-h& ,italy1 l t ( s _m ,spani% pa9t]s4 ,x is n all bric-a-brac & moonlight & *ivalric t9pot helmets4 ,x is ! real ,spa9 ( to-day1 ! ,spa9 t has at la/ awak5$ to ! light ( ! tw5tie? c5tury aft] sleep+ s long1 aft] sleep+1 not)/&+ ! desp]ate nudg+ x 0 giv5 a c5tury ago by ! reali/ ,goya4 ,n[1 ,zuloaga is n only /epp+ on 8 c\ntry's toes1 b he is record+ ! impressions he makes4 ,he1 too1 is a reali/1 a reali/ ) su* magic 9 8 bru% t x w\ld make u =give him if he pa9t$ ! od\r ( g>lic4 ,h y se5 8 ,spani% ,danc]s8 ,n ! dramatic ,c>m5cita ( ,s>g5t1 b ! creature z %e is1 ) h] simian ge/ures1 h] insol5ce1 h] vulg>ity1 h] tee?--& ! %rill sc>let ( ! b>e gum above ! gleam+ :ite1 ,8 /reet sc5es are a transcript ( ! actual facts1 & inextricably wov5 ) ! facts is a s5se ( ! /range beauty ( !m all4 ,8 w9e h>ve/]s1 v5d]s ( sacr$ images1 or t fasc9at+ canvas ,my ,?ree ,c\s9s--be=e ^!1 also be=e ! ,prom5ade ,aft] ! ,bull-fight1 y realise t by "s miracle ( nature ! int5sity ( ,goya & 8 s5se ( life1 ! *>m ( ,velasquez & 8 sob] dignity are recall$ by ! pa9t+ ( a "y ,spani% arti/ :o a decade ago 0 unkn[n4 ,nor is ,zuloaga an eclectic4 ,8 =ce & individuality are too pat5t = u to ent]ta9 su* a h]esy4 ,a glance at ,jacques-,emile ,blan*e's portrait ( ! ,spani% pa9t] expla9s o!r ?+s4 ,!re is ! physique ( a man :o c "w _m h\rs a day be=e an easel2 !re are ! p5etrat+ eyes ( an obs]v]1 spy+ eyes1 slightly cruel2 ! head is an intellectual "o1 ! g5]al con=mation ( ! face h>moni\s & h&some4 ,! body is t ( an a?lete1 b n ( ! bull-neck$ sort we see 9 ,goya4 ,! temp]am5t sugge/$ is impetu\s1 controll$ by a /rong w2 x has be5 f9$ d[n by /udy & ! en=c$ r5unciations ( pov]ty-haunt$ y\?4 ,above all1 !re is race2 race 9 ! pr\d1 resolute be>+1 race 9 ! l>ge1 firm1 supple1 & n]v\s h&s4 ,inde$1 ! "w ( ,zuloaga is all race4 ,he is ! mo/ ,spani% pa9t] s9ce ,goya4 ,,ix4 ,,*>d9 ,zola1 z report$ by ,george ,moore1 said ( ,degas3 ,i _c accept a man :o %uts himself up all 8 life to draw a ballet girl z rank+ co-equal 9 dignity & p[] ) ,flaub]t1 ,daudet1 & ,gonc\rt4 ,?is rem>k gives u ! cue = ,zola's critical end[m5t2 despite 8 assev]ations 8 naturalism 0 only sk9 deep4 ,he1 too1 0 sway$ by 8 lit]>y notions conc]n+ ! importance ( ! subject4 ,9 pa9t+ ! !me may c\nt = little & yet a great picture result2 9 ,zola's field !re mu/ be an appreciable subject1 else no fiction4 ,b :at cant x is to talk ab\t dignity4 ,zola admits +ra9$ romanticism4 ,he w\ld n see1 = in/ance1 t ! ,degas ballet girls are on ! same plane z ! ,+res odalisques2 t a /ill-life by ,*>d9 outweighs a big canvas by ,david2 & x mu/ be admitt$ t ! _w is on ! side ( ,zola4 ,! h]esy ( ! subject w nev] be /amp$ out1 ! pa9t$ anecdote w always w9 ! eye ( ! easily satisfi$ majority4 ,x may be rememb]$ t ! great ,spani>d began 8 appr5tice%ip to art by copy+ /ill-life1 :i* he did 9 a sup]lative mann]2 8 ,bodegones1 or kit*5 pieces1 te/ify to ?is4 ,*>d91 :o l$ z labori\s an exi/5ce z ,degas1 %utt+ himself away f ! _w1 /udi$ surfaces ) an int5sity t ,zola1 ! apo/le ( realism1 w\ld h misund]/ood4 ,lat] ! ,fr5* pa9t] devot$ himself ) equal success to g5re & figure subjects2 b = him !re 0 no su* category z /ill-life4 ,ev]y?+ ( sub/ance1 %ape1 weight1 & col\r is alive = ! eye t obs]ves1 &1 except ,velasquez1 ,v]me]1 & a few o!rs1 no man 0 end[$ ) ! eye ( ,jean ,bapti/e ,simon ,*>d91 an eye microscopic 9 int5sity & t saw ! beautiful 9 ! homely4 ,edmond ,pilon has publi%$ a compreh5sive little monograph 9 ! s]ies ,les ,matres de ,l',art4 ,m4 ,pilon is z sympa!tic z he is j 9 8 critical e/imates ( ! man & 8 "w4 ,!re is n mu* to relate ( ! quotidian life ( ! arti/4 ,8 0 n a romantic or a graceful figure among 8 contempor>ies1 ! pa/elli/ ,la ,t\r1 ,fragon>d1 & ! re/1 nor _h 8 p]sonality a jot ( ! my/]i\s melan*oly ( ,watteau4 ,8 arti/ic ance/ry 0 ,dut*2 9 ! foot/eps ( ,de ,hoo*1 ! y\ng] ,t5i]s1 ,v]me]1 ,t]burg1 ,kalf1 he trod1 r plodd$1 produc+ miracles ( light1 col\r1 f9i%4 ,a long pati5ce 8 c>e]1 he nev] indulg$ 9 brilliancy = ! m]e sake ( brilliancy2 nev]!less he 0 an amaz+ virtuoso ( ! bru%4 ,he 0 born 9 ! ,rue de ,se9e1 ,p>is1 ,novemb] #b1afii4 ,8 fa!r1 ,jean ,*>d91 a jo9]1 0 a man ( arti/ic in/9ct ^: furniture & m>quetrie 7 admir$ & 9 dem&4 ,! lad began 8 tuition "u ,cazes1 b soon w5t to ! ateli] ( ,coypel4 ,lat] he work$ "u ! eye ( ,c>le ,vanloo 9 ! re/oration ( ! l>ge gall]y at ,fonta9ebleau4 ,8 pa9t+ ( a b>b]-*irurgeon's sign drew ^u him ! notice ( sev]al arti/s ( influ5ce & he became a memb] ( ! ,academy ( ,/4 ,luc4 ,:5 he exhibit$ = ! fir/ "t 9 public1 9 ! ,place ,dauph9e1 #agbh1 ,watteau _h be5 dead sev5 ye>s2 ,coypel1 ,allegra91 ,vanloo1 ,troy1 & ! imitators ( ! pomp\s art ( ,le ,brun 7 ! vogue4 ,col\r _h become a conv5tional ab/raction2 design1 ( ! mo/ artificial sort1 ! prime requisite = a s\nd+ reputation4 ,! unobtrusive art ( ,*>d91 :o w5t to nature n to books = 8 inspiration1 0 n appreciat$4 ,he 0 consid]$ a belat$ ,dut*man1 ?\gh 8 sup]ior k ( values ought to h prov$ him some?+ else4 ,did]ot1 alone among ! critics ( 8 epo*1 salut$ him 9 company ) ! great ,buffon z a man :om nature _h tak5 into h] confid5ce4 ,9 #agbh he 0 receiv$ at ! ,academy z pa9t] ( fruit & fl[]s4 ,he m>ri$ 8 fir/ wife1 ,m>gu]ite ,sa9tan1 9 #agca1 & 8 son1 ,j4,b4 ,*>d91 0 born ! same ye>4 ,9 #agce he lo/ 8 wife & infant daught]1 & ! d\ble bl[ drove him into retirem5t1 b he expos$ 8 pictures f "t to "t4 ,he 0 made c\nsellor ( ! ,academy 9 #agdc1 & 9 #agdd m>ri$ ! second "t1 a wid[1 ,franoise ,m>gu]ite ,p\get by "n4 ,?is 0 a happy m>riage2 ,madame ,*>d91 a s5sible1 good-temp]$ b\rgeoise1 regulat$ ! h\sehold acc\nts1 & br\ght ord] & peace into ! life ( ! lonely arti/4 ,h]eaft] he pa9t$ )\t int]ruptions4 ,he receiv$ f ! k+ a p5sion ( five hundr$ francs1 8 son obta9$ ! prix de ,rome = a m]itori\s canvas1 & if he _h _h 8 fa!r's /able temp]am5t he w\ld h end$ an admirable arti/4 ,b he 0 reckless1 & di$ at ,v5ice 9 a my/]i\s mann]1 dr[n$ 9 a canal1 :e!r by murd] or suicide no "o knew4 ,*>d9 nev] recov]$ 8 spirits aft] ?is %ock4 ,! k+ (f]$ him lodg+ 9 ! gall]y ( ! ,l\vre 7,logem5t ,no4 #ab74 ,?is 0 accept$1 z mu* z he dislik$ leav+ 8 com=table little h\se 9 ! ,rue ,pr9cesse4 ,z he ag$ he suff]$ f v>i\s ailm5ts & 8 eyes began to give him tr\ble2 !n x 0 he took up pa/els4 ,decemb] #f1 #aggi1 he di$1 8 wife surviv+ him until #agia4 ,he 0 a man ( %ort /ature1 broad-%\ld]$ & muscul>4 ,lik$ by 8 fri5ds & colleagues = 8 frankness1 !re 0 a salt sav\r 9 8 =?right spee*--he nev] le>n$ to play ! c\rti]4 ,8 mann]s 7 n poli%$1 a c]ta9 ru/icity clung to him always1 b 8 hone/y 0 appreciat$ & he held positions ( tru/4 ,affectionate1 sl[--) ! ,dut* sl[ness prais$ by ,rod9--& t5aci\s1 he set out to conqu] a small corn] 9 ! k+dom ( art1 & to-day he is fir/ among ! ,little ,ma/]s4 ,?is too conv5i5t appellation mu/ n class him ) su* myopic m9iaturi/s z ,meissoni]4 ,!re are bread? ( /yle1 ri* humanity1 l>g5ess ( feel+1 ap>t f 8 rem>kable te*nique1 t place him 9 ! company ( fam\s portrait pa9t]s4 ,he does n possess :at are call$ g5]al ideas2 he s\nds no tragic *ords2 he has no spoor ( poetry1 b he sees ! ext]ior _w /eadily2 he is nev] obvi\s1 & he is a sympa!tic int]pret] 9 ! dome/ic doma9 & ( "*4 ,8 palette is z ari/ocratic z t ( ,velasquez3 ! music he makes1 l t ( ! /r+ qu>tet1 bord]s on p]fection4 ,at 8 db he s und]valu$ 8 "w t ,vanloo1 aft] reproa*+ ! y\? = 8 mode/y1 paid him d\ble = a picture4 ,ano!r "t he gave a /ill-life to a fri5d 9 ex*ange = a wai/coat ^: fl[]y patt]n appeal$ to him4 ,8 pictures did n fet* fair prices dur+ 8 lifetime2 aft] m ?an half a c5tury ( h>d "w he left little = 8 wid[4 ,nor 9 ! ye>s imm$iately subsequ5t to t ( 8 dea? did values advance mu*4 ,! engrav] ,wille b\ght a /ill-life = ?irty-six livres1 a picture t to-day w\ld sell = ?\s&s ( doll>s4 ,at ! beg9n+ ( ! la/ c5tury1 9 #ahaj1 :5 ,david 0 rul] ( ! arts 9 ,p>is1 ! two ma/]pieces 9 pa/el1 n[ 9 ! ,l\vre1 ! portraits ( ,*>d9 aux besicles1 & ! portrait ( ,m>gu]ite ,p\get1 8 second sp\se1 c\ld h be5 b\ght = tw5ty-f\r francs4 ,9 #ahfg at ! ,lap]li] sale ! ,p\rvoyeuse 0 sold = f\r ?\s& & fifty francs to ! ,l\vre1 & =ty ye>s lat] ! ,l\vre gave ?ree hundr$ & fifty ?\s& francs to ,madame ,emile ,trp>d = ,le ,jeune ,homme au ,violon & l',enfant au ,toton4 ,did]ot truly prophesi$ t ! h\r ( rep>ation w\ld come4 ,he is a ma/] ( discreet tonalities & a draughtsman ( ! fir/ ord]4 ,8 light+1 m diffus$ ?an ,rembr&t's1 is ! *ief actor 9 8 sc5e4 ,) x he accompli%es magical effects1 ) x he makes beautiful copp] caldrons1 humble vegetables1 leeks1 c>rots1 potatoes1 onions1 %9+ r\nds ( beef1 h>es1 & fi% become eloqu5t witnesses to ! fact t !re is no?+ dead or ugly 9 nature if ! vision t int]prets is arti/ic4 ,x is said t no "o ev] saw ,*>d9 at "w 9 8 ateli]1 b 8 me?od1 8 facture has be5 f]ret$ out ?\gh nev] excell$4 ,he employs ! division ( tones1 8 c\*es are fat & 8 col\r is laid on lusci\sly4 ,8 col\r is nev] hot2 coolness ( tone is 8 *ief allurem5t4 ,greuze1 pass+ "o ( 8 canvases at an exhibition1 a long "t reg>d$ x & w5t away1 heav+ a sigh ( envy4 ,! frivol\s ,frago1 :o /udi$ ) ,*>d9 = a brief p]iod1 ev5 ?\gh he left him = ,b\*]1 admir$ 8 =m] ma/] )\t und]/&+ him4 ,decamps lat] exclaim$ 9 ! ,l\vre3 ,! :ites ( ,*>d96 ,i don't "k h[ to recapture !m4 ,he might h add$ ! silv]y grays4 ,m4 ,pilon rem>ks t z 9 ! case ( ,v]me] ! secret ( ,*>d9 tones has nev] be5 surpris$4 ,! ,fr5* pa9t] knew ! art ( modulation1 :ile 8 transitions are bold2 he envelop$ 8 objects 9 atmosph]e & gave 8 %ad[s a due %>e ( lum9osity4 ,he plac$ 8 col\rs s t at times 8 "w resembles mosaic or tape/ry4 ,he knew a c5tury be=e ! mod]n impressioni/s ! knack ( juxtaposition1 ( opposition1 ( tonal division2 8 sci5ce 0 pr(\nd4 ,he mu/ h /udi$ ,watteau & ! ,dut*m5 closely4 ,did]ot 0 amaz$ to f9d t 8 surpass+ :ites 7 nei!r black nor :ite1 b a neut]--b by a subtle transposition ( tones look$ :ite4 ,*>d9 work$ f an accumulation ( notes1 b !re are few sket*es ( 8 9 exi/5ce1 a sangu9e or two4 ,! paucity ( ! ,velasquez sket*es has piqu$ criticism4 ,l ,velasquez1 ,*>d9 0 ( a reflective temp]am5t1 a sl[ workman & a pati5t corrector4 ,! intimate *>m ( ! ,*>d9 int]iors is n equall$ ev5 9 ! ,v]me] canvases4 ,at ! ,l\vre1 :i* conta9s at lea/ ?irty ( ! ma/]pieces1 consid] ! sweetness ( ,le ,b5$icite1 or ! ?ree pa/els1 & !n turn to ! fruits1 fl[]s1 kit*5 ut5sils1 game1 or to ,la ,raie ,ouv]te1 t magnific5t portrait ( a skatefi%1 ) its cat slyly /eal+ ov] op5$ oy/]s1 ! table-clo? ( su* vraisemblance t ! knife balanc$ on ! edge seems to lie 9 a crease4 ,:at bulk1 :at de/9y1 :at *atoyant tones6 ,"h are qualities ( pa9t & vision pictorial1 vision t has nev] be5 approa*$2 pa9t )\t rhetoric1 pa9t s9c]e1 & ! expression 9 t]ms ( beautiful pa9t ( natural tru?s4 ,9 ,*>d9's case--by him ! relativity ( mundane ?+s 0 accept$ ) philosophic phlegm--an onion 0 m important ?an an angel1 a copp] /ew-pan z ?rill+ z an epic4 ,& !n ! humanity ( 8 y\? hold+ a fiddle & b[1 ! exquisite textures ( sk9 & hair1 & ! glance ( ! eyes4 ,y believe ! /ory told ( 8 advice to 8 confrre3 ,pa9t ) s5tim5t4 ,b he mix$ 8 s5tim5t ) lovely col\rs1 he is "o ( ! *ief glories ( ,france z a col\ri/4 ,x4 ,,black ,,& ,,:ite4 ,i ,"s ,fr5*man has call$ ! !atre a book rev]s$4 ,x is a happy epigram4 ,by a simil> analogy ! engrav+ or mezzot9t might be describ$ z a rev]s$ picture4 ,& ) /ill m propriety black & :ite reproductions may be comp>$ to ! pian(orte 9 ! h&s ( a skilful arti/4 ,! pian(orte c int]pret 9 cool] tones or*e/ral scores4 ,x gives 9 its all-=mal sev]ity ! l9e2 ! col\r is only sugge/$4 ,b su* is ! t5d5cy ( mod]n music t[>d pa9t+ t ! success ( a pian(orte virtuoso to-day dep5ds ^u 8 ability to ar\se )9 8 li/5]s' imag9ation ! idea ( col\r--9 reality1 ! emotional elem5t4 ,! engrav] evokes col\r by 8 cunn+ int]play ( l9e & cross hat*+2 ! mezzot9t] by 8 disposition ( d>k masses & :ite spaces4 ,inde$1 ! mezzot9t by reason ( its w>m1 m sympa!tic1 & ductile m$ium has always seem$ m col\rful 9 8 plates ?an ! mo/ labori\sly execut$ /eel engrav+s4 ,9 ?is s5se ! scrap] beats ! bur91 :ile ! et*]1 especially if he be a pa9t]1 atta9s a m p]sonal vision ?an ei!r "o ( ^! processes4 ,! /one 0 made = ! my/ics1 say ! ,p5nells4 ,! revival ( li?ography by contempor>y arti/s ( fame is v welcome4 ,above all1 ! appeal ( engrav+1 mezzot9t1 & et*+ is to ! ref9$4 ,x is an art ( a peculi>ly intimate "*4 ,j z "s pref] ! exquisite tonal purity & f9i%$ p]=mances ( ! ,kneisel ,/r+ ,qu>tet to ! bl>e & ?und] ( ! ,philh>monic ,society2 j z "s enjoy 9 sil5ce beautiful prose m ?an our crude drama1 s ! lov]s ( black & :ite may feel !mselves a di/9ctive class4 ,!y h at _! elb[ dispos$ 9 portfolios or spac$ on walls ! eloqu5t portraiture1 ! _w's ma/]pieces1 m>9e views1 & l&scapes4 ,!re is no bett] way to /udy pa9t+ hi/orically ?an 9 ! cab9et ( an engrav+ collector4 ,fur!rmore1 dive/$ ( bad or m$iocre pa9t--_m fam\s pictures by fam\s names are m]e c>toons1 ! pa9t peel$ or peel+ (f--! /ud5t & amateur p5etrates to ! v m>r[ ( ! pa9t]'s conception1 to ! v skeleton ( 8 te*nical me?ods4 ,,piranesi ,i ,battlem5ts t on _! re/less fronts bore />s is a l9e f ,wordswor? t ,?omas de ,qu9cey approv+ly quotes 9 reg>d to 8 opium-induc$ ar*itectural dreams1 &1 aptly en\gh1 imm$iately aft] a page devot$ to ,piranesi1 ! et*]1 ar*itect1 & vision>y4 ,y may f9d ?is page 9 ,! ,confessions ( an ,engli% ,opium ,eat]1 t book ( t]ror1 beauty1 my/ification1 & fudge 7,de ,qu9cey delud$ himself q z mu* z 8 read]s 9 ?is autobiography1 :i*1 l ! confessions ( mo/ di/+ui%$ m51 mu/ n be tak5 too lit]ally73 ,_m ye>s ago1 he wrote1 :5 ,i 0 look+ ov] ,piranesi's ,antiquities ( ,rome1 ,mr4 ,col]idge1 :o 0 /&+ by1 describ$ to me a set ( plates by t arti/1 call$ 8 ,dreams1 :i* record ! sc5]y ( 8 own s\l dur+ ! delirium ( a fev]4 ,"s ( !m 7describ$ only f memory ( ,mr4 ,col]idge's acc\nt7 repres5t$ va/ ,go?ic halls1 on ! floor ( :i* /ood all sorts ( eng9es & ma*9]y expressive ( enorm\s p[] put =? & resi/ance ov]come4 ,creep+ along ! sides ( ! walls1 y p]ceiv$ a /aircase1 & ^u x1 grop+ 8 way upw>d1 0 ,piranesi himself4 ,foll[ ! /airs a little f>!r & y p]ceive x to come to a sudd51 abrupt t]m9ation1 )\t any balu/rade1 & all[+ no /ep onw>d to him :o _h rea*$ ! extremity1 except into ! dep?s bel[4 ,:atev] is to become ( poor ,piranesi8 ,y suppose1 at lea/1 t 8 lab\rs mu/ 9 "s way t]m9ate "h4 ,b raise y\r eyes1 & behold a second flight ( /airs /ill high]1 on :i* aga9 ,piranesi is p]ceiv$1 by ?is "t /&+ on ! v br9k ( ! abyss4 ,aga9 elevate y\r eyes1 & a /ill m a]ial flight ( /airs is beheld1 & aga9 is poor ,piranesi on 8 aspir+ lab\rs1 & s on1 until ! unf9i%$ /airs & ,piranesi bo? are lo/ 9 ! upp] gloom ( ! hall4 ,?is plate 0 evid5tly "o ( ! ,c>c]i set--sixte5 9 all--:i* ! et*] improvis$ aft] "s sev]e c]ebral malady4 ,:at w\ld we n give to h he>d ! poet ( ,kubla ,khan describ+ ! fanta/ic visions ( ! ,v5etian arti/ to ! ,engli% opium eat]6 ,! eloqu5ce ( ! prose passage we h transcrib$ has 9 x "s fa9t e*oes ( ,col]idge's gold5 rumble4 ,t ^! two m5 appreciat$ ! ,italian is some?+2 p]haps !y saw *iefly 9 8 "w its fanta/ic side4 ,!re 0 no san] craftsman ?an ,piranesi ap>t f c]ta9 ( 8 plates2 no m solid con/ruction 9 a pr9t c be %[n ?an 8 v>i\s int]pretations ( ! classic ru9s ( ,rome1 ! temples at ,p/um4 ,he 0 a great engrav] & et*] ^: passion 0 ! antique4 ,he delib]ately )drew f all comm]ce ) ! ideas & art ( 8 own times4 ,he lov$ ar*itecture = ar*itecture's sake2 n z a decoration1 n z a backgr\nd = humanity1 b z some?+ p]sonal4 ,x 0 = him :at ! human face 0 = ,rembr&t & ,velasquez4 ,t he 0 call$ ! ,rembr&t ( ,ar*itecture is b ano!r te/imony to ! impression he made ^u 8 contempor>ies1 ?\gh ! title is an unhappy "o4 ,piranesi ev5 9 8 own little f5c$-(f coign ( art is n comp>able to ! et*] ( ! ,hundr$ ,guild] pr9t1 nor are !re close analogies 9 _! respective h&l+ ( d>ks & lights4 ,x might be ne>] ! m>k to call ,piranesi--?\gh all su* comp>isons are ?orns 9 ! critical fle%--! ,salvator ,rosa ( ar*itecture1 = !re is mu* ( ,salvator's unbridl$ viol5ce1 fantasy1 & g5ius = de=m+ ! actual t is to be enc\nt]$ 9 "s ( ,piranesi's works4 ,8 0 n a classic temp]am5t4 ,! s]5e1 airy1 sun-ba!d palaces & temples :i* ,claude introduc$ into 8 =egr\nds are seldom enc\nt]$ 9 ,piranesi4 ,a d>k ,go?ic imag9ation 81 ,go?ic & (t5 cruel4 ,9 8 et*+ ( public build+s at ,rome or else:]e1 :ile he is n always faultless 9 draw+ or scrupul\s 9 obs]vation1 su* 0 ! s9c]ity & passion ( ! man t he has left u ! noble/ transcriptions ( ^! /ately edifices & monum5ts4 ,x is 9 ! rhy?mic expression ( 8 p]sonal moods t 8 s9i/] romantic imag9+s are reveal$1 & ) a detail & fulness t are positively ov]:elm+4 ,x %\ld n be =gott5 t 9 ! eighte5? & 9 ! e>ly "p ( ! n9ete5? c5turies ,piranesi a*iev$ widespread popul>ity4 ,he 0 admir$ outside ( ,italy1 9 ,engl&1 9 ,france1 & ,g]many4 ,a g5]ation t 9 ,engl& read ,va!k & ,mrs4 ,radcliffe1 supp$ on ! horrors ( ,melmo? & ,frank5/e91 knew ,e4,t4,w4 ,h(fmann & ! ,g]man romantic lit]ature1 c\ld be reli$ on to take up ,piranesi1 & = 8 less] arti/ic side4 ,poe knew 8 "w & ,baudelaire2 we see t = ,de ,qu9cey he 0 a k9dr$ _s4 ,! ,engli% mezzot9t] ,john ,m>t9 mu/ h /udi$ him closely1 also ,gu/ave ,dor4 ,! ,c>c]i 7#agej7 ( ,piranesi are indoor compositions1 enclos$ spaces 9 :i* w&] aimlessly or deliri\sly ! wrai?s ( damn$ m51 n a :it less wret*$ nor awful ?an ,dante's immemorial mob4 ,piranesi %[s u cav]n\s abodes :]e appall+ eng9es ( torture fill ! =egr\nd1 :ile above1 at v]tig9\s heights1 we b>ely disc]n p]il\s passageways1 haunt$ w9d[s pe]+ out ^u ! high heav5s1 /one-frett$ ceil+s t are lo/ 9 a magic mi/4 ,by a sort ( diabolic modulation ! arti/ conducts our eye f ^! dizzy angles & granitic convolutions d[n tortu\s & tumultu\s /aircases t seem+ly w9d ab\t ! axis ( et]nity4 ,to trav]se !m w\ld dem& an et]nity & ! n]ves ( a madman4 ,l[] b>b>ic devices reveal ?is arti/'s temp]am5t4 ,he is said to h execut$ ! prison set dur+ ! delirium ( fev]4 ,?is is ( ! same calibre z ! clott$ nons5se ab\t ,poe compos+ :5 intoxicat$ or ,liszt play+ aft] *ampagne4 ,x is a cr$ible anecdote = ,phili/9es :o d n realise t ev5 ! madde/ caprice1 :e!r 9 black & :ite1 m>ble1 music1 or v]se1 mu/ be execut$ 9 sil5ce & cold blood4 ,piranesi simply gave w+ to 8 fancy1 recall+ ! m vivid ( 8 nightm>es--z did ,col]idge1 ,de ,qu9cey1 ,poe1 ,baudelaire1 & ! re/ ( ! drug-/eep$ *oir4 ,we recall "o plate ( ,piranesi's 9 :i* a mis]able devil climbs a /aircase susp5d$ ov] an abyss2 z he m\nts ea* /ep ! l[] "o crumbles into ! dep?s bel[4 ,! agony ( ! man 7d y recall ,! ,torture by ,hope ( ,villi]s de l',isle-,adam87 is %[n 9 8 t5se1 cr\*+ attitude1 8 h&s claw+ ! masonry above him4 ,nature is become a mon/r\s fev]1 exi/5ce a %iv]+ dread4 ,y ov]he> ! cra% ( /one into ! inf]nal cell>age--:]e awaits ! hunt$ wret* p]haps a worse fate ?an on ! p9nacles above4 ,x is a companion piece to ,m>t9's ,sadak se>*+ = ! ,wat]s ( ,oblivion4 ,ano!r plate depicts ) +5uity t]races sup]impos$ ^u t]races1 ar*ways spac$ l massive music1 n>r[ footways across :i* race ape-l m51 half nak$1 eag]ly prep>+ "s t]rible puni%m5ts = crim9als h&cuff$ & gu>d$4 ,!y are to walk a %>p-spik$ bridge4 ,gigantic *a9s sw+ across /ony precipices1 a lamp dep5ds f a ro( ^: outl9es are m]g$ 9 ! gray dusk ( dreams4 ,!re is cruelty1 horror1 & a s5se ( ! wick$ly magnific5t 9 ! ensemble4 ,:at crimes 7 committ$ to m]it su* atroci\s puni%m5t8 ,! boldness & cle>ness ( x all6 ,) p]spicacity ,george ,sa9tsbury wrote ( ,flaub]t's ,temptation ( ,sa9t ,an?ony3 ,x is ! be/ example ( dream lit]ature t ,i "k--mo/ writ]s :o h tri$ ?is /yle h err$1 inasmu* z !y h endeav\r$ to ?r[ a portion ( ! my/]y ) :i* ! wak+ m9d inve/s dreams ov] ! dream itself4 ,any "o's exp]i5ce is suffici5t to %[ t ?is is wrong4 ,! ev5ts ( dreams1 z !y happ51 are q pla9 & matt] ( fact1 & x is only 9 ! int]vals t any suspicion occurs to ! dream]4 ,c]ta9ly ,piranesi rememb]$ 8 dreams4 ,he is a reali/ 9 8 del9eation ( details1 ?\gh ! sweep & bread? ( an ideal design are nev] abs5t4 ,he portrays ladd]s t scale bulky joi/s1 poles ( incr$ible ?ickness1 cyclopean block & tackl+4 ,!y are ( wood1 n metal nor m>ble1 = ! art ( ,piranesi is full ( discrim9ations4 ,f9ally1 y we>y4 ,! eye gorg$ by all ! my/ic eng9es1 hi]oglyphs ( pa9 f "s impossible inquisition--?\gh n once d we see a monki% figure--all ^! anonym\s monkey m5 scurry+ on :at err& ,piranesi alone kn[s2 ^! t[]+ ar*es1 _! f\ndations re/+ on ! cre/ ( hell 7y feel ! trem5d\s impact ( ! ar*itectural mass ^u ! e>?--no mean feat to repres5t or r to evoke ! s5se ( weight1 ( pressure on a flat surface72 ! muffl$ atmosph]e 9 ^! prisons f :i* no liv+ prison] em]ges2 ( !m all y we>y1 = ! normal bra9 c only /& a c]ta9 dose ( ! deliri\s & ! melan*oly4 ,?is aspect1 !n1 ( ,piranesi's art1 black magic 9 all its pot5cy1 ne$ no long] deta9 u4 ,8 ,temples ( ,p/um s\nd a less morbid key ?an 8 ,c>c]i1 & z et*+s q outrank !m4 ,,ii ,giambatti/a ,piranesi 0 born at ,v5ice 9 #agbj4 ,bryan says t ab\t #agch 8 fa!r s5t him to ,rome1 :]e he /udi$ "u ,val]iani1 ?r\gh :om he acquir$ ! /yle ( ,val]iani's ma/]1 ,m>co ,ricci ( ,belluno4 ,) ,vasi1 a ,sicilian engrav]1 he le>n$ t art4 ,ricci & ,pann9i 7 mu* 9 vogue1 foll[+ ! example ( ,claude 9 8 employm5t ( ru9s z a picturesque elem5t 9 a composition4 ,b ,piranesi excell$ bo? ,ricci & ,pann9i4 ,he 0 an ar*itect1 too1 help+ to re/ore *ur*es1 & ?is acc\nts = ! pr\d title1 ,ar*itect ( ,v5ice1 :i* may be se5 on "s ( 8 plates4 ,he liv$ = a "t 9 ,v5ice1 b ,rome drew him to h] ) an imp]i\s call4 ,&1 not)/&+ ! opposition ( 8 fa!r1 to ,rome he w5t1 & = =ty ye>s devot$ himself to 8 ma/] passion1 ! pictorial record ( ! belov$ city1 ! anci5t portions ( :i* 7 fa/ vani%+ ow+ to "t & ! gre$ ( _! own]s4 ,?is 0 ,piranesi's self-impos$ mission1 begun z an exalt$ y\?1 f9i%$ z an irritable old man4 ,among 8 ar*itectural re/orations1 made at ! reque/ ( ,clem5t ,,xiii1 7 ! two *ur*es ( ,santa ,m>ia del ,popolo & ,il ,priorato4 ,lanciani says t ,il ,priorato is a mass ( mon/rosities inside & out4 ,x is 8 et*+1 n 8 lab\r z an ar*itect1 t w make ,piranesi immortal4 ,he seems to h felt ?is1 = he wrote t he _h execut$ a "w :i* w desc5d to po/]ity & w la/ s long z !re w be m5 desir\s ( kn[+ all t has surviv$ ! ru9s ( ! mo/ fam\s city ( ! univ]se4 ,9 ! black-&-:ite portrait ( ! et*] by ,f4 ,polonzani1 we see a full-*eek$ man ) a well-develop$ =ehead1 ! features ( ! classic ,roman ord]1 ! g5]al expression n f> remov$ f a sort ( sull5 self-satisfaction4 ,b ! eyes r$eem4 ,!y are full1 lu/r\s1 p5etrat+1 & introspective4 ,! portrait et*$ by ! son ( ,piranesi1 aft] a /atue1 discov]s him pos$ 9 a toga1 ! g5]al effect be+ classic & consul>4 ,8 life1 l t ( all good workm5 9 art1 0 h>dly an ev5tful "o4 ,he m>ri$ precipitately & 8 wife bore him two sons 7,francesco1 ! et*]1 born at ,rome1 #agdh--;,bryan gives ! date z #agef--;di$ at ,p>is1 #ahaj7 & a daught] 7,laura1 born at ,rome1 #agej--;date ( dea? unkn[n74 ,^! *ildr5 7 a consolation to him4 ,bo? 7 engrav]s4 ,francesco frequ5tly assi/$ 8 fa!r 9 8 "w1 & ,bryan says t ,laura's "w resembl$ h] fa!r's4 ,%e w5t to ,p>is ) h] bro!r & probably di$ !re4 ,%e left "s views ( ,rome4 ,francesco1 ) 8 bro!r ,pietro1 attempt$ to f\nd an academy 9 ,p>is & lat] a t]ra cotta manufactory4 ,! eld] ,piranesi 0 ( a qu>relsome disposition4 ,he wrangl$ ) an ,engli% patron1 ,visc\nt ,*>lemont1 &1 l ,bee?ov51 de/roy$ title-pages :5 he became displeas$ ) ! subject ( 8 d$ications4 ,he 0 decorat$ ) ! ,ord] ( ,*ri/ & 0 pr\d ( 8 memb]%ip 9 ! ,london ,society ( ,antiqu>ies4 ,x is said t ! orig9al copp] plates ( 8 works 7 captur$ by a ,briti% man-(-w> dur+ ! ,napoleonic conflict4 ,?is probably acc\nts = ! dissem9ation ( s _m revamp$ & co>sely execut$ v]sions ( 8 compositions4 ,8 besett+ fault 0 a t5d5cy t[>d an ,egyptian blackness 9 8 composition4 ,fond ( /rong contra/s z 0 ,john ,m>t91 he is1 at times1 z great a s9n] 9 ! h&l+ ( 8 blacks4 ,an exp]im5t] ( audacity1 ,piranesi's ma/]y ( ! te*nique ( et*+ has seldom be5 equall$1 & ev5 9 8 inf]ior "w ! skilful pr9t+ atones = _m defects4 ,! rem>kable ri*ness & dep? ( tone1 br\ght ab\t by cont9u\s & innum]able bit+s1 & o!r secret processes kn[n only to himself1 make 8 plates w>m & brilliant4 ,nobility ( =m1 gr&eur ( mass1 a light & %ade t is positively dramatic 9 its disp]sion ov] wall & t[]1 are ! *>act]i/ic m>ks ( ?is unique et*]4 ,he c\ld n resi/ ! temptation ( dott+ ) figures ! huge spaces ( 8 ru9s4 ,!y dance or recl9e or indulge 9 unc\? ge/ures4 ,8 %ad[s are lum9\s--y may gaze into !m2 8 high lights caught on "s projection or sali5t cornice or silv]+ ! ,augu/ porticoes ( a vani%$ pa/1 all ^! demon/rate 8 feel+ = ! dramatic4 ,& dramatic is ! impression evok$ z y /udy ! maje/ic temples t 7 ,p/um1 ! b>e1 ru9$ ar*es & pill>s t 7 ,rome4 ,x is ,p/um t is ! m vivid4 ,x tallies1 too1 ) ! ,piranesi plates2 :ile ,rome has visibly *ang$ s9ce 8 day4 ,8 orig9al designs = *imneys1 ,div]se ,mani]e d',adorn>e i ,cam9i1 are pron\nc$ by sev]al critics z fooli% & vulg>4 ,he left ne>ly two ?\s& et*+s1 & di$ at ,rome ,novemb] #i1 #aggh4 ,8 son erect$ a m$iocre /atue by ,angol9 = 8 tomb 9 ,il ,priorato4 ,a manuscript life ( ,piranesi1 :i* 0 9 ,london ab\t #ahcj1 is n[ lo/4 ,bryan's diction>y gives a p>tial li/ ( 8 works z publi%$ bo? by himself 9 ,rome & by 8 sons 9 ,p>is4 ,! plates pass$ f 8 sons fir/ to ,firm9-,didot1 & ultimately into ! h&s ( ! ,papal ,gov]nm5t4 ,de ,qu9cey's quotation ( ,wordswor? is apposite 9 describ+ ,piranesi's creations3 ,battlem5ts t on _! re/less fronts bore />s2 f %e] brutal masonry1 gray1 ag$1 & moss-encru/$1 he inv5t$ a precise patt]n & "o bo? passionate & magical4 ,,m]yon ,until ! rec5t appe>ance ( ! ,baudelaire lett]s 7#ahda-ff7 all t we knew ( ,m]yon's p]sonality & art 0 to be f\nd 9 ! monograph by ,philippe ,burty & ,braldi's ,les ,graveurs du ,,xix ,sicle4 ,ham]ton _h writt5 ( ! ,fr5* et*] 9 #ahge 7,et*+ & ,et*]s71 & v>i\s anecdotes ab\t 8 ecc5tric behavi\r 7 public prop]ty4 ,fr$]ick ,w$more1 9 8 ,et*+ 9 ,engl&1 did n hesitate to gr\p ,m]yon's "n ) ,rembr&t's & ,jacquem>t's 7"o feels l employ+ ! ,:i/l]ian =mula & ask+3 ,:y drag 9 ,jacquem>t872 & to-day1 aft] ye>s ( critical indiff]5ce1 ! unhappy copp]-scrat*] has come into 8 own4 ,y may f9d him m5tion$ 9 su* company z ,dr]1 ,rembr&t1 & ,:i/l]4 ,! man :o fir/ acclaim$ him z wor?y ( associat+ ) ,rembr&t 0 ! critic ,*>les ,baudelaire2 & we are indebt$ to him = new mat]ial deal+ ) ! tr\bl$ life ( ,*>les ,m]yon4 ,on ,janu>y #h1 #ahfj1 ,baudelaire wrote to 8 fri5d & publi%]1 ,p\let-,malassis1 t :at he int5ds to say is wor? ! bo!r ( writ+4 ,m]yon _h call$1 fir/ s5d+ a c>d ^u :i* he scrawl$3 ,y live 9 a hotel ! "n ( :i* d\btless attract$ y because ( y\r ta/es4 ,puzzl$ by ?is cryptic introduction1 ! poet !n not$ t ! address read3 ,*>les ,baudelaire1 ,htel de ,?bes4 ,he did n /op at a hotel be>+ t "n1 b1 fancy+ him a ,!ban1 ,m]yon took ! matt] = grant$4 ,?is lett] 0 =w>d$4 ,m]yon appe>$4 ,8 fir/ "q w\ld h />tl$ any b ,baudelaire1 :o prid$ himself on />tl+ o!rs4 ,! et*]1 look+ z desp]ate & =lorn z 9 ! ,bracquemond et*$ portrait 7#ahec71 dem&$ news ( a c]ta9 ,edg> ,poe4 ,baudelaire respond$ sadly t he _h n kn[n ,poe p]sonally4 ,!n he 0 eag]ly ask$ if he believ$ 9 ! reality ( ?is ,poe4 ,*>les began to suspect ! sanity ( 8 visitor4 ,because1 add$ ,m]yon1 !re is a society ( littrateurs1 v clev]1 v p[]ful1 & kn[+ all ! ropes4 ,8 reasons = suspect+ a cabal =m$ aga9/ him "u ! guise ( ,poe's "n 7 ^!3 ,! ,murd]s 9 ! ,rue ,morgue4 ,i made a design ( ! ,morgue--an orang-outang4 ,i h be5 (t5 comp>$ to a monkey4 ,?is orang-outang assass9at$ two wom51 a "m & daught]4 ,et moi aussi1 j'ai assass9 moralem5t deux femmes1 la mre et sa fille4 ,i h always tak5 ?is /ory z an allusion to my mis=tunes4 ,y1 ,m4 ,baudelaire1 w\ld d me a great fav\r if y c\ld f9d ! date :5 ,edg> ,poe1 suppos+ he 0 n assi/$ by any "o1 wrote 8 tale4 ,i wi% to see if ?is date co9cides ) my adv5tures4 ,aft] t ,baudelaire knew 8 man4 ,m]yon spoke ) admiration ( ,mi*elet's ,jeanne d',arc1 ?\gh he swore ! book 0 n writt5 by ,mi*elet4 7,n su* a wild %ot1 ?\gh n correct 9 ?is p>ticul> in/ance1 = ! _w has s9ce discov]$ t sev]al books po/hum\sly attribut$ to ,mi*elet 7 writt5 by 8 wid[47 ,! et*] 0 int]e/$ 9 ! cabali/ic arts4 ,on "o ( 8 l>ge plates he drew "s eagles1 & :5 ,baudelaire object$ t ^! birds did n frequ5t ,p>isian skies he my/]i\sly :isp]$ ^? folks at ! ,tuil]ies (t5 laun*$ z a rite ! sacr$ eagles to /udy ! om5s & presages4 ,he 0 firmly conv9c$ ( ?is4 ,aft] ! t]m9ation ( ! try+ visit ,baudelaire1 ) acrid irony1 asks himself :y he1 ) 8 n]ves usually un/rung1 did n g q mad1 & he concludes1 ,s]i\sly ,i address$ to ,heav5 ! grateful pray]s ( a ph>isee4 ,9 ,m>* ! same ye> he assures ! same correspond5t t decid$ly ,m]yon does n "k h[ to conduct himself4 ,he kn[s no?+ ( life1 nei!r does he "k h[ to sell 8 plates or f9d an editor4 ,8 "w is v easy to sell4 ,baudelaire 0 h>dly a practical bus9ess man1 b1 l ,poe1 he _h s5se en\gh to foll[ 8 m>ket4 ,he in/antly recognis$ ! comm]cial value ( ,m]yon's ,p>is set1 b knew ! et*] 0 a hopeless "*4 ,he wrote to ,p\let-,malassis conc]n+ a propos$ pur*ase ( ,m]yon's "w by ! publi%]4 ,x nev] came to any?+4 ,! et*] 0 v suspici\s z to pap] & pr9t+4 ,he grew viol5t :5 ! poet ask$ him to illu/rate "s little poems & sonnets4 ,_h he1 ,m]yon1 n writt5 poems himself8 ,_h n ! mighty ,victor ,hugo address$ flatt]+ words to him8 ,baudelaire1 )\t los+ int]e/1 !n ?\ght ( ,daumi] z an illu/rator = a new edition ( ,les ,fleurs du ,mal4 ,x mu/ n be suppos$1 h[ev]1 t ,m]yon 0 ungrateful4 ,he 0 deeply affect$ by ! praise accord$ him 9 ,baudelaire's ,salon ( #ahei4 ,he wrote 9 ,febru>y1 #ahfj1 s5d+ 8 ,views ( ,p>is to ! critic z a feeble ackn[l$gm5t ( ! pleasure he _h enjoy$ :5 read+ ! brilliant int]pretative criticism4 ,he said t he _h creat$ an epo* 9 et*+--:i* 0 ! lit]al tru?--& he _h sav$ a rapidly vani%+ ,p>is = ! pi\s curiosity ( future g5]ations4 ,he speaks ( 8 nave he>t & hop$ t ,baudelaire 9 turn w\ld dream z he did ov] ! plates4 ,?is lett] 0 sign$ simply ,m]yon1 #bj ,rue ,dup]r4 ,! acute acc5t plac$ ov] ! e 9 8 "n by ! ,fr5* poet & by biograph]s1 critics1 & editors s9ce 0 nev] us$ by ! et*]4 ,x took ye>s be=e ,baudelaire c\ld p]suade ! ,p>isians t ,poe did n spell 8 "n ,edg>d ,po4 ,& we rememb] ! fate ( ,liszt & ,:i/l]1 :o 7 until rec5tly kn[n 9 ,p>is z ,litz & ,:i/l]4 ,) ! aid ( ,*ampfleury & ,banville1 ,baudelaire tri$ to br+ ,m]yon's art to ! cognisance ( ! ,m9i/] ( ,beaux-,arts1 b to no avail4 ,:y8 ,!re 0 a reason4 ,bohemian z 0 ! arti/ dur+ ! la/ decade ( 8 life1 he did n always haunt l[ cafs & dr9k abs9!4 ,8 beg9n+s 7 z romantic z a page ( ,balzac4 ,he 0 born a g5tleman la ma9 gau*e4 ,8 fa!r 0 ! doctor & private secret>y ( ,lady ,/anhope4 ,*>les ,lewis ,m]yon 0 an ,engli% physician1 :o1 fall+ 9 love ) a ballet danc] at ! ,opra1 ,pi]re ,n>cisse ,*asp\x1 p]suad$ h] t x w\ld be less selfi% on h] "p if %e w\ld n b9d him to h] legally4 ,novemb] #bc1ahba1 a sickly1 n]v\s1 & wiz5$ son 0 born to ! pair & baptis$ ) 8 fa!r's "n1 :o1 be+ an ali51 g5]\sly conc$$ t mu*4 ,!re 8 int]e/ ceas$4 ,on ! "m fell ! burd5 ( ! boy's education4 ,at five he 0 s5t to s*ool at ,passy & lat] w5t to ! s\? ( ,france4 ,9 #ahcg he ent]$ ! ,bre/ naval s*ool1 & #ahci saw him go+ on 8 maid5 voyage4 ,?is fir/ trip 0 m>r$ by ! black sorr[ t fell ^u him :5 in=m$ ( 8 illegitimate bir?4 ,i 0 mad f ! "t ,i 0 told ( my bir?1 he wrote1 & until madness sup]v5$ he suff]$ f a w\nd$ imag9ation4 ,he 0 morbid1 %y1 & irritable1 & 8 en]gy--! explosive en]gy ( ?is frail y\? 0 amaz+2 because he _h be5 refus$ ! use ( a %ip boat he wa/$ ?ree mon?s digg+ out a canoe f a log ( wood4 ,l ,paul ,gaugu91 he saw _m c\ntries1 & 8 eyes 7 tra9$ to =m1 ?\gh n col\r--he suff]$ f ,daltonism--= :5 he began to pa9t he discov]$ he 0 totally col\r-bl9d4 ,! visible _w = him exi/$ z a contrapuntal net-"w ( l9es1 silh\ettes1 cont\rs1 or heavy d>k masses4 ,:5 a sailor he sket*$4 ,m]yon tells ( ! draw+ ( a little fungus he f\nd 9 ,ak>oa4 ,di/ort$ 9 =m & p9*$ & puny f its bir?1 ,i c\ld n b pity x2 x seem$ to me s entirely typical ( ! inclem5cy & at ! same "t ( ! :imsicality ( an incomplete & sickly creation t ,i c\ld n d5y x a place 9 my s\v5irs de voyage1 & s ,i drew x c>efully4 ,?is bit ( fungus 0 to him a symbol ( 8 own gn>l$ exi/5ce4 ,tir+ ( %ip life1 he f9ally decid$ to /udy art4 ,he _h se5 ,new ,zeal&1 ,au/ralia1 ,italy1 ,new ,cal$onia1 & if 8 spl5did plate--,no4 #bb 9 ,m4 ,burty's li/--is evid5ce1 he mu/ h visit$ ,san ,francisco4 ,baudelaire1 9 ,l',art ,romantique1 speaks ( ?is p]spective ( ,san ,francisco z be+ ,m]yon's mo/ ma/]ly design4 ,9 #ahdf he quit seaf>+4 ,he 0 9 m$iocre heal?1 & ?\gh f a cadet he _h atta9$ ! rank ( lieut5ant x 0 d\btful if he w\ld ev] rise high]4 ,8 "m _h left him f\r ?\s& doll>s1 s he w5t ov] to ! ,lat9 ,qu>t] & began to /udy pa9t+4 ,t he 0 unfitt$ =1 & meet+ ,eugne ,blry he became int]e/$ 9 et*+4 ,a ,dut* sev5te5?-c5tury et*] & draughtsman1 ,re9] ,zeeman by "n1 attract$ him4 ,he copi$1 too1 ,duc]eau & ,nicolle4 ,an et*+ by ! latt] ( a riv]side view ?r\gh ! ar* ( a bridge is l a l9k betwe5 ,m]yon & ,piranesi1 says ,d4,s4 ,mac,coll4 ,m]yon also /udi$ "u ! tuition ( a pa9t] nam$ ,phelippes4 ,he w5t to ,belgium 9 #ahef on ! invitation ( ! ,duc d',aremb]g1 & 9 #aheh he 0 s5t to ,*>5ton suff]+ f melan*oly & delusions4 ,he left 9 a ye> & return$ to ,p>is & "w2 b1 z ,baudelaire wrote1 a cruel demon _h t\*$ ! bra9 ( ! arti/4 ,a my/ic delirium set 94 ,he ceas$ to et*1 & evid5tly suff]$ f ! p]secution madness4 ,9 e corn] he believ$ conspiracies 7 hat*+4 ,he (t5 disappe>$1 (t5 *ang$ 8 abode4 ,sometimes he w\ld appe> dress$ gorge\sly at a b\lev>d caf 9 company ) brilliant birds ( prey2 !n he w\ld be se5 sl9k+ ?r\gh mean /reets 9 mean] rags4 ,!re are episodes 9 8 life t recall ! c>e] ( ano!r man ( g5ius1 ,g]>d de ,n]val1 poet1 noctambuli/1 suicide4 ,x is kn[n t ,m]yon de/roy$ 8 f9e/ plates1 b n 9 a mad fit4 ,baudelaire says t ! arti/1 :o 0 a p]fectioni/1 did n wi% to see 8 "w suff] f rebit+1 s he q s5sibly saw$ up ! plates into t9y /rips4 ,t he 0 suspici\s ( 8 fell[-et*]s is illu/rat$ 9 ! /ory told by ,sir ,seym\r ,had51 :o b\ght sev]al ( 8 et*+s f him at a fair price4 ,two miles away f ! ateli] ! ,engli%man 0 ov]tak5 by ,m]yon4 ,he ask$ = ! pro(s he _h sold1 z !y 7 ( a nature to compromise him2 besides1 f :at he knew ( ,had5's et*+s he 0 det]m9$ t 8 pro(s %\ld n g to ,engl&4 ,sir ,seym\r at once return$ ! et*+s4 ,n[1 :e!r ,m]yon's words 7 meant z a complim5t or ! rev]se is d\btful4 ,he 0 half crazy1 b he may h se5 ?r\gh a hole 9 ! mill/one4 ,fr$]ick ,keppel once met 9 ,p>is an old pr9t] nam$ ,beillet :o did "w = ,m]yon4 ,he c\ld n always pay = ! pr9t+ ( 8 celebrat$ ,abside de ,notre ,dame1 a ma/]piece1 z he hadn't ! necess>y t5 c5ts4 ,i nev] got my money6 exclaim$ ! ?rifty pr9t]4 ,enorm\s endurance1 enorm\s vanity1 diseas$ pride1 outrag$ human s5tim5t1 hatr$ ( ! ,second ,empire because ( ! p>ticul> clause 9 ! old ,napoleonic code relat+ to ! rese>* ( pat]nity2 an irregul> life1 possibly drugs1 c]ta9ly alcoholism1 repeat$ rejections by ! academic au?orities1 critics1 & deal]s ( 8 "w--^! & a feeble con/itution s5t ! un=tunate back to ,*>5ton1 :]e he di$ ,febru>y #ad1 #ahfh4 ,baudelaire1 8 critical discov]]1 _h only prec$$ him to a lunatic's grave six mon?s e>li]4 ,inasmu* z !re is a c]ta9 family lik5ess among m5 ( g5ius ) disord]$ m9ds & in/9cts1 sev]al comp>isons might be made betwe5 ,m]yon & ,baudelaire4 ,bo? 7 great arti/s & bo? 7 born ) flaw$1 neurotic sy/ems4 ,dissipation & mis]y foll[$ z a matt] ( c\rse4 ,*>les ,m]yon 01 nev]!less1 a sane & a magnific5t et*]4 ,he execut$ ab\t a hundr$ plates1 accord+ to ,burty4 ,he did n avoid portraiture1 & to live he sometimes manufactur$ pot-boil]s = ! trade4 ,to 8 supreme vision 0 jo9$ a miracul\s surety ( t\*4 ,baudelaire 0 "r--^? plates1 ! ,p>is set1 s dramatic & tru?ful 9 p>ticul>s1 c\ld h be5 sold if ,m]yon1 ) 8 wolfi% visage1 8 fi]ce1 hagg>d eyes1 8 gruff mann]1 _h n (f]$ !m 9 p]son4 ,he look$ l a vagabond v (t5 & too (t5 act$ l a brig&4 ,! ,salon juries 7 prejudic$ aga9/ 8 "w because ( 8 leg5d4 ,v]la9e ov] aga96 ,! et*+s 7 classic :5 !y 7 born4 ,we wond] !y did n appeal imm$iately4 ,to-day1 if y are lucky en\gh to come across "o1 y are ask$ a /agg]+ price4 ,!y sold = a song--:5 !y did sell--dur+ ! lifetime ( ! arti/4 ,l\is ,napoleon & ,b>on ,haussmann de/roy$ picturesque ,p>is to ! con/]nation ( ,m]yon1 :o to ! eye ( an ar*ologi/ unit$ ! s\l ( an arti/4 ,he lov$ old ,p>is4 ,we c evoke x to-day1 ?anks to ^! et*+s1 j z ! ,p>is ( #ahdh is =ev] et*$ 9 ! pages ( ,flaub]t's ,l',education ,s5tim5tale4 ,b !re is halluc9ation 9 ^! et*+s1 beg9n+ ) ,le ,/ryge1 & its demoniac le]1 insatiable vampire1 l'et]nelle luxure4 ,t gall]y ( ,notre ,dame1 ) ,wotan's rav5s fly+ ?r\gh ! slim pill>s f a dream city ba!d 9 s9i/] light1 is n ! only /rik+ conception ( ! poet-et*]4 ,! grip ( reality is %[n 9 su* plates z ,t\relle1 ,rue de la ,tiss]&]ie1 & ,la ,pompe1 ,notre ,dame4 ,"h are halluc9ations translat$ into ! actual t]ms ( art1 sugge/+1 nev]!less1 a solidity1 a %>pness ( def9ition1 )al a s5se ( fluctuat+ sky1 air1 cl\ds t make y realise ! ju/esse ( ,b]5son's phrase--tactile values4 ,) ,m]yon ! tactile p]ception 0 a six? s5se4 ,clairvoyant ( images1 he c\ld transcribe ! actual ) an almo/ cruel precision4 ,telescopic eyes 81 z ,mac,coll has x1 & an imag9ation t p]ceiv$ ! spectre lurk+ beh9d ! door1 ! horror ( enclos$ spaces1 & ! my/ic fe> ( %ad[s--a ,poe imag9ation1 romantic1 ) madness z an accomplice 9 ! horrible game ( 8 life4 ,"o is tempt$ to add t ! romantic imag9ation is always slightly mad4 ,x runs to se$ 9 d>kness & despair4 ,! fugitive v]se ( ,m]yon is bitt]1 ironical1 defiant2 a :iff f an und]gr\nd prison1 :]e seems to sit 9 tortur$ solitude "s wret* ab&on$ by humanity1 a /rang] ev5 at ! gates ( hell4 ,sir ,seym\r ,had5 has told u t ,m]yon's me?od 0 to make a numb] ( sket*es1 two or ?ree in*es squ>e1 ( p>ts ( 8 picture1 :i* he put toge!r & arrang$ into a h>moni\s :ole4 ,h]kom] says t he us$ ! bur9 9 f9i%+ 8 bitt5 "w ) m>vell\s skill4 ,no bett] comb9ation c be f\nd ( ! h>moni\s comb9ation ( ! two4 ,burty decl>$ t ,m]yon pres]ves ! *>act]i/ic detail ( ar*itecture444 ,)\t modify+ ! aspect ( ! monum5t he causes x to express its hidd5 mean+1 & gives x a broad] significance by associat+ x ) 8 own ?\ght4 ,8 employm5t ( a dull gre5 pap] at times %[$ 8 intimate feel+ = tonalities4 ,he is1 m s ?an ,piranesi1 ! ,rembr&t ( ar*itecture4 ,ham]ton admits t ! ,fr5* et*] 0 "o ( ! greate/ & mo/ orig9al arti/s :o h appe>$ 9 ,europe1 & b]ates ! public ( ! '#fjs = n discov]+ ?is4 ,!n ?is writ]1 copy+ 9 an a/oni%+ly wret*$ mann] sev]al ( ,m]yon's et*+s1 analys+ _! defects z he proce$s1 ass]ts t !re is false tonality 9 ,le ,/ryge4 ,! int5se black 9 ! /reet "u ! t[] ( ,/4 ,jacques de/roys ! impression ( atmosph]e1 ?\gh at a consid]able di/ance x is z d>k z ! ne>e/ rav5's w+1 :i* _c relieve itself aga9/ x4 ,?is may h be5 done 9 ord] to obta9 a c]ta9 arrangem5t ( black & :ite pat*es1 etc4 ,?is 0 done = ! %e] purpose ( oppositional effects4 ,did ,ham]ton see a f9e plate8 ,! %ad[ is heavy2 ! /reet is 9 demi1 n total1 obscurity2 ! values ( ! fly+ rav5s & ! %ad[ are cle>ly enunciat$4 ,! passage is p[]ful1 ev5 s5sational1 & 9 ! ,romantic1 ,hugoesque key4 ,ham]ton is wrong4 ,m]yon seldom err$4 ,8 0 a temp]am5t ( /eel & fire4 ,,john ,,m>t91 ,,mezzot9t] ,! sitt+-room 0 long & n>r[4 ,a hairclo? s(a ( uncompromis+ rectitude 0 pu%$ s close to ! wall t ! impr9ts ( at lea/ two g5]ations ( heads might be disc]n$ ^u ! fl[]$ wall-pap]--fl[]s & grapes ( mon/r\s size f "s c\ntry ak9 to t visit$ by ! ,israeliti% spies z relat$ 9 ! ,good ,book4 ,a mahogany sidebo>d /ood at ! upp] end ( ! room2 9 "o w9d[ hung a cage :i* conta9$ a feeble can>y4 ,z y ent]$ y\r eyes fell ^u an ornam5tal wax fruit piece "u a conical glass4 ,a /uff$ bird1 a rob9 r$brea/1 p]*$ on a fro/$ tree 9 ! mid/ ( ^! pale tropical (f]+s1 gl>$ at y ) beady eyes4 ,antimacass>s & o!r ?+s ( horror 7 9 ! room4 ,also a c5tre table ^u :i* might h be5 f\nd ,c[p]'s poems1 ! ,bible1 ,bee*]'s s]mons1 & an illu/rat$ book ab\t ! ,holy ,l& by "s h>dwork+ rev]5d4 ,x 0 ,aunt ,jane's liv+-room2 9 x %e _h rock$ & knitt$ = m ?an half a c5tury4 ,!re 7 a few pictures on ! wall1 a crayon ( h] bro!r1 a bank presid5t ) a %av$ upp] lip1 a high1 pi\s =ehead1 & 9 8 eyes a /]n expression ( p]c5tage4 ,ov] ! dull :ite m>ble mantelpiece hung a huge mezzot9t1 ( viol5t contra/ 9 black & :ite1 a picture ^: subject _h )\t d\bt giv5 x ! place ( hon\r 9 ?is old-fa%ion$1 ta/eless1 homely1 com=table room4 ,x bore = a title ,! ,fall ( ,n9eveh1 & x 0 design$ & mezzot9t$ by ,john ,m>t94 ,let u look at ?is picture4 ,x depicts ! d[nfall ( ! great city ^u :i* ! wra? ( ,god is visit$4 ,!re are gha/ly gleams ( lightn+ above ! doom$ vic9ity4 ,a fi]ce tempe/ is 9 progress z ! invad+ ho/s break d[n ! great wat]ways & ent] dry-%od into ! va/ & immemorial temples & palaces4 ,! trag$y1 ! human quality ( ! design1 is summ$ up by ! agitat$ gr\ps 9 ! =egr\nd2 ! k+1 surr\nd$ by 8 h>em1 makes a ge/ure ( despair2 ! wom51 ) loose-fl[+ drap]ies1 surr\nd him l fright5$ swans4 ,a high prie/ raises 8 h& to ! /ormy heav5s1 ^u :i* he is evid5tly invok+ z /ormy mal$ictions4 ,a w>rior sw+s 8 blade2 to 8 neck cl+s a fair helpless "o1 half nude4 ,!re are o!r gr\ps4 ,m5 9 arm\r ru% to meet ! foe 9 futile agitation4 ,on temple tops1 on m>ble t]races & balconies1 on ! effloresc5t capitals ( va/ columns t pi]ce ! sky1 sw>ms affright$ humanity4 ,! impression is gr&iose & t]rific4 ,exotic ar*itecture1 ebon night1 an ev5t t has e*o$ d[n ! du/y corridors ( leg5d or hi/ory--^! & a hundr$ o!r details are enclos$ )9 ! frame ( ?is composition4 ,ano!r picture :i* hangs h>d by1 ! ,de/ruction ( ,j]usalem1 aft] ,kaulba*1 is col\rless 9 comp>ison4 ,! ,engli%man _h great] imag9ation ?an ! ,g]man1 ?\gh he lack$ ! latt]'s anatomical sci5ce4 ,to-day 9 ! ,p9ako!k1 ,muni*1 ,kaulba* holds a place ( hon\r4 ,y may se>* 9 va9 at ! ,london ,national ,gall]y = ! pa9t+s ( a man :o once 0 on ! cre/ ( popul>ity 9 ,engl&1 ^: ,biblical subjects attract$ multitudes1 ^: mezzot9ts & engrav+s 7 sold :]ev] ! ,engli% ,bible 0 read4 ,john ,m>t91 pa9t]1 mezzot9t]1 man ( gorge\s imag9ation1 second to ,de ,qu9cey or ! au?or ( ,va!k1 is to-day m =gott5 ?an ,beck=d himself4 ,he9ri* ,he9e 9 8 essay1 ,! ,romantic ,s*ool1 said t ! hi/ory ( lit]ature is a great morgue1 :]e9 ea* seeks ! dead :o are ne> or de> to him4 ,into :at morgue fell ,john ,m>t9 be=e 8 dea?8 ,h[ acc\nt = ! viol5t *anges 9 popul> ta/e8 ,m>t9 suff]$ f too great e>ly success4 ,! /> ( ,turn] 0 9 ! asc5dant4 ,john ,rusk9 d5i$ m]it to ! mezzot9t]1 & s x is to-day t if y g to our pr9t-%ops y w seldom f9d "o ( 8 big or little plates4 ,he has gone out ( fa%ion--fatal phrase6--& only 9 ! cab9ets ( old collectors c y get a peep at 8 ar*aic & a/\nd+ productions4 ,william ,blake is 9 vogue2 p]haps ,m>t9--8 ,& !n ^? :o h g>n]$ 8 plates w reap a h>ve/4 ,facts conc]n+ him or 8 "w are slight4 ,bryan's diction>y accords him a few p>agraphs4 ,:5 at ! ,briti% ,museum1 a few ye>s ago1 ,i ask$ ,mr4 ,sidney ,colv9 ab\t ! ,m>t9s 9 8 pr9t-room4 ,!re are n _m1 n s _m z 9 a c]ta9 private collection "h4 ,b ,mr4 ,colv9 told me ( ! article writt5 by ,cosmo ,monkh\se 9 ! ,diction>y ( ,national ,biography1 & f x we are enabl$ to pres5t a few items ab\t ! man's c>e]4 ,he 0 born at ,hayd5 ,bridge1 ne> ,hexham1 ,nor?umb]l&1 ,july #ai1 #aghi4 ,8 fa!r1 ,f5wick ,m>t91 a f5c+-ma/]1 held classes at ! ,*ancellor's ,head1 ,newca/le4 ,8 bro!rs1 ,jona?an 7#aghb-ahch7 & ,william 7#aggb-ahea71 h "s claim on our notice1 = ! fir/ 0 an insane prophet & inc5di>y1 hav+ set fire to ,york ,m9/] 9 #ahbi2 ,william 0 a natural philosoph] & poet :o publi%$ _m works to prove ! !ory ( p]petual motion4 ,aft] hav+ conv9c$ himself by means ( ?irty-six exp]im5ts ( ! impossibility ( demon/rat+ x sci5tifically1 x 0 reveal$ to him 9 a dream t ,god _h *os5 him to discov] ! great cause ( all ?+s1 & ?is he made ! subject ( _m works 7,jasnot1 ,vrits positives1 #ahed74 ,v]ily1 z ,lombroso ha? x1 ,a hundr$ fanatics are f\nd = a !ological or metaphysical /atem5t1 b n "o = a geometric problem4 ,! ,m>t9 /ock 01 )\t d\bt1 neura/h5ic4 ,john 0 appr5tic$ :5 f\rte5 to ,wilson1 a ,newca/le coa* pa9t]1 b ran away aft] a dispute ov] wages4 ,he met ,bonifacio ,musso1 an ,italian *9a pa9t]1 & 9 #ahjf w5t ) him to ,london4 ,!re he support$ himself pa9t+ *9a & glass :ile he /udi$ p]spective & ar*itecture4 ,at n9ete5 he m>ri$ & 9 #ahab liv$ 9 ,high ,/reet1 ,m>ylebone1 & f !re s5t to ! ,academy 8 fir/ picture1 ,sadak 9 ,se>* ( ! ,wat]s ( ,oblivion 7f ,tales ( ! ,g5ii74 ,! figure ( ,sadak 0 s small t ! fram]s disput$ z to ! top ( ! picture4 ,x sold to ,mr4 ,mann+ = fifty gu9eas4 ,b5jam9 ,we/1 presid5t ( ! ,royal ,academy1 enc\rag$ ,m>t91 & next ye> he pa9t$ ,adam's ,fir/ ,sight ( ,eve1 :i* he sold = sev5ty gu9eas4 ,9 #ahad 8 ,clytis 0 %[n 9 an ante-room ( ! exhibition1 & he bitt]ly compla9$ ( 8 treatm5t4 ,jo%ua1 9 #ahaf1 0 z indiff]5tly hung1 & he nev] =gave ! ,academy ! insult1 ?\gh he did n )draw f its annual functions4 ,9 #ahag he 0 appo9t$ hi/orical pa9t] to ,pr9cess ,*>lotte & ,pr9ce ,leopold4 ,he et*$ ab\t ?is "t ,"* ( ,trees 7sev5 plates7 & ! ,b>d at ! ,academy4 ,9 #ahah he remov$ to ,allsop ,t]race1 ,new 7,m>ylebone road74 ,9 #ahai came ,! ,fall ( ,babylon1 ,macbe? 7#ahbj71 ,bel%azz>'s ,fea/ 7#ahba71 :i*1 exclud$ f ! ,academy1 yet won ! #bjj prize4 ,a poem by ,t4,s4 ,hughes />t$ ,m>t9 on ?is picture4 ,x 0 a national success & 0 exhibit$ 9 ! ,/r& beh9d a glass transp>5cy4 ,x w5t ! r\nd ( ! prov9ces & l>ge cities & attract$ ?\s&s4 ,m>t9 jo9$ ! ,society ( ,briti% ,arti/s at its f\ndation & exhibit$ ) !m f #ahbd to #ahca1 & also 9 #ahcg & #ahch1 aft] :i* he s5t 8 important pictures to ! ,royal ,academy4 ,9 #ahcc ,! ,fall ( ,n9eveh w5t to ,brussels1 :]e x 0 b\ght by ! ,gov]nm5t4 ,m>t9 0 elect$ memb] ( ! ,belgian ,academy & ! ,ord] ( ,leopold 0 conf]r$ on him4 ,8 old qu>rels ) ! ,academy broke out 9 #ahcf1 & he te/ifi$ be=e a committee z to fav\ritism4 ,!n foll[$ ,! ,dea? ( ,moses1 ,! ,deluge1 ,! ,eve ( ! ,deluge1 ,! ,assuag+ ( ! ,wat]s1 ,p&emonium4 ,he pa9t$ l&scapes & wat]-col\rs1 sc5es on ! ,?ames1 ,br5t1 ,w&le1 ,wey1 ,/ill+b\rne1 & ! hills & em95ces ab\t ,london4 ,ab\t ?is "t he began s*em+ = a me?od ( supply+ ,london ) wat] & "o t w\ld improve ! docks & sew]s4 ,he engrav$ _m ( 8 own works1 ,bel%azz>1 ,jo%ua1 ,n9eveh1 ,fall ( ,babylon4 ,! fir/ two nam$1 ) ,! ,deluge1 7 pres5t$ by ! ,fr5* ,academy to ,l\is ,philippe1 = :i* c\rtesy a m$al 0 /ruck (f 9 ,m>t9's hon\r4 ,! ,asc5t ( ,elijah1 ,*ri/ ,tempt$ 9 ! ,wild]ness1 & ,m>t9's illu/rations 7) ,we/all's7 to ,milton's ,p>adise ,lo/ 7 all complet$ at ?is p]iod4 ,= ! latt] ,m>t9 receiv$ #b1jjj4 ,he remov$ to ,l9dsey ,h\se1 ,*elsea1 9 #ahdh or #ahdi1 & 0 liv+ !re 9 #aheb1 :5 he s5t to ! ,academy 8 la/ contribution1 ,de/ruction ( ,sodom & ,gomorrah4 ,novemb] #ab1 #ahec1 :ile engag$ ^u 8 la/ l>ge canvases1 ,! ,la/ ,judgm5t1 ,! ,great ,day ( ,wra?1 & ,! ,pla9s ( ,heav51 he 0 p>alys$ on 8 "r side4 ,he 0 remov$ to ! ,isle ( ,man1 & ob/9ately refus+ prop] n\ri%m5t1 di$ at ,d\glas ,febru>y #ag1 #ahed4 ,aft] 8 dea? ?ree pictures1 sc5es f ! ,apocalypse1 7 exhibit$ at ! ,hall ( ,comm]ce4 ,8 portrait by ,wangemann appe>$ 9 ! ,magaz9e ( ,f9e ,arts4 ,a second son1 ,leopold ,*>les1 writ]1 & godson ( ,leopold1 ,k+ ( ,belgium1 0 an au?ority on co/umes & numismatics 7#ahag-hi74 ,8 wife 0 a si/] ( ,sir ,john ,t5niel ( ,pun*4 ,john ,m>t9 0 slightly crack$2 at lea/ he 0 s consid]$ by 8 contempor>ies4 ,he 0 easily affront$1 yet he 0 a v g5]\s man4 ,he b\ght ,etty's picture1 ,! ,combat1 9 #ahbe = two or ?ree hundr$ gu9eas4 ,!re are at ! ,s\? ,k5s+ton ,museum ?ree ,m>t9s1 wat]col\rs1 & "o oil2 at ,newca/le1 an oil4 ,at ! "t ( 8 decease 8 pr9cipal works 7 9 ! collections ( ,"l de ,tabley1 ,dukes ( ,buck+ham & ,su!rl&1 ,messrs4 ,hope & ,sc>isbruck1 ,e>l ,grey & ,pr9ce ,alb]t4 ,! ,leyl& family ( ,nant*vyd1 ,nor? ,wales1 owns ! ,jo%ua & sev]al typical works ( ,m>t94 ,wilkie1 9 a lett] to ,sir ,george ,beaumont1 describes ,bel%azz>'s ,fea/ z a ph5om5on4 ,bulw] decl>$ t ,m>t9 0 m orig9al & self-dep5d5t ?an ,raphael or ,mi*ael ,angelo4 ,9 ! ,la/ ,essays ( ,elia !re is "o by ,*>les ,lamb entitl$ ,b>r5ness ( ! ,imag9ative ,faculty 9 ! ,production ( ,mod]n ,art4 ,! "n ( ,m>t9 is n m5tion$1 b sev]al ( 8 works are unmi/akably describ$4 ,8 t[]$ ar*itecture ,lamb is writ+ ( ,bel%azz>'s ,fea/ are ( ! highe/ ord] ( ! mat]ial sublime4 ,:e!r !y 7 dreams or transcripts ( "s eld] workman%ip--,assyrian ru9s old--re/or$ by ?is mighty arti/1 !y satisfy our mo/ /ret*$ & crav+ conceptions ( ! glories ( ! antique _w4 ,x is a pity t !y 7 ev] peopl$4 ,lit]>y art critic z he 01 ,lamb put 8 f+] on ,m>t9's weake/ spot--8 figure pa9t+4 ,! entire essay %\ld be read1 = x conta9s a /udy ( ! ,jo%ua 9 :i* ?is mo/ delici\s ( ,engli% prose writ]s speaks ( ! wise falsifications ( ! great ma/]s4 ,be=e 8 dea? ! critics1 tir+ ( him soon] ?an ! public1 call$ ,m>t9 tricky1 m]etrici\s1 me*anical4 ,to be sure1 8 draw+ is faulty1 8 col\r hot & smoky2 nev]!less1 he 0 n a *>latan4 ,z ,david ,wilkie wrote3 ,weak 9 all ^! po9ts 9 :i* he c be comp>$ to o!r arti/s1 he _h ! comp5sat+ quality ( an impos+1 if at times op]atic1 imag9ation4 ,monkh\se ju/ly says t 9 ,m>t9's illu/rations to ,milton ! smallness ( scale & abs5ce ( col\r enable u to appreciate ! gr&eur ( 8 conceptions ) a m9imum ( 8 defects4 ,9 soo? he lack$ v>iety4 ,8 pictures are sooty & apocalyptic4 ,we h se5 ! ,m\nta9 ,l&scape1 at ,s\? ,k5s+ton1 ,! ,de/ruction ( ,h]culaneum1 at ,man*e/]1 ano!r at ,newca/le ^: subject escapes u1 & we confess t we pref] ! mezzot9ts ( ,m>t91 p>ticul>ly ^? engrav$ by ,le ,keux--^: f9e l9e & ke5 s5se ( balance correct$ ! incoh]5ce ( ,m>t9's too black5$ %ad[s & h>% explosions ( :ites4 ,"o looks 9 va9 = ! velvety tone ( ,e>lom1 or ! vivid fre%ness ( ,val5t9e ,gre51 9 ,m>t94 ,he 0 n a col\ri/2 8 ma/]y consi/$ 9 transf]r+ to 8 huge c>toons a s5se ( ! awful1 ( ! cata/rophic4 ,he excell$ 9 ! del9eation ( massive ar*itecture1 & if ,piranesi 0 8 sup]ior 9 exactitude1 he equall$ ! ,italian 9 maje/y & fantasy ( design4 ,no su* cataclysmic pictures 7 ev] be=e pa9t$1 nor s9ce1 ?\gh ,gu/ave ,dor1 :o )\t d\bt made a /udy ( ,m>t91 has incorporat$ 9 8 ,biblical illu/rations _m ( ,m>t9's ov]:elm+ ideas--! ,deluge1 = example4 ,james ,ensor1 ! ,belgian illu/rator1 is an arti/ ( fecund fancy :o1 alone among ! new m51 has betray$ a feel+ = ! /range ar*itecture1 dream ar*itecture1 we enc\nt] 9 ,m>t94 ,col]idge 9 ,kubla ,khan1 ,de ,qu9cey 9 opium rev]ies1 ,poe & ,baudelaire are among ! writ]s :o seem ne>e/ to ! ,engli% mezzot9t]4 ,william ,beck=d's ,va!k1 t mo/ ,ori5tal ( tales1 fir/ writt5 9 ,fr5* by a millionaire ( g5ius1 %\ld h inspir$ ,m>t94 ,p]haps its mad fantasy did1 = all we "k--!re is no au!ntic compilation ( 8 compositions4 ,he9e has spok5 ( ,m>t91 z has ,?ophile ,gauti]2 & 8 "n1 by "s k9k ( de/9y1 is be/ kn[n to ! pres5t g5]ation because ( ,macaulay's m5tion ( x 9 an essay4 ,! ,vale ( ,tempe is "o ( ,m>t9's l>g] plates seldom se5 9 ! collector's catalogue4 ,we h view$ x & o!r r>e pr9ts 9 ! *oice collection ref]r$ to already4 ,satan hold+ c\ncil1 aft] ,milton1 is a /rik+ conception4 ,! ,pr9ce ( ,eblis sits on a va/ globe ( ebony4 ,ab\t him are ti] ^u ti] ( faces1 ! faces ( devils4 ,inf]nal *&eli]s dep5d f remote ceil+s4 ,light ga%es ! globe & ! face & figure ( ,satan2 bo? are ( sup]nal beauty4 ,c\ld ?is mezzot9t1 s small 9 size1 s va/ 9 its %ad[y sugge/iv5ess1 h /irr$ ,baudelaire to l9es t %9e ) a metallic poison\s lu/re8 ,& !re is t t9y mezzot9t 9 :i* we f9d ourselves at ! base ( a rude little hill4 ,! %ock ( ! quak+ e>?1 ! sil5t pass+ ( ! %eet$ dead & ! ru% ( ! affright$ multitudes tell u t a cosmic trag$y is at h&4 ,9 a fl>e ( lightn+ we see silh\ett$ aga9/ an angry sky ?ree crosses at ! top ( a sad little hill4 ,x is a crucifixion inf9itely m real1 m int5se ?an ,dor's4 ,ano!r sc5e--also engrav$ by ,le ,keux3 ,on a /ony plat=m1 va/ & cr[d$1 ! p kneel 9 sackclo? & a%es2 ! heav5s ?und] ov] ! weep+ millions ( ,n9eveh1 & ! ,"l ( ,ho/s w n be appeas$4 ,/ret*+ to ! cl\ds are black basaltic battlem5ts1 & above re> :ite-t]rac$ palaces z swans t /ra9 _! ?roats to ! sky4 ,! mighty ,ea/ is 9 p5it5ce4 ,or1 ,elijah is rapt to heav5 9 a fi]y :irlw9d2 or ,god creates light4 ,?is latt] is "o ( ! mo/ extraord9>y conceptions ( a great vision>y & wor?y ( ,william ,blake4 ,or ,sadak se>*+ = ! wat]s ( oblivion4 ,alas1 poor humanity6 is "h ! allegory4 ,a man1 a midget amid ! t]rify+ altitudes ( b>r5 /one1 lifts himself pa9fully ov] a l$ge ( rock4 ,above him are v]tig9\s heights2 bel[ him1 deadly precipices4 ,no?+ helps him b himself--a page torn f ,max ,/irn] is ?is p>able4 ,light /reams ^u ! /ruggl+ egoi/ z he toils to ! summit ( consci\sness4 ,among ! designs ( n9ete5?-c5tury arti/s we c recall none s t\*+1 s p[]ful1 s mod]n z ?is picture4 ,m>t9 0 n equally successful 9 portray+ cele/ial episodes1 ?\gh 8 p>adises are enorm\s panoramas replete ) ar*itectural beauties4 ,8 figures1 z exemplifi$ 9 ,miltonic illu/rations1 are m conv5tional ?an ,fuseli's & nev] naively orig9al z are ,blake's4 ,inde$1 ( ,blake's my/ic poetry & div9ation ,m>t9 betrays no trace4 ,he is n s mu* ! se] z ! inv5tor ( inf]nal h>monies4 ,satan review+ 8 army ( devils is truly magnific5t 9 its depiction ( ! s]ri$ ho/ arm$ = battle2 beh9d gli/5s burn+ ,tophet 9 all its smoky spl5d\r4 ,satan 9 %9+ arm\r mu/ be a ?\s& feet high2 he is sadly out ( scale4 ,s1 too1 9 ! qu>rel ( ,mi*ael & ,satan ov] ! sleep+ ,adam & ,eve4 ,blake is "h recall$ 9 ! rhy?ms ( ! mon/r\s figures4 ,ba?os is 9 ! design ( ,lucif] swimm+ 9 deepe/ hell ^u waves ( fire & fil?2 yet ! lugubri\s ar*es ( ! cav]ns 9 ! p]spective reveal ,blake's fantasy1 s quick to respond to ext]nal /imuli4 ,m>t9 saw ! e>? z 9 an apocalyptic swoon1 its =ms di/ort$1 its mean+s inv]t$2 a mad _w1 ! _w ( an old] !ogony4 ,b if !re 0 little human 9 8 visions1 he is enorm\sly imp]sonal2 if he assail$ heav5's gates on w+s ( melt+ wax1 or div$ deep into ! pool ( iniquity1 he none ! less caught glimpses 9 8 brea?less flights ( /range c\ntries across ^: sill no human be+ ev] passes4 ,!re is g5u9e halluc9ation4 ,he mu/ h se5 8 gho/s s (t5 t 9 ! end !y petrifi$ him1 z did ! ,/atue ,don ,giovanni4 ,m>t9 0 a species ( rev]s$ ,turn]4 ,he spi$ ! good t 0 9 evil1 ! beauty 9 bitum9\s blacks4 ,he is ! pa9t] ( black music1 ! deifi] ( ,beelzebub1 & also "o :o caught ! surge & ?und] ( ! ,old ,te/am5t1 its maje/y & its savag]y4 ,z an illu/rator ( sacr$ hi/ory1 ! _w may "o day return to ,john ,m>t94 ,,zorn ,&]s ,zorn--:at's 9 a "n8 ,possibly ! le>n$ & amiable fa!r ( ,tri/ram ,%&y or t =midable p$ant ,pr(essor ,slawk5b]gius might f9d mu* to ar\se 8 int]e/ 9 ! patronymic ( ! great ,sw$i% pa9t] & et*]4 ,:at ,zorn means 9 8 native tongue we d n pr(ess to "k2 b 9 ,g]man x signifies ang]1 wra?1 rage4 ,n[1 ! ,zorn 9 life is n an enrag$ p]son--unless "s lady sitt] asks him to pa9t h] z %e is n4 ,he is1 z all w te/ify :o h met him1 a man ( r>e p]sonal *>m & sprightly hum\r4 ,he1 x may be add$1 calls yell[ yell[1 & he nev] pa9ts a policeman l a poet4 ,9 a ^w1 a man ( robu/1 normal vision1 a reali/ & an arti/4 ,false realism ) its hectic1 ,zola-l romanticism is di/a/eful to ,zorn4 ,he is ne> ,degas among ! ,fr5*m5 & ,zuloaga among ! new ,spani>ds2 ne> !m 9 a c]ta9 =?right quality ( depict+ life1 ?\gh unlike !m 9 te*nical & individual me?ods4 ,yes1 ,zorn1 t crisp1 bold1 %ort "n1 :i* beg9s ) a lett] t abruptly cuts bo? eye & e>1 q fits ! pa9t]'s p]sonality1 fits 8 art4 ,he is (t5 ironic4 ,"s fanciful !ori/ has said t ! lett]s ,z & ,k are important factors 9 ! c>e] ( ! m5 :o possess !m 9 _! names4 ,camille ,sa9t-,sans has spok5 ( ,franz ,liszt & 8 lucky lett]4 ,x is a v pretty idea1 especially :5 "o /akes on z]o at ,monte ,c>lo2 b no d\bt ,&]s ,zorn w\ld be ! fir/ to laugh ! idea out ( doors4 ,we recall an exhibition a few ye>s ago at ,v5ice 9 ! art gall]y ( ! ,gi>d9o ,reale4 ,zorn _h a place ( hon\r among ! boil+ & bubbl+ ,secessioni/s2 inde$1 8 "w fill$ a l>ge room4 ,& :at "w6 ,su* a giant's revel ( en]gy4 ,su* l&scapes1 riot\s1 s9i/]1 & lovely4 ,su* wom56 ,"h we pause = brea?4 ,zorn's conception ( womanhood has giv5 (f5ce to _m ideali/s1 :o d n realise t once ^u a "t our =ebe>s 7 furry & indulg$ 9 arboreal habits4 ,zorn c pa9t a lady2 he has sign$ _m g5tle & ari/ocratic canvases4 ,b ,zorn is also too s9c]e n to pa9t :at he sees4 ,"s ( 8 models are ( ! e>?1 e>?y2 o!rs /ep t[>d y ) ! c&id maje/y ( a ,brunhilda1 nak$1 una%am$1 & regal4 ,!y are all vital4 ,we recall1 too1 ! expressions1 %ock$1 amaz$1 ev5 daz$1 ( "s ,am]ican art /ud5ts :o1 fre% f _! gold5 ,v5etian dreams1 fac$ ! uncompromis+ pictures ( a man :o _h fac$ ! ev]yday life ( 8 day4 ,= ^! belat$ vision>ies1 ^: ideal 9 art is to pa9fully imitate ,giorgione1 ,titian1 or ,tiepolo1 ?is mod]n1 ) 8 rude assault ^u ! n]ves1 mu/ seem a v iconocla/4 ,yet ,zorn only attempts to reproduce ! life encircl+ him4 ,he is a *ild ( 8 age4 ,he1 too1 has a p]ception ( beauty1 b x is ! beauty t may be f\nd by ! arti/ ) an ard5t1 unspoil$ gaze1 ! curi\s1 disquiet+ beauty ( our "t4 ,:i/l] saw x 9 old ,v5etian doorways z well z d[n ,*elsea way or at ,ro!rhi!4 ,zorn sees x 9 "s corn] ( a wood1 9 "s sudd5 flex ( muscle or intimate firelit int]ior4 ,& he loves to depict ! gli/5+ curves ( 8 big model z %e /&s 9 ! sunlight1 a solid reproa* to physical & moral anmia4 ,a pagan1 by ,apollo6 ,z an et*] ! delicacy ( 8 %ea!d lion's paw is ! pr9cipal quality t meets ! eye1 not)/&+ ! broad execution4 ,et*+ is ess5tially an impressioni/ic art4 ,zorn is an impressioni/ among et*]s4 ,he seems to attack 8 plate n ) ! f9esse ( a meticul\s f5c+-ma/] b l a ,vik+1 ) a broad ,b]s]k] blade4 ,he hews1 he hacks1 he ga%es4 ,!re is blood 9 8 ve9s1 & he does n sp>e ! ink4 ,b exam9e closely ^! little pr9ts--"s ( !m miracles ( pr9t+--& y may disc]n _! delicate sur5ess1 subtlety1 & economy ( ge/ure4 ,fitzroy ,c>r+ton quotes ! ,p>isian critic ,h5ri ,m>cel1 :o among o!r ?+s wrote ( ! ,zorn et*+s3 ,let u only say t ^! et*+s--p>adoxical 9 _! co>s5ess ( means & f95ess ( effect--manife/ ! ma/] at 8 be/4 ,co>s5ess ( means & f95ess ( effect--! phrase is a happy "o4 ,co>se is sometimes ! ne$le-"w ( ,zorn1 b ! end ju/ifies ! means4 ,he is (t5 cruel1 m cruel ?an ,s>g5t4 ,8 portraits prove x4 ,he has et*$ all 8 fri5ds1 "s ( :om mu/ h felt hon\r$ & amus$--or else (f5d$4 ,! late ,paul ,v]la9e1 = example1 w\ld n h be5 pleas$ ) ! /ory ( 8 life z et*$ by ! ,sw$e4 ,x is z bit+ a comm5t>y--"o is tempt$ to say z acid--z a page f ,/r9db]g4 ,yes1 )\t a t\* ( ,/r9db]g's mad fantasy1 ,zorn is k9 to him 9 8 ironic1 witty way ( say+ ?+s ab\t 8 fri5ds & 9 front ( _! faces4 ,consid] t l>ge plate ( ,r5an4 ,has any "o s told ! tru? conc]n+ ! ex-sem9>ian1 casui/1 & m>vell\s prose writ] ( ,france8 ,! l>ge1 loosely modell$ head ) its fle%y curves1 its sup]-subtle m\? ( orator1 ! gaze veil$1 ! bl&1 pontifical expression1 ! expression ( ! man :o spoke ( ! mania ( c]titude--"h is ,erne/ ,r5an1 voluptu\s disda9] ( democracies1 & plann] ( a phalan/]y ( sup]ior m5 ye>s be=e ,nietzs*e's sup]man appe>$4 ,zorn 9 no unk9dly _s %[s u ! ?9k]2 also ! au?or ( ,l',abbesse de ,j\>re4 ,x is some?+1 is x n1 to evoke ) ne$le1 acid1 pap]1 & ink ! dualism ( su* a bra9 & temp]am5t z 0 ,r5an's8 ,he is n flatt]+ to himself1 ,zorn4 ,! ,h5ry ,g4 ,m>qu&1 two impressions1 leaves "o r sad4 ,an ,iri% girl1 ,annie1 is sup]b 9 its sugge/ion ( =m & col\r4 ,sa9t-,gaud5s & 8 model is excell5t2 we pref] ! portrait4 ,! ,ev5+ ,girl ,ba?+ is r>e 9 treatm5t--simple1 re/ra9$1 vital4 ,%e has turn$ h] back1 & we are grateful1 = x is a beautiful back4 ,! l&scape is z evanesc5t z ,:i/l]1 ! pr9t+ is 9 a delicate key4 ,! ,b]l9 ,gall]y conta9s a ,zorn1 a portrait /rik+ 9 its reality4 ,x repres5ts ,miss ,maja von ,heyne we>+ a coll> ( sk9s4 ,%e c\ld repres5t ! ,maja ( ,ibs5's epilogue1 ,:5 ,we ,dream]s ,awake2 ,maja1 ! companion ( ! be> hunt]1 ,ulfheim4 ,z et*$1 we miss ! massiv5ess1 ! ri*1 vivid col\r1 yet x is a plate ( di/9ction4 ,among 8 portraits are ! ,hon4 ,daniel ,s4 ,lamont1 ,s5ator ,billy ,mason1 ! ,hon4 ,john ,hay1 ,mr4 & ,mrs4 ,a!rton ,curtis1 & sev]al big-wigs ( sev]al nations4 ,an oil-pa9t+ is an impressioni/ic affair1 %[+ "s ov]bl[n girls dress+ aft] _! ba?4 ,! sun flecks _! %\ld]s1 b o!rwise seems r incl9$ to retire mode/ly4 ,evid5tly n ! midnight sun4 ,we h b>ely indicat$ ! beauties 9 :i* ! virile _s ( ,&]s ,zorn comes out at y f ! wall--a heal?y1 l>ge-he>t$1 girt$ ,sw$e is ?is man ) ! ,z4 ,,brangwyn ,! "n ( ,frank ,brangwyn may fall ^u unresponsive e>s2 yet he has a ,cont95tal reputation & is easily ! =emo/ ,engli% impressioni/4 ,new ,york has se5 b little ( 8 "w2 if we mi/ake n1 !re 0 a l>ge piece ( 81 a ,gipsy ,t9k] 9 ! op5 air1 hung sev]al seasons ago at ! ,p5nsylvania ,academy ( ,f9e ,arts4 ,mr4 ,k5n$y %[s extraord9>y et*+s ( 8 at ! ,wund]li* ,gall]ies4 ,we call !m extraord9>y n alone because ( _! size1 b also because ,brangwyn is practically ! fir/ among latt]-day arti/s to apply boldly to et*+ ! me?ods ( ! impressioni/s4 ,et*+ 9 its ess5tial nature is an impressioni/ic art4 ,we d n mean to ass]t t ,brangwyn uses ! dot or da% or brok5 dabs 9 8 plates1 = ! v good reason t he is work+ 9 black & :ite2 nev]!less a glance at 8 plates w %[ y a new way ( conqu]+ old prejudices4 ,:i/l] x 0 :o rail$ at l>ge et*+s4 ,he 0 n f> wrong4 ,9 ! h&s ( ! majority ( et*]s a l>ge plate is an abom9ation1 diffus$ 9 int]e/1 co>se ( l9e2 b ,brangwyn is n to be consid]$ among ?is majority4 ,he is a big fell[ 9 ev]y?+4 ,besides1 ,:i/l] 0 us+ ! famili> argum5t1 pro doma sua4 ,! same may be said ( ,poe1 :o simply w\ld n he> ( a long poem 7%ades ( ,milton67 or ( ,*op91 :o lo/ 8 way 9 ! sonata =m1 ?\gh com+ out 9 ! gorge\s tropical l&1 ! ?i!r side ( sonatas & o!r tonal animals4 ,because ,catullus & ,sappho did n write epics t is no reason :y ,dante %\ld n4 ,x is ! old /ory ( ! tailless fox4 ,brangwyn z well z ,&]s ,zorn has be5 call$ a r\gh-&-ready arti/4 ,= exquisite tone & patt]n we mu/ g to ,:i/l] & 8 s*ool4 ,brangwyn is nev] exquisite1 ?\gh he is (t5 poetic1 ev5 epical4 ,look at t ,bridge1 ,b>n>d ,ca/le4 ,x is noble 9 outl9e1 lovely 9 atmosph]e4 ,or at ! ,old ,hamm]smi?--swell1 z ! arti/ slang goes4 ,! ,m9e is 9 feel+ & mass ,rembr&ti%2 & z we h us$ ! "n ( ! great ,dut*man we may z well admit t to him1 despite a _w ( diff]5ce1 ,brangwyn owes mu*4 ,he has ! s5se ( mass4 ,:at c\ld be m tangibly massive ?an ! plate call$ ,break+ ,up ( ! ,hannibal8 ,"h is a !me :i* ,turn] 9 ,! ,fight+ ,tmraire made truly poetic1 & ,seym\r ,had5 9 8 ,agamemnon pres]v$ m ?an a moiety ( s5tim5t1 n to m5tion ! te*nical pr[ess display$2 b 9 ! hulk ( ?is ugly old vessel ( ,brangwyn's !re is no beauty4 ,h[ev]1 x is hugely impressive4 ,8 l&scapes are n too seldom hell-scapes4 ,! ,inn ( ! ,p>rot is qua9t ) its rev]s$ lett]+4 ,! ,road to ,montreuil is w>m 9 col\r & f9ely h&l$4 ,h[ _m h realis$ ! *>m ( ! re> view ( ,santa ,m>ia ,salute8 ,x is "o ( ! mo/ int]e/+ ( ,brangwyn's ,v5etian et*+s4 ,8 vision ( ,sa9t ,sophia1 ,con/ant9ople1 has ! my/ic quality we f9d 9 ! ,dut*man ,bau]'s plates4 ,a ,*ur* at ,montreuil attracts ! eye2 ,london ,bridge is positively dramatic2 ! ,old ,kew ,bridge has delicacy2 ! ,sawy]s ) _! burly figures loom up mon/r\sly2 ! ,build+ ( ! ,new ,victoria & ,alb]t ,museum1 ,s\? ,k5s+ton1 recalls1 z treat$ by ! impressioni/ic bru% ( ,brangwyn 7= ! ne$le seems trans=m$ into a pa9t-load$ spike71 "o ( ,h4,g4 ,wells's t]rific sociali/ic /ructures ( ! ye> #bjji4 ,rememb] t ,brangwyn is prim>ily a pa9t]1 an impressioni/4 ,he sees l>gely4 ,8 dream ( ! visible _w 7& l ,sorolla1 x is nev] ! _w invisible ) him7 is "o ( pat*es & masses1 ( lum9\s %ad[s1 ( animat$ rhy?ms1 ( ri* arabesques4 ,he is sib to ! ,scot*4 ,8 fa!r is said to h be5 a ,scotti% weav] :o settl$ 9 ,bruges4 ,frank saw mu* ( ! _w be=e settl+ 9 ,london4 ,he 0 born at ,bruges1 #ahfg4 ,! ,gold5 ,book ( ,art describes him z a "o-"t disciple ( ,william ,morris4 ,he has manufactur$ glass1 furniture1 wall-pap]1 pott]y4 ,8 curiosity is insatiable4 ,he is a mural decorator :o 9 a fr5zy c\ld cov] miles ( space if "s k9d civic corporation w\ld b provide ! walls4 ,z ! writ] ( ! graceful preface to ! ,wund]li* catalogue has x3 ,he gets ! "* ( 8 !me4 ,8 art is itself full ( "*4 ,temp]am5t1 ov]fl[+1 passionate1 & irresi/ible1 is 8 key-note4 ,9 music he might h be5 a ,fritz ,delius1 a ,ri*>d ,/rauss4 ,he is an eclectic4 ,he kn[s all s*ools1 all me?ods4 ,he is ,spani% 9 8 fi]ce reli% ( ! op5 air1 ( ! sights--& we almo/ said s\nds--( _m l&s1 b ! ,belgian /ra91 ! t\* ( ! my/ic & morose1 creeps into 8 "w4 ,we h caught x m 9 8 oils ?an et*+s4 ,x is n s+ul>1 !n1 t 8 small et*$ plates d n hold ! eye2 !y lack magnetic quality4 ,x is ! ,titan1 rude & rag+1 da%+ ink ov] an acre ( :ite pap]1 t rivets y4 ,! /ock attitudes & ge/ures he does n give y2 & x is d\btful if he w h an audi5ce soon 9 ,am]ica1 :]e ! sleek is k+ & prett9ess is exalt$ ov] p[]4 ,,daumi] ,mr4 ,frank ,weit5kampf1 ! curator ( ! ,l5ox ,libr>y pr9t dep>tm5t1 %[s n9ete5 portfolios :i* hold ab\t sev5 hundr$ li?ographs by ,honor ,daumi]4 ,?is collection is a beque/ ( ! late ,mr4 ,lawr5ce1 & we d\bt if ! ,biblio?que ,nationale at ,p>is surpasses x2 t is1 9 ! numb] ( deta*$ examples4 ,!re ! works ( ! great arti/ are imb$d$ 9 ! v>i\s publications = :i* he lab\r$ s _m ye>s--su* at ,la ,c>icature1 ,les ,beaux ,arts1 ,l',arti/e1 ,les ,modes ,p>isi5nes1 ,la ,gazette ,musicale1 ,le ,b\lev>d1 & ,masques et ,visages4 ,! ,lawr5ce li?ographs are repres5tatives1 ?\gh n complete2 ! catalogue compil$ by ,loys ,delteil comprises #c1ieh plates2 ! pa9t+s & draw+s are also num]\s4 ,b an admirable idea ( ,daumi]'s v]satile g5ius may be glean$ at ! ,l5ox ,libr>y1 z all ! celebrat$ s]ies are !re3 ,p>is ,bohemians1 ! ,blue ,/ock+s1 ! ,railways1 ,la ,c>icature1 ,croquis d',expressions1 ,emotions ,p>isi5nes1 ,actualits1 ,les ,baigneurs1 ,pa/orales1 ,moeurs ,conjugales1 ! ,don ,quixote plates1 ,silh\ettes1 ,s\v5irs d',arti/es1 ,types ,p>isi5s1 ! ,advocates & ,judges1 & a goodly numb] ( ! miscellanies4 ,altoge!r an adequate exhibition4 ,honor ,daumi]1 :o di$ ,febru>y #aa1 #ahgi1 0 almo/ ! la/ ( ! giants ( #ahcj1 ?\gh he outliv$ _m ( !m4 ,n affiliat$ ) ! ,b>bizon gr\p--?\gh he 0 a romantic 9 8 hatr$ ( ! b\rgeois--sev]al ( ^! pa9t]s 7 intimate fri5ds2 inde$1 ,corot 0 8 b5efactor1 mak+ him a pres5t ( a cottage at ,valmondois 7,se9e-et-,oise71 :]e ! illu/rator di$4 ,he 0 bl9d & lonely at ! end4 ,corot di$ #ahge2 ,daubigny1 8 companion1 #ahgh2 ,millet1 #ahge1 & ,r\sseau1 ) :om he correspond$1 di$ #ahfg4 ,9 #ahgi ,flaub]t /ill liv$1 work+ h]oically ^u t monum5t ( human inanity1 ,b\v>d et ,pcu*et2 ,maupassant1 8 disciple1 _h j publi%$ a volume ( v]se2 ,manet 0 reg>d$ z a dang]\s *>latan1 ,monet look$ on z a madman2 :ile poor ,czanne 0 only a bad joke4 ,! indurat$ critical judgm5t ( ! academic =ces pron\nc$ ,bonnat a great] portraiti/ ?an ,velasquez1 & ,grme & 8 mock antiques & mock ori5talism f> sup]ior to ,from5t9 & ,*ass]iau4 ,x 0 a glori\s epo* = m$iocrity4 ,& ,daumi]1 9 :om !re 0 some?+ ( ,mi*ael ,angelo & ,c\rbet1 0 admir$ only z a clev] c>icaturi/1 ! significance ( 8 pa9t+s escap+ all except a few4 ,corot knew1 ,daubigny knew1 z e>li] ,delacroix knew2 & ,balzac _h said3 ,!re is some?+ ( ! ,mi*ael ,angelo 9 ?is man6 ,baudelaire1 ^: critical flair nev] fail$ him1 wrote 9 8 ,curiosits ,e/htiques3 ,daumi]'s di/+ui%+ note z an arti/ is 8 c]ta9ty4 ,8 draw+ is flu5t & easy2 x is a cont9u\s improvisation4 ,8 p[]s ( obs]vation are su* t 9 8 "w we nev] f9d a s+le head t is out ( "* ) ! figure b5ea? x4 444 ,"h1 9 ^! animalis$ faces1 may be se5 & read cle>ly all ! meannesses ( s\l1 all ! absurdities1 all ! ab]rations ( intellig5ce1 all ! vices ( ! he>t2 yet at ! same "t all is broadly drawn & acc5tuat$4 ,nev]!less "o mu/ n look at too _m ( ^! c>icatures4 ,at fir/ ! ,rabelaisian side ( ! man appeals2 pres5tly 8 bitt]ness becomes too acrid4 ,humanity is silly1 repulsive2 x is goat1 pig1 snake1 monkey1 & tig]2 b !re is some?+ else4 ,daumi] w\ld see sev]al sides4 ,8 pessimism1 l ,flaub]t's1 is deadly1 b at times rea*es ! pit* ( ! h]oic4 ,he c\ld h e*o$ ,flaub]t's fam\s s5t5ce3 ,! ignoble is ! sublime ( ! l[] slope4 ,yet :at wit1 :at hum\r1 :at humanity 9 ,daumi]6 ,8 ,don ,quixote & ,san*o ,panza are wor? a wild]ness ( ,dors4 ,& ! ,good ,sam>itan or ,! ,dr9k]s4 ,! latt] is z jovial z ,/e5 or ,hals4 ,a /ory w5t ! r\nds aft] 8 dea? :i* neatly illu/rates 8 lack ( worldl9ess4 ,8 mode/y 0 prov]bial1 & once ,daubigny1 on introduc+ him to an ,am]ican picture deal]1 w>n$ him n to ask less ?an five ?\s& francs = ! fir/ picture he sold to ! man4 ,! ,am]ican w5t to ,daumi]'s ateli]1 & see+ a picture on ! easel1 ask$1 ,h[ mu*8 ,! arti/1 rememb]+ ,daubigny's w>n+1 answ]$1 ,five ?\s& francs4 ,! deal] imm$iately b\ght x1 & on dem&+ to see some?+ else1 ,daumi] put ano!r canvas on ! easel1 f> sup]ior to ! "o sold4 ,! ,yankee aga9 ask$ ! price4 ,! poor arti/ 0 p]plex$4 ,he _h receiv$ no in/ructions f ,daubigny reg>d+ a second sale2 s :5 ! "q 0 repeat$ he hesitat$1 & 8 timidity gett+ ! bett] ( him1 he repli$3 ,five hundr$ francs4 ,don't want x2 w\ldn't take x z a gift1 said ! deal]4 ,i l ! o!r bett]4 ,besides1 ,i nev] sell any b exp5sive pictures1 & he w5t away satisfi$ t a man :o sold s *eaply 0 n mu* ( an arti/4 ,?is anecdote1 :i* we he>d second h& f ,daubigny1 may be a fable1 yet x nev] fail$ to s5d ,daubigny into fits ( laught]4 ,x may be surmis$ t1 despite 8 h]culean lab\rs1 ext5d+ ov] m ?an half a c5tury1 ,daumi] nev] knew h[ to make or save money4 ,he 0 born at ,m>seilles 9 #ahjh4 ,8 fa!r 0 a ?ird-rate poet :o1 suspect+ 8 own gift1 d\bt$ ! tal5t ( 8 son1 ?\gh ?is tal5t 0 bo? precoci\s & prodigi\s4 ,! usual ?+ happ5$4 ,daumi] w\ld /ick at no?+ b 8 draw+2 ! attempt to =ce him into law /udies only made him hate ! law & lawy]s & t hatr$ he nev] ceas$ to v5t 9 8 c>icatures4 ,he knock$ ab\t until he le>n$ 9 #ahbi ! te*nics ( li?ography2 !n he soon became self-support+4 ,8 progress 0 rapid4 ,he illu/rat$ = ! ,b\lev>d j\rnals2 he c>icatur$ ,l\is ,philippe & 0 s5t to jail1 ,sa9te-,plagie1 = six mon?s4 ,_m ye>s aft]w>d he attack$ ) a l f]ocity ,napoleon ,,iii4 ,look at 8 frontispiece--r an adv]tisem5t--( ,victor ,hugo's ,les ,*tim5ts4 ,x is z s9i/]1 z malign z a ,rops4 ,! big book1 title display$1 cru%es to e>? a vulture :i* is a trave/y ( ! ,napoleonic beak4 ,daumi] 0 a p[] 9 ,p>is4 ,alb]t ,wolff1 ! critic ( ,fig>o1 tells h[ he e>n$ five francs ea* "t he provid$ a text = a c>icature by ,daumi]1 & ,philipon1 :o f\nd$ sev]al j\rnals1 actually claim$ a %>e 9 ,daumi]'s success because he wrote "s ( ! silly dialogues to 8 plates4 ,daumi] 0 ! arti/ic prog5itor ( ! ,c>an d',a*es1 ! ,=a9s--:o 0 x t call$ ,=a9 ,degas en c>icature8--,willettes1 & ,t\l\se-de-,lautrecs4 ,he 0 a political pamphlete]1 a sc\rg] ( public scamps1 & a pictorial muck-rak] ( g5ius4 ,8 mock]y ( ! classic 9 art 0 lat] p>allel$ by ,(f5ba* 9 ,la ,belle ,hlne4 ,b !re 7 o!r sides to 8 g5ius4 ,tir+ ( ! hurly-burly ( j\rnalism1 he retir$ 9 #ahfj to devote himself to pa9t+4 ,8 /yle has be5 pron\nc$ ak9 to t ( ,eugne ,c>rire2 8 s5se ( values on a p> ) ,goya's & ,rembr&t's 7t ,%op ,w9d[ ( 8 9 ! ,dur&-,ruel collection is truly ,rembr&tesque74 ,?is feel+ = values 0 s rem>kable t x enabl$ him to produce an impression ) ?ree or f\r tones4 ,! col\rs he pref]r$ 7 grays1 br[ns1 & he manipulat$ 8 blacks l a ma/]4 ,mauclair does n hesitate to put ,daumi] among ! great pa9t]s ( ! pa/ c5tury on ! score ( 8 small canvases4 ,!y conta9 all 8 gifts ( bitt] & pr(\nd obs]vation1 all ! ma/]y ( 8 draw+s1 to :i* !y add ! attractions ( ri* & int5se col\r1 decl>es ,mauclair4 ,d\btless he 0 affect$ by ! influ5ce ( ,h5ri ,monni]1 b ,daumi] really comes f no "o4 ,he belongs to ! fi]ce tribe ( synics & m5 ( exub]ant p[]s1 l ,goya & ,c\rbet4 ,a born an>* ( art1 he submitt$ to no yoke4 ,he w\ld h said ) ,ana*>sis ,cloots3 ,i belong to ! p>ty ( indignation4 ,he 0 a pr\d individuali/4 ,t he _h a t5d] side1 a tal5t = fri5d%ip1 may be not$ 9 ! affectionate int]c\rse he ma9ta9$ = ye>s ) ,corot1 ,millet1 ,r\sseau1 ,dupr1 ,ge(froy1 ! sculptor ,pascal1 & o!rs4 ,he 0 v impulsive & _h a good he>t ) all 8 misan?ropy1 = he 0 an ideali/ rev]s$4 ,! et*+ ( him by ,loys ,delteil is ?us describ$ by a sympa!tic comm5tator3 ,daumi] 0 v broad-%\ld]$1 8 head r big1 ) slightly sunk5 eyes1 :i* mu/1 h[ev]1 h _h an extraord9>y p[] ( p5etration4 ,?\gh ! nose is a little heavy & inelegant1 ! project+ =ehead1 unusually massive l t ( ,victor ,hugo or ( ,bee?ov5 & b>r$ ) a det]m9$ furr[1 reveals ! great ?9k]1 ! man ( l(ty & noble aspirations4 ,! r long hair1 ?r[n backw>d1 adds to ! expression ( ! f9e head2 & f9ally ! be>d worn coll>wise1 accord+ to ! prevail+ fa%ion1 gives to ,daumi]'s face ! di/9ctive m>k ( 8 p]iod4 ,?is et*$ portrait may be se5 9 sev]al /ates at ! ,l5ox ,libr>y4 ,,lalanne',s ,,et*+s ,h[ heavily p]sonality c\nts 9 et*+ may be not$ 9 ! et*$ "w ( ,maxime ,lalanne :i* is at ! ,keppel ,gall]ies4 ,?is skilful arti/1 s deft ) 8 ne$le1 s +5i\s 9 fancy1 escapes great di/9ction by a hair's bread?4 ,he is )\t t salt ( individuality t is s attractive 9 ,:i/l]4 ,( him ,ham]ton wrote3 ,no "o ev] et*$ s gracefully z ,maxime ,lalanne2 444 he is ess5tially a true et*]444 ,!re h be5 et*]s ( great] p[]1 ( m /rik+ orig9ality1 b !re has nev] be5 an et*] equal to him 9 a c]ta9 delicate elegance4 ,?is is v amiable1 & ,joseph ,p5nell is q z fav\rable 9 8 judgm5t4 ,8 ability1 wrote ,mr4 ,p5nell 9 ,p5 ,draw+ & ,p5 ,draughtsm51 to express a great build+1 a va/ t[n1 or a delicate little l&scape has nev] be5 equall$1 ,i ?9k1 by anybody b ,:i/l]4 ,mr4 ,p5nell mode/ly omits 8 own "n2 b ! tru? is t ,p5nell is z excell5t if n m individual a draughtsman z ,lalanne1 & :5 x comes to vision1 to inv5tion1 & to ! manipulation ( ! metal he is ! sup]ior ( ! ,fr5*man4 ,! ,am]ican et*] rates ,lalanne's l9es above ,titian's4 ,:i/l] & ,titian w\ld be big companions inde$ = ! clev]-mann]$ & r p$antic ,lalanne4 ,let u admit )\t balk+ at ,ham]ton t 8 l9e is graceful4 ,he belongs to ! old-fa%ion$ s*ool :i* did n dream1 mu* less approve1 ( mod]n tonal effects 9 _! plates4 ,a ,lalanne et*+ is z clean & vivid z a photograph 7n an art photograph74 ,x is also z h>d4 ,atmosph]e1 9 ! mat]ial z well z ! poetic s5se1 is miss+4 ,8 skies are disappo9t+4 ,^? curly-cue cl\ds are mean+less1 & ! arti/ succe$s bett] :5 he leaves a blank4 ,at lea/ "s c fill x ) ! imag9ation4 ,ano!r grave defect is ! abs5ce ( modulation 9 8 treatm5t ( a l&scape & its l9e> p]spective4 ,ev]y?+ seems to be on ! same plane ( int]e/1 nor does he v>y ! values ( 8 blacks--9 =egr\nd1 middle di/ance1 & ! upp] planes ! ink+ is (t5 9 ! same viol5t key4 ,su* a capital plate1 = example1 :i* depicts a fire 9 ! port ( ,bordeaux is actually untrue 9 its values4 ,dramatic 9 feel+ & n )\t a note "h & !re ( ,rembr&t1 ?is p>ticul> composition fails1 j fails to hit ! bull's-eye4 ,aft] all1 we mu/ judge a man 9 8 g5re1 z ,keppel pre puts x4 ,maxime ,lalanne's /yle is t ( a vani%$ g5]ation 9 et*+4 ,he 0 a contempor>y ( ,m]yon1 b t unhappy man ( g5ius taught him no?+4 ,born at ,bordeaux 9 #ahbg1 ,lalanne di$ 9 #ahhf4 ,he 0 a pupil ( ,jean ,gig\x 7#ahjf-id71 a pa9t] ^: gossipy s\v5irs 7#ahhe7 pleas$ ,p>is & /ill please ! curi\s4 7,gig\x x 0 :o rema9$ 9 ,balzac's h\se :5 ! noveli/ di$2 ?\gh he 0 n visit+ ! ma/] ( ! h\se47 ,f ?is pa9t] ,lalanne evid5tly imbib$ c]ta9 !ories ( 8 art :i* he set =? 9 8 ,treatise on ,et*+ 7#ahff74 ,/rangely en\gh1 illu/rator z he 01 8 transpositions into black & :ite ( subjects by ,troyon1 ,ruysdael1 ,crome1 ,con/able1 & _m o!rs are n s /rik+ ei!r 9 actual te*nique or individual grasp z 8 orig9al pieces4 ,con/able1 = in/ance1 is ?91 diffuse1 & )\t ri*ness4 ,mezzot9t$ by ! h&s ( su* a man z ,lucas1 we recognise ! real m$ium = translat+ ! ,engli% pa9t]4 ,a ma/] ( ! limpid l9e1 ,lalanne %[s y a huddl$ bit ( ,am/]dam or a di/ant view ( ,bordeaux1 or t delici\s prospect tak5 on a spot some:]e bel[ ! ,pont ,sa9t-,mi*el1 ) ! ,pont ,neuf & ! ,l\vre 9 ! backgr\nd4 ,he _h a feel+ = ^? =mal g>d5s :i* h captur$ )9 _! enclosure a moiety ( nature's un/udi$ ease4 ,! plate call$ ,aux ,environs de ,p>is reveals ?is4 ,& :at slightly melan*oly t5d]ness !re is 9 ,le ,canal ,pont ,sa9te-,max5ce4 ,!re are sev]al /ates ( ! ,vill]s et*+1 an attractive l& & seascape1 m>r$1 h[ev]1 by ! clumsy sam5ess ( ! blacks 9 ! =egr\nd4 ,)\t possess+ ,m]yon's grim p[] 9 ! pres5tation ( old ,p>is /reets & tumble-d[n h\ses1 ,lalanne has a*iev$ sev]al rem>kable plates ( ?is ord]4 ,"o is 8 well-kn[n ,rue des ,m>m\sets4 ,?is /reet is almo/ z repell5t-look+ z ,rue ,m\ffet>d at its wor/ p]iod4 ,anci5t & s9i/]1 its reputation 0 n entic+4 ,9 x once dwelt a pa/ry cook :o1 tak+ 8 crony ! b>b] into 8 confid5ce1 lit]ally made m9ce-meat ( a /rang] & sold ! pies to ! neighb\rs4 ,messire ,jacques du ,breul1 9 8 ,le ,?tre des ,antiquits de ,p>is 7#afab71 rem>ks1 n )\t critical unction1 9 8 qua9t ,fr5*3 ,de la *air d'icelui faisit des pa/ez qui se tr\voi5t meilleurs que les aultres1 d'autant que la *air de l'homme e/ plus dlicate cause de la n\rriture que celle des aultres animaux4 ,e "o to 8 ta/e1 z ! old politician said :5 he kiss$ ! donkey4 ,:5 y /udy ! ,lalanne et*+ ( ?is gruesome alley y almo/ expect to see at ! corn] ,anatole ,france's fam\s cook-%op ) its delectable od\rs & fasc9at+ company4 ,! sc5es ( ,?ames wat]-side1 ,nog5t1 ,h\lgate ,bea*1 at ,ri*mond1 or at ,cusset are v attractive4 ,8 l>g] plates are n conv9c+1 ! composition does n hang toge!r2 ! eye va9ly seeks focuss+ c5tres ( int]e/4 ,b]aldi 0 "r :5 he said t ,lalanne has n left "o surpass+ plate1 "o ( :i* ! _w c say3 ,!re is a ma/]piece6 ,yet is ,maxime ,lalanne among ! ,little ,ma/]s ( *>act]i/ic et*+4 ,8 appeal is popul>1 he is easily compreh5d$ ( ! p4 ,,l\is ,,legr& ,! et*$ "w ( ! brilliant ,fr5*man ,l\is ,legr& is at la/ beg9n+ to be appreciat$ 9 ?is c\ntry4 ,fr5* et*+s1 unless by pa9t]-et*]s1 h nev] be5 v popul> ) u4 ,we admire ,m]yon & ,helleu's drypo9ts1 ,bracquemond1 ,jacquem>t2 ,flix ,buhot has a foll[+2 ,lalanne & ,daubigny too2 b 9 comp>ison ) ! dem& = ,rembr&t1 ,:i/l]1 ,seym\r ,had51 or ,zorn ! ,p>is m5 are n 9 ! lead4 ,!re is ,rops1 = example1 ^: et*+s may be comp>$ to ,m]yon's2 yet :o except a few amateurs seeks ,rops8 ,l\is ,legr& is n[ ab\t =ty-five1 at ! cre/ ( 8 c>e]1 a v]satile1 spontane\s arti/ :o is equally happy ) pigm5ts or ! ne$le4 ,8 pa/els are mu* s\ght1 b 8 dry-po9ts h ga9$ = him celebrity4 ,?\gh a born col\ri/1 ! prim>y gift ( ! man is 8 draughtsman%ip4 ,8 designs1 swift & supple notations ( ! life ar\nd him1 delight ! eye by reason ( _! p]sonal t\* & because ( ! int5sely human feel+ t he infuses into e plate4 ,legr& 0 "o ( ! few pupils ( ,flici5 ,rops1 & te*nically he has le>n$ mu* ( 8 ma/]2 b 8 way ( view+ m5 & wom5 & life is diff]5t f t ( ! ,belgian g5ius4 ,he has irony & wit & hum\r--! two we seldom bracket--& he has pity also2 he loves ! humble & despis$4 ,8 portraits ( babies1 ! babies ( ! p1 are captivat+4 ,imag9e a ,rops :o has "s ( ,millet's b\ndless sympa?y = 8 fell[-humans & y h approximately an und]/&+ ( ,l\is ,legr&4 ,he is a native ( ,dijon1 ! city t gave bir? to ,bossuet1 b ,legr& is n t k9d ( ,burgundian4 ,sev]al critics pret5d to see 9 8 "w ! *>act]i/ics ( 8 native ,cte d',or2 t1 h[ev]1 may be simply a desire to frame ! picture appropriately4 ,legr& might h hail$ f ! s\?1 f ,daudet's c\ntry2 he is exub]ant z he is a/ute4 ,! *ief ?+ is t he has abundant bra9s & 9 %e] craftsman%ip fe>s few equals4 ,l ,:i/l]1 8 pr9cipal preoccupation is to suppress all appe>ance ( te*nical proc$ures4 ,8 me?od ( "w is said to be simplicity itself2 obsess$ by 8 v def9ite visions1 he transf]s !m to ! scrat*$ plate ) admirable cel]ity4 ,dry-po9t et*+ is 8 pr9cipal m$ium4 ,) 8 ne$le he has et*$ ,montm>tre1 its cab>ets1 its angels--9 v e>?ly disguise--its orators1 poets1 & ca/aways1 & its visit+ t\ri/s--,god's silly %eep4 ,he has illu/rat$ a volume ( ,edg> ,poe's tales t displays a macabre imag9ation4 ,8 danc]s are only second to ^? ( ,edg> ,degas1 & se5 f an opposite side4 ,8 peasants1 mo!rs1 & *ildr51 above all1 babies1 reveal an eye t obs]ves & a bra9 t c co-ord9ate ! results ( ?is pi]c+ vision4 ,)al1 he is a poet :o extracts 8 symbols f ev]yday life4 ,?is is :at ,camille ,mauclair said ( him at ! "t ( 8 db3 ,an admirably skilful et*]1 a draughtsman ( ke5 vision1 & a pa9t] ( curi\s "*1 :o has 9 _m ways =e/all$ ! arti/s ( to-day4 ,l\is ,legr& also %[s to :at ext5t ,manet & ,degas h revolutionis$ ! art ( illu/ration1 9 free+ ! pa9t]s f obsolete laws & guid+ !m t[>d tru? & frank psy*ological /udy4 ,legr& is full ( !m )\t resembl+ !m4 ,we mu/ n =get t besides ! te*nical innovation division ( tones1 /udy ( complem5t>y col\rs impressionism has br\ght u novelty ( composition1 realism ( "*1 & great lib]ty 9 ! *oice ( subjects4 ,f ?is po9t ( view ,rops himself1 9 spite ( 8 symboli/ t5d5cies1 c\ld n be class$ ) any o!r gr\p if x 7 n t any k9d ( classification 9 art is useless & inaccurate4 ,h[ev] t may be1 ,l\is ,legr& has sign$ "s volumes ) ! mo/ s$uctive qualities4 ,gu/ave ,kahn1 ! symboli/ poet :o 0 introduc$ to ! ,engli% read+ _w 9 "o ( ! mo/ eloqu5t pages ( ,george ,moore1 ?9ks t ,legr& is frankly a symboli/4 ,we side ) ,mauclair 9 n try+ to p9 ?is et*] d[n to any p>ticul> =mula4 ,he is any?+ he happ5s to w at ! mom5t1 symboli/1 poet1 & also %ock+ly frank at times4 ,take ! plate ) a pun = a title1 ,le pa+ quotidi5 7pa+ is slang = po+1 a bl[ f ! fi/1 & may also mean ! daily bread74 ,a mascul9e brute is ) cl9*$ fi/ ab\t to give 8 un=tunate p>tn] h] daily drubb+4 ,he is well dress$4 ,8 silk hat is %9y1 8 mu/a*e curl$ 9 ! true ,adolphe fa%ion4 ,8 face is vile4 ,! woman cries al\d & protects h]self ) h] h&s4 ,9 ,m>! ,b>aqu91 by ,rosny s5ior1 y w f9d ! mat]ial = ?is picture1 ?\gh ,legr& f\nd x ye>s ago 9 ! /reets4 ,unpleasant1 truly1 yet a m pot5t s]mon on man's cruelty to woman ?an may be f\nd 9 a doz5 prea*m5ts1 fictions1 or ! excit$ outp\r+s at a fem9i/ congress4 ,legr& pres5ts ! facts ( ! case )\t comm5t1 except ! irony--su* dismal irony6--( ! title4 ,9 ?is he is ! true pupil ( ,rops4 ,h[ev]1 he does n revel long among su* dre>y slices ( life4 ,! ,poe illu/rations are grotesque & %udd]+1 b aft] all make believe4 ,! plate ( ,! ,black ,cat piles horror on horror's head 7lit]ally1 = ! demon cat p]*es on ! head ( ! corpse7 & is1 all said1 pictorial melodrama4 ,! ,b]5ice illu/ration is1 we confess1 a little too mu* = ! n]ves1 simply because 9 a ma/]ly mann] ,legr& has expos$ ! mo/ dreadful mom5t ( ! /ory 7untold by ,poe1 :o c\ld be an arti/ 9 8 tact ( omission74 ,! d5tal smile ( ! cataleptic ,b]5ice z h] necrophilic c\s9 b5ds ov] ! c(f9 is a te/imony to a ne$le t 9 ?is in/ance mat*es ,goya's & ,rops's 9 its evocation ( ! horrific4 ,we turn ) relief to ! ballet-girl s]ies4 ,! impression ga9$ f ?is album is t ,legr& sympa?ises )1 nay loves1 8 subject4 ,degas1 ! great] & m objective arti/1 nev]!less all[s to sift ?r\gh 8 l9es an inext+ui%able hatr$ ( ^! girls :o lab\r s long = s little2 & ,degas did hate !m1 z he hat$ all t 0 ugly 9 daily life1 ?\gh he set =? ?is ugl9ess1 ?is m$iocrity1 ?is hatr$ 9 t]ms ( beautiful art4 ,legr& sees ! ugl9ess1 b he also sees ! humanity ( ! ballateuse4 ,%e is a woman :o is br\ght up to h] pr(ession ) malice a=e?\ght by h] p>5ts4 ,^! p>5ts are usually not$ = _! cupidity4 ,we ne$ n read ! witty hi/ory ( ! ,c>d9al family to discov] ?is repell5t fact4 ,legr& sket*es ! danc] f ! mom5t :5 h] "m br+s h]1 a *ild1 to und]go ! ordeal ( ! fir/ lesson4 ,! t5d] tot /&s hesitat+ 9 ! doorway2 "o h& :ile hold+ ! door op5 seems to grasp x z ! la/ b>ri] ( def5ce t /&s betwe5 h] & ! /range new _w4 ,%e is attir$ 9 ! classical figurante's co/ume4 ,beh9d1 evid5tly pu%+ h] =w>d1 is ! grim gu>dian1 a bony1 =bidd+ female4 ,al?\gh y d n see !m1 x is an easy feat to imag9e ! roomful ( girls & danc+ ma/] all />+ at ! new-com]4 ,! expression on ! *ild's face betrays x2 in/9ctively1 l ! g5]ality ( emb>rass$ little girls1 h] h& clasps h] head4 ,9 less ?an a m9ute %e w weep4 ,ano!r plate1 ,l'ami des ,danseuses1 is *>g$ ) humanity4 ,! viol9i/ :o plays = ! ballet rehe>sals sits re/+1 & fac+ him are two "y danc]s1 also sitt+1 b /oop+ to relieve _! /ra9$ sp9es & ! t5dons ( _! muscul> legs4 ,! old fell[ is giv+ advice f ! fulness ( a life t has be5 n too easy4 ,! girls are all att5tion4 ,x is a g5re bit ( di/9ction4 ,^u ! te*nical virtuosity 9 :i* ?is et*] excels we %all n dwell4 ,"s ( 8 s+le figures are m>vels4 ,! economy ( l9e1 ! mass+ ( lights & d>ks1 ! vitality he infuses into a woman :o walks1 a man :o works 9 ! fields1 a *ild at its "m's brea/1 are n easily dealt ) 9 a brief /udy4 ,we pref] to note 8 m g5]al qualities4 ,8 hum\r1 :e!r 9 del9eat+ a /upid soldi] ab\t to be exploit$ by camp foll[]s1 or 9 8 ,animales1 is un=c$4 ,x c be ,rabelaisian & x c be a record ( simple animal life1 z 9 ! example ) ! above title4 ,a c[ /&s on a grassy %ore2 ne> by a /olid peasant girl sits slic+ bread & eat+ x4 ,c[ & girl1 grass & sky & wat] are wov5 into "o natural patt]n4 ,! hum\r inh]es 9 sev]al sly t\*es4 ,x is a comical ,millet4 ,v ,millet-l too is ! l>ge picture1 ,beau ,soir1 9 :i* a field lab\r] b5ds ov] to kiss 8 wife1 :o has a *ild at h] brea/4 ,a c[ nuzzles h] apron1 ! f\r? memb] ( ?is happy gr\p4 ,! ,son ( ! ,c>p5t] is ano!r peasant /udy1 b ! transposition ( ! ,holy ,family to our c5tury4 ,a slight nimbus ab\t ! "m's head is ! only indication t ?is is n a humble h\sehold some:]e 9 ,france4 ,mat]nal ,joy1 ,mat] ,inviolata are specim5s ( a sane1 lovely art :i* celebrate ! joys1 dolors1 & exaltations ( mo!rhood4 ,we pref] ?is side ( ! art ( ,legr& to 8 /udies ( s9i/] jail-birds1 hetairai1 noctambules1 high kick]s1 & private b>s1 ! horrors ( ,p>isian night life4 ,:atev] he t\*es he vivifies4 ,8 leap+1 audaci\s l9e is l ! n>rative prose ( a ,maupassant or a ,joseph ,conrad4 ,e /roke tells4 ,8 symbolical pictures please u lea/4 ,!y d\btless signify no end ( pr(\nd ?+s1 yet to u !y seem bo? exotic & pu]ile4 ,we g back to ! t9y danc]s1 tir$ to sleep9ess1 :o sit on a s(a wait+ to be call$4 ,poor babies6 ,or to ! plate entitl$ ,d\leur4 ,or to ! portraits ( sweet ,engli% misses--z did ,con/ant9 ,guys1 ,legr& has caught ! precise ,engli% note--or any ( ! *ildr5 pieces4 ,if he kn[s ! psy*ology ( passion1 kn[s ! mo/ intimate detail ( ! daily life ( les filles1 ,legr& is ma/] too ( ! psy*ology ( *ild life4 ,?is w ende> him to ,engli% & ,am]ican lov]s ( art1 ?\gh x is only "o ( 8 _m end[m5ts4 ,8 wit keeps him f extremes1 ?\gh "s ( 8 plates are n = puritans2 8 vivid sympa?ies prev5t him f fall+ into ! /]ile ecc5tricities ( s _m ( 8 contempor>ies2 if he is cynical he is by ! same tak5 s(t-he>t$4 ,8 sup]b h&l+ ( 8 mat]ial1 ) a syn!tic vision sup]add$1 sets ap>t ,l\is ,legr& 9 a pr(ession :i* to-day is fill$ ) f>ceurs & fak]s & ) too few arti/s by ! grace ( ,god4 ,,guys1 ,,! ,,illu/rator ,practition]s ( ! noble art ( illu/ration are1 z we "k1 mode/ m51 b no matt] ! degree ( _! mode/y !y are all di/anc$ by ! record 9 %yness /ill ma9ta9$ by ,con/ant9 ,guys4 ,?is arti/ 0 once a liv+ prote/ aga9/ ,goe!'s ass]tion t only fools are mode/1 & ! monum5t rec5tly erect$ to 8 memory 9 ,p>is is provocation en\gh to br+ him f]ry+ across ! ,/yx to ent] a disclaim] 9 ! v tee? ( 8 admir]s4 ,s set 9 8 anonymity 0 he t ,*>les ,baudelaire1 8 critical discov]]1 0 =c$ to write a long essay ab\t 8 "w & only ref] to ! arti/ z ,c4,g4 ,! poet relates t once :5 ,?ack]ay spoke to ,guys 9 a ,london newspap] (fice & congratulat$ him on 8 bold sket*es 9 ! ,illu/rat$ ,london ,news1 ! fi]y little man res5t$ ! praise z an outrage4 ,nor 0 ?is humility a pose4 ,8 life long he 0 morbidly n]v\s1 z 0 ,m]yon1 z 0 ,czanne2 b he 0 nei!r half mad1 l ! great et*]1 nor a c5obite1 z 0 ! pa9t] ( ,aix4 ,few h liv$ 9 ! ?ick ( life z did ,guys4 ,to employ ! phrase ( ,turg5ieff1 life1 l grass1 grew ov] 8 head4 ,9 ! ,crimean camps1 on ! ,p>isian b\lev>ds1 9 ,london p>ks1 ,guys /roll$1 crayon 9 h&1 a true report] ( ?+s se5 & an ard5t lov] ( horses1 soldi]s1 pretty wom51 & ! mob4 ,baudelaire call$ him ! soldi]-arti/4 ,he resembl$ 9 8 re/less w&]+s ,poe's man ( ! multitude1 & at ! end ( a long life he /ill drew1 z did ,hokusai4 ,:o 0 he8 ,:]e did he receive 8 arti/ic tra9+8 ,baudelaire did n tell1 nor ,?ophile ,gauti]4 ,he w5t ?r\gh ! ,crimean campaign2 he liv$ 9 ! ,ea/1 9 ,london & ,p>is4 ,n s long ago ! art critic ,rog] ,m>x1 :ile /opp+ at ,flu%+1 ,holl&1 discov]$ 8 baptismal c]tificate1 :i* reads ?us3 ,erne/us ,adolphus ,hyac9?us ,con/ant9us ,guys1 born at ,flu%+ ,decemb] #c1 #ahje1 ( ,elizabe? ,bt9 & ,franois ,laz>e ,guys1 ,commiss>y ( ! ,fr5* ,m>9e4 ,! baptism occurr$ ,janu>y #bf1 #ahjf1 & reveal$ ! fact t he _h = godfa!r an uncle :o held a diplomatic position4 ,guys told 8 fri5ds t 8 full family "n 0 ,guys de ,sa9te-,hlne--:i* may h be5 an amiable weakness ( ! same ord] z t ( ,b>bey d',aurevilly & ( ,villi]s de l',isle ,adam1 bo? ( :om boa/$ noble p>5tage4 ,h[ev]1 ,guys 0 little giv5 to talk ( any sort4 ,he 0 loquaci\s only ) 8 p5cil1 & f be+ absolutely =gott5 aft] ! d[nfall ( ! ,second ,empire to-day e scrap ( 8 "w is be+ collect$1 ev5 f\ght =1 by ,fr5* & ,g]man collectors4 ,yet :5 ! ,nad> collection 0 disp]s$1 ,june1 #aiji1 9 ,p>is1 8 aqu>elles w5t = a few francs4 ,flix ,fnon & sev]al o!rs n[ own complete sets4 ,9 ,new ,york !re are a few specim5s 9 ! possession ( private collectors1 ?\gh ! ,l5ox ,libr>y1 z a rule ri* 9 su* pr9ts1 has only reproductions to %[4 ,! essay ( ,*>les ,baudelaire1 entitl$ ,le ,pe9tre de la ,vie ,mod]ne1 to be f\nd 9 ,volume ,,iii ( 8 collect$ works 7,l',art ,romantique71 rema9s ?us f> ! /&>d ref]5ce /udy conc]n+ ,guys1 ?\gh defici5t 9 biographical details4 ,o!r critical /udies are by ,camille ,mauclair1 ,rog] ,m>x1 ,ri*>d ,mu!r1 & ,george ,grappe2 & rec5tly ,elizabe? ,lu!r ,c>y 9 a too %ort b admirably succ9ct article *>act]is$ ! ,guys me?od 9 ?is fa%ion3 ,he def9$ 8 =ms %>ply & delicately1 & us$ )9 8 b\nd+ l9e ! subtle/ v>iation ( light & %ade4 ,8 workman%ip ev]y:]e is ( ! mo/ elusive "*1 & he is a ma/] ( ! art ( retic5ce4 ,miss ,c>y fur!r speaks ( 8 g5tle gu/o ( l9e 9 motion1 :i* lately has captivat$ u 9 ! pa9t+s ( ! ,spani>d ,sorolla1 & long ago gave ,botticelli & ,c>lo ,crivelli ! p>ticul> di/9ction !y _h 9 common4 ,mauclair m5tions ! mo/ animat$ wat]-col\r draw+s ( ,guys1 8 curi\s vision ( n]v\s elegance & expressive skill1 & names x ! impressionism ( #ahde1 :ile ,dr4 ,mu!r *ri/5$ him ! ,v]la9e ( ! crayon because1 l ,v]la9e1 he sp5t 8 life betwe5 ! alm%\se & a hospital1 s said ! ,g]man critic4 ,fur!rmore1 ,mu!r believes x 0 no m]e *ance t made ( ,baudelaire 8 admir]2 9 bo? ! decad5t pr$om9at$--:i* is gett+ ! c>t be=e ! horse4 ,rops1 too1 is recall$ by ,guys1 :o depict$ ! gay grisette ( ! faub\rgs z well z ! nocturnal pi]reuse ( ! =tifications4 ,guys ex]cis$ on ,gav>ni an influ5ce :i* br\ght into be+ 8 ,invalides du s5tim5t1 8 ,lorettes vielles1 & 8 ,f\rb]ies de femmes4 ,x is n q fair to comp>e ,guys ) ,rops1 or inde$ ) ei!r ,gav>ni or ,daumi]4 ,^! 7 ! giants ( ,fr5* illu/ration at t epo*4 ,guys 0 m ! skirmi%]1 ! %>p%oot]1 ! report] ( ! mom5t1 ?an a creative ma/] ( 8 art4 ,! /reet or ! battle-field 0 8 ateli]2 spe$ & grace & fidelity 8 *ief claims to fame4 ,he nev] practis$ 8 art )9 ! walls ( academies2 ! mat]ial he s vividly dealt ) 0 ! /uff ( life4 ,! v abs5ce ( s*ool 9 8 illu/rations is _! *ief *>m2 a man ( g5ius ?is1 self-taught1 & a dang]\s prec$5t = fumbl]s or ^? ( less executive ability4 ,f ! huge mass ( 8 "w be+ une>!d f ye> to ye> he may be said to h liv$ crayon 9 h&4 ,he is ! fir/ ( a long l9e ( newspap] illu/rators4 ,8 pr(ession 0 soldi]+1 & leg5d has x t he accompani$ ,byron to ,missolonghi4 ,! (ficial c>e] ( 8 fa!r enabl$ ! y\? to see mu* ( ! _w--,greece1 ! ,balkans1 ,turkey1 ,p]sia1 & p]haps ,india4 ,on return+ to ,france he became an (fic] ( dragoons & = "s "t l$ ! life ( a d&y & man ab\t t[n4 ,) 8 memory1 ( :i* extraord9>y tales are told1 he mu/ h /or$ up c\ntless films ( impressions1 all ( :i* 7 utilis$ ye>s lat]4 ,9 #ahde we f9d him in/all$ at ,p>is1 ?\gh no long] 9 ! army4 ,!n x 0 he began to design4 ,he became contributor to _m p]iodicals1 among ! re/ ! ,illu/rat$ ,london ,news & ,pun*4 ,= ! =m] j\rnal he w5t to ! ,crimean w> z accr$it$ art correspond5t4 ,! portfolio conta9+ ! ,crimean set is n[ mo/ s\ght = by 8 admir]s4 ,he is said to h orig9at$ ! expression tak5 on ! spot1 9 ! title ( "o ( 8 in/antane\s sket*es4 ,few draughtsm5 c\ld boa/ 8 sure eye & manual dext]ity4 ,! ,balaklava illu/ration is z /rik+ 9 its way z ,t5nyson's l9es1 ?\gh conta9+ less ( poetic h]oism & m ugly realism4 ,l ! tra9$ report] t he 01 ,guys foll[$ a battle1 record+ ! sali5t incid5ts ( ! engagem5t1 n ov]emphasis+ ! gha/l9ess ( ! c>nage1 z did ,callot or ,goya or ,raffet1 b tell+ ! tru? z he saw x1 ) a phlegm m ,briti% & ,g]man ?an ,fr5*4 ,?\gh he _h no ,dut* blood 9 8 ve9s1 he 01 l ,huysmans1 m ! man ( ,am/]dam ?an ! man ( ,p>is4 ,he not$ ! *ang+ & %ock+ sc5es ( hospital life1 & sympa?y )\t s5tim5tality drops f 8 p54 ,he is drily humor\s z he %[s u "s plumag$ ,g5]al peacock+ on foot1 or swell+ ) ,napoleonic pride z he c>acoles by on 8 horse4 ,& su* horses6 ,)\t a h9t ( ! photographic realism ( a ,muybridge & 8 successors1 ,guys evokes vital horses & rid]s1 ^? se5 by ! normal vision4 ,! wit*+ movem5t ( beautiful ,arabian /e$s has n _h _m su* sympa!tic int]pret]s4 ,9 ,turkey he depict$ episodes ( daily life1 ( ! c\rts ( ! ,sublime ,porte itself1 ( ! fte ( ,baram1 :i* closes ! fa/ ( ,ramadan4 ,8 ,turki% wom5 are n all h\ris1 b !y be> ! /amp ( close /udy4 ,!y are pretty1 indol5t1 bra9less creatures4 ,9 8 mo/ hurri$ crayons1 p5-&-ink sket*es1 & aqu>elles ,guys is ev] int]e/+4 ,he has a magnetic t\* t arre/s att5tion & atones = te*nical %ortcom+s4 ,abbreviation is 8 wat*word2 8 draw+s are a species ( %or?& notations made at r$-hot tempo1 yet cat*+ ! s\l ( a situation4 ,he repeats himself cont9ually1 b1 z ,m4 ,grappe says1 is nev] monoton\s4 ,9 love ) movem5t1 ) picturesque mass+1 & broad simple col\r s*emes1 he naturally gravitat$ to battle-fields4 ,9 ,europe society out ( doors became 8 mania4 ,rott5 ,r[1 9 ! ,bois1 at ,brighton or at ,bad5-,bad51 ! s9u\s fugues ( 8 p5cil reveal to succe$+ g5]ations h[ ! great _w once enjoy$ itself or bor$ itself to dea?4 ,no wond] ,?ack]ay admir$ ,guys4 ,!y 7 k9dr$ spirits2 bo? recognis$ & portray$ ! snob mundane4 ,z he grew old] ,guys became an app>ition 9 ! life ( ,p>is4 ,! sma%-up ( ! ,empire de/roy$ ! belov$ _w he knew s well4 ,poor1 8 pr9cipal pleasure 0 9 memory2 if he c\ldn't actually enjoy ! luxury ( ! ri* he c\ld reproduce its images on 8 draw+-pad4 ,! :ilom d&y & fri5d ( ,baudelaire w5t ab\t dress$ 9 a %abby milit>y frock-coat4 ,he _h no long] a nodd+ acqua9tance ) ! fa%ionable lions ( ,napoleon ! ,little's reign1 yet he abat$ n 8 haughty /rut1 8 glacial polit5ess to all com]s1 nor 8 daily prom5ade 9 ! ,bois4 ,a ,b>mecide fea/ ?is wat*+ ! pleasures ( o!rs m fav\r$1 ?\gh ,guys did n wa/e ! fruits ( 8 obs]vation4 ,at sixty-five he began to g d[n-hill4 ,8 habits _h nev] be5 ^? ( a prud5t citiz51 & z 8 e>n+ p[]s grew less "s imp ( ! p]v]se ent]$ 8 all too solit>y life4 ,) ?is *ange ( habits came a *ange ( !me4 ,h5ce=? he drew filles1 ! outca/s1 ! scamps & convicts & ! poor wret*es ( ! night4 ,he is n[ a =]unn] ( ,t\l\se-,lautrec & an entire s*ool4 ,?is side ( 8 c>e] probably caus$ ,dr4 ,mu!r to comp>e him ) ,paul ,v]la9e4 ,abs9!1 ! gre5 fairy ( s _m poets & arti/s1 0 no /rang] to ,guys4 ,9 #ahhe1 aft] d9+ ) ,nad>1 8 mo/ fai?ful fri5d1 ,guys 0 run ov] 9 ! ,rue du ,havre & _h 8 legs cru%$4 ,he 0 tak5 to ! ,maison ,dubois1 :]e he liv$ eight ye>s long]1 dy+ at ! v5]able age ( eighty-sev51 ?\gh f> f be+ a v5]able p]son4 ,a/oni%+ vitality6 ,he did n beg9 to draw1 t is1 = a liv+1 until pa/ =ty4 ,8 me?od ( "w 0 simplicity itself1 decl>e ^? :o wat*$ him at "w4 ,he seem+ly improvis$ 8 aqu>elles2 8 col\r1 sob]1 delicate1 0 broadly wa%$ 92 8 l9e1 graceful & modulat$1 does n sugge/ ! swiftness ( 8 execution4 ,he c\ld be rank & vulg>1 & he 0 g5tle z a ref9$ *ild t sees ! spectacle ( life = ! fir/ "t4 ,! bitt]ness ( ,baudelaire's fl[]s ( evil he escap$ until he 0 9 s5ile decad5ce4 ,9 ! press ( active life he regi/]$ ! %ock ( conflict+ arms1 ! %all[ pride ( exi/5ce & ! m]e joy ( liv+1 all 9 a sane mann] t w ev] ende> him to lov]s ( art4 ,george ,moore tells ! foll[+ anecdote ( ,degas3 ,somebody 0 say+ he did n l ,daumi]1 & ,degas pres]v$ sil5ce = a long :ile4 ,if y 7 to %[ ,raphael1 he said at la/1 a ,daumi]1 he w\ld admire x2 he w\ld take (f 8 hat2 b if y 7 to %[ him a ,cabanel1 he w\ld say ) a sigh1 ',t is my fault4' ,if y c\ld %[ ,raphael a croquis by ,con/ant9 ,guys he w\ld probably look ! o!r way1 b ,degas w\ld c]ta9ly admire & buy ! draw+4 ,,xi4 ,,impressionism ,i - ,,monet ,! impressioni/s claim z _! common ance/ors ,claude ,lorra9e1 ,watteau1 ,turn]1 ,monticelli4 ,watteau1 ,lat\r1 ,l>gillire1 ,fragon>d1 ,sa9t-,aub91 ,moreau1 & ,eis5 are _! sponsors 9 ! matt]s ( design1 subject1 realism1 /udy ( life1 new conceptions ( beauty & portraiture4 ,my?ology1 allegory1 hi/oric !mes1 ! neo-,greek & ! academic are "u ! ban--above all1 ! s-call$ gr& /yle4 ,impressionism has actually elevat$ g5re pa9t+ to ! position occupi$ by ^? va/1 empty1 pomp\s1 frigid1 smoky1 classic pieces ( ! e>ly n9ete5? c5tury4 ,h[ev]1 x mu/ n be =gott5 t mod]n impressionism is only a new te*nique1 a new me?od ( execution--we say new1 ?\gh t is n exactly ! case4 ,! home ( impressionism is 9 ! ,ea/2 x may be f\nd 9 ! vivid patt]ns wov5 9 ,p]sia or 9 old ,japan4 ,9 its late/ avat> x is ! expression ( contemporane\s reality4 ,!re9 lies its true p[]4 ,! arti/ :o turns 8 face only to ! pa/--8 "w w nev] be any?+ b an e*o4 ,to depict ! faces & ?+s & p5 ! mann]s ( ! pres5t is ! task ( great pa9t]s & noveli/s4 ,actuali/s alone c\nt 9 ! future4 ,! mills ( ! antique gr9d swiftly--l ! ri*1 !y w be always ) u--b !y only gr9d out imitations2 & f pseudo-classic m>bles & pseudo-beautiful pictures may ,beelzebub1 ! ,"l ( ,flies1 deliv] u4 ,t able & sympa!tic writ] ,d4,s4 ,mac,coll has t]sely summ$ up 9 8 ,vision ( ! ,c5tury ! diff]5ce betwe5 ! old & new mann] ( see+ ?+s4 ,! old vision _h beat5 out ?ree sep>ate acts--! det]m9ation ( ! edges & limits ( ?+s1 ! %ad+s & ! modell+s ( ! spaces 9 betwe5 ) black & :ite1 & ! t9t+s ( ^? spaces ) _! local col\r4 ,! new vision t _h be5 gr[+ up among ! l&scape pa9t]s simplifies z well z complicates ! old4 ,= purposes ( analysis x sees ! _w z a mosaic ( pat*es ( col\r1 su* & su* a hue1 su* & su* a tone1 su* & su* a %ape444 ,! new analysis look$ fir/ = col\r & = a diff]5t col\r 9 ea* pat* ( %ade or light4 ,! old pa9t+ foll[$ ! old vision by its ?ree processes ( draw+ ! cont\rs1 modell+ ! *i>oscura 9 dead col\r1 & f9ally 9 col\r+ ?is black-&-:ite prep>ation4 ,! new analysis left ! cont\rs to be det]m9$ by ! junction1 m or less fus$1 ( ! col\r pat*es1 in/ead ( rigidly def9+ !m z !y are kn[n to be def9$ :5 se5 ne> at h& or felt444 ',local col\r' 9 light or %ade becomes diff]5t n only 9 tone b 9 hue4 ,to ! layman :o ask$1 ,:at is impressionism8 ,mauclair has giv5 ! mo/ succ9ct answ] 9 8 book ,l',impressionisme3 ,9 nature1 he decl>es1 no col\r exi/s by itself4 ,! col\r+ ( ! object is pure illusion2 ! only creative s\rce ( col\r is ! sunlight1 :i* envelops all ?+s & reveals !m1 accord+ to ! h\rs1 ) inf9ite modifications444 ,! idea ( di/ance1 ( p]spective1 ( volume is giv5 u by d>k] or light] col\rs2 ?is is ! s5se ( values2 a value is ! degree ( light or d>k int5sity :i* p]mits our eyes to compreh5d t "o object is fur!r or ne>] ?an ano!r4 ,& z pa9t+ is n & _c be ! imitation ( nature1 b m]ely h] artificial int]pretation1 s9ce x has only at its disposal two out ( ?ree dim5sions1 ! values are ! only means t rema9 = express+ dep? on a flat surface4 ,col\r is !re=e ! procreatrix ( design444 ,col\rs v>y ) ! int5sity ( light444 ,local col\r is an error2 a leaf is n gre51 a tree trunk is n br[n444 ,accord+ to ! "t ( day1 i4 e41 accord+ to ! great] or small] incl9ation ( ! rays 7sci5tifically call$ ! angle ( incid5ce71 ! gre5 ( ! leaf & ! br[n ( ! tree are modifi$444 ,! composition ( ! atmosph]e444 is ! real subject ( ! picture444 ,%ad[ is n abs5ce ( light1 b light ( a diff]5t quality & ( a diff]5t value4 ,%ad[ is n "p ( ! l&scape :]e light ceases1 b :]e x is subord9at$ to a light :i* appe>s to u m int5se4 ,9 ! %ad[ ! rays ( ! spectrum vibrate ) a diff]5t spe$4 ,pa9t+ %\ld !re=e try to discov] "h1 z 9 ! light p>ts1 ! play ( ! atoms ( sol> light1 in/ead ( repres5t+ %ad[s ) ready-made tones compos$ ( bitum5 & black444 ,9 a picture repres5t+ an int]ior ! s\rce ( light w9d[s may n be indicat$2 ! light circulat+1 circl+ ar\nd ! picture1 w !n be compos$ ( ! reflections ( rays ^: s\rce is invisible1 & all ! objects1 act+ z mirrors = ^! reflections1 w consequ5tly influ5ce ea* o!r4 ,_! col\rs w affect ea* o!r ev5 if ! surfaces be dull4 ,a r$ vase plac$ ^u a blue c>pet w lead to a v subtle b ma!matically exact ex*ange betwe5 ?is blue & ?is r$2 & ?is ex*ange ( lum9\s waves w create betwe5 ! two col\rs a tone ( reflections compos$ ( bo?4 ,^! composite reflections w =m a scale ( tones complem5t>y ( ! two pr9cipal col\rs4 ,! pa9t] w h to pa9t ) only ! sev5 col\rs ( ! sol> spectrum & disc>d all ! o!rs2444 he w1 fur!rmore1 in/ead ( compos+ mixtures on 8 palette1 place ^u 8 canvas t\*es ( none b ! sev5 col\rs juxtapos$ ,claude ,monet has add$ black & :ite & leave ! individual rays ( ea* ( ^! col\rs to bl5d at a c]ta9 di/ance1 s z to act l sunlight ^u ! eye ( ! behold]4 ,?is is call$ dissociation ( tones2 & "h is a new conv5tion2 :y bani% all save ! spectrum8 ,we pa9t nature1 n ! sol> spectrum4 ,claude ,monet has be5 ?us f> ! mo/ successful practition] ( impressionism2 ?is by reason ( 8 extraord9>y analytical p[] ( vision & native g5ius r ?an ! rese>*es ( ,helmholtz1 ,*evreul1 & ,rood4 ,!y gave him 8 sci5tific =mulas aft] he _h work$ out ! problems4 ,he /udi$ ,turn] 9 ,london1 #ahgj2 !n 8 mann] *ang$4 ,he _h be5 a devot$ pupil ( ,eugne ,b\d9 & c\ld pa9t ! discreet1 pe>ly gray seascapes ( 8 ma/]4 ,b ,turn] & ,watteau & ,monticelli modifi$ 8 /yle1 *ang$ 8 way ( envisag+ ! l&scape4 ,n ,ed\>d ,manet b ,claude ,monet 0 ! initiator ( ! impressioni/ic movem5t 9 ,france1 & aft] witness+ ! r\t & confusion t foll[$ 9 its wake "o is tempt$ to misquote ,nietzs*e 7:o said t ! fir/ & only ,*ri/ian di$ on ! cross7 & boldly ass]t t !re has be5 b "o impressioni/2 8 "n1 ,monet4 ,he has arriv$ at pa9t+ by means ( ! inf9itely v>i$ juxtaposition ( a quantity ( col\r spots :i* dissociate ! tones ( ! spectrum & draw ! =ms ( objects ?r\gh ! arabesque ( _! vibrations4 ,h[ 8 l&scapes %imm] ) ! heat ( a summ] day6 ,truly1 y c say ( ^! pictures t ! dawn comes up l ?und]4 ,h[ 8 fogs1 wet & cl++1 seem to be ! fir/ real fogs t ev] made mi/y a canvas6 ,:at hot ,july nights1 ) few l>ge />s1 has ,monet n pa9t$6 ,8 s]ies ( hayricks1 ca!drals1 ! ,?ames are preci\s notations ( contempor>y life2 !y /ate facts 9 t]ms ( exquisite arti/ic value2 !y resume an epo*4 ,x is !re=e no surprise to le>n t 9 #ahgd ,monet gave ! "n 7s v>i\sly abus$7 to ! entire movem5t :5 he exhibit$ a wat] piece on ! ,b\lev>d des ,capuc9es entitl$ ,impression3 ,soleil ,levant4 ,t title became a cat*word usually employ$ 9 a d]isive mann]4 ,monet e>li] _h res5t$ ! intrusion ( a man ) a "n s l 81 b succumb$ to ! influ5ce ( ,monet4 ,"o ?+ c no long] be controv]t$--,claude ,monet is ! greate/ l&scape & m>9e pa9t] ( ! second half ( ! la/ c5tury4 ,p]haps "t may alt] ?is limit clause4 ,:at ,turg5ieff mo/ condemn$ 9 8 great contempor>y1 ,do/oevsky--if ! g5tle ,russian giant ev] condemn$ any "o--0 ,feodor ,mikhailovit*'s ta/e = psy*ological mole runs2 an invet]ate burr[+ into ! d>k places ( humanity's s\l4 ,n[1 if !re is a d>k spot 9 a highly light$ subject x is ! "q1 ,:o 0 ! fir/ impressioni/8 ,accord+ to ,*>les de ,kay1 ,:i/l] once told him t he1 ,james ! ,butt]fly1 began ! movem5t2 :i* is a capital & *>act]i/ic anecdote1 especially if "o recalls ,:i/l]'s boa/ made to a "y et*] z to ! initiative ( ,corot4 ,:i/l] practically said3 ,be=e ,corot 01 ,i am6 ,& he adduc$ c]ta9 canvases pa9t$ ) ! mi/y-edg$ trees long be=e--b :y cont9ue8 ,:i/l] didn't />t ,corot--ap>t f ! *ronological difficulties 9 ! way--any m ?an ,c\rbet & ,manet />t$ ,:i/l]2 yet bo? ^! pa9t]s play$ important rles 9 ! ,am]ican ma/]'s art4 ,s let u accept ,mauclair's dictum z to ,claude ,monet's priority 9 ! field ( impressionism4 ,c]ta9ly he atta9$ 8 m>k$ /yle be=e he met ,manet4 ,lat] he modifi$ 8 own pa9t to %[ 8 sympa?y ) ! new s*ool4 ,monet w5t to ,watteau1 ,con/able1 ,monticelli = 8 ideas1 & 9 ,london1 ab\t #ahgj1 he /udi$ ,turn] ) an int]e/ t f9ally bord]$ on wor%ip4 ,& :y n8 ,9 ,turn]1 at ! ,national ,gall]y1 y may f9d ! pr9ciples ( impressionism c>ri$ to extravagant l5g?s1 & ye>s be=e ,monet4 ,consid] ,ra91 ,/eam & ,spe$--! ,great ,we/]n ,railway1 t vision ( a locomotive da%+ across a bridge 9 *romatic *aos4 ,or ! ,sea ,piece 9 ! ,james ,orrock collection--a welt] ( cros%at*+s 9 v>iegat$ hues :]e9 any s*ool ( impressionism f ,watteau's ,emb>km5t to ,monet's late/ mann] or ! po9tillisme ( ,signac & ,seurat may be recognis$4 ,& !re is a wat]-col\r ( ,turn]'s 9 ! ,national ,gall]y call$ ,honfleur1 :i* has anticipat$ _m traits ( ,b\d9 & ! ,manet we "k :5 he _h n =gott5 ,eugne ,b\d9's influ5ce4 ,let u enjoy our ,monet )\t too _m mole runs4 ,z ,de ,kay po9t$ out1 x 0 n necess>y = ,monet to g to ,london to see ,con/ables4 ,9 ! ,l\vre he c\ld gaze ^u !m at leisure1 also ^u ,bon+ton2 n to m5tion ! ,v5etians & su* a ,dut*man z ,v]me]4 ,x is !re=e d\bly int]e/+ to /udy ! ,monets at ,dur&-,ruel's4 ,!re are tw5ty-sev51 & !y range z f> back z #ahgb1 ,prom5ade ,tr\ville1 & come d[n to ! ,*>+ ,cross ,bridge1 #aijd1 & ! two ,wat]loo ,bridge effects1 #aijc4 ,x is a wide range 9 s5tim5t & te*nique4 ,! ,mills 9 ,holl& ( #ahgd is z cool & compos$ z ,b\d94 ,s9c]ity & beauty are 9 ! picture--= we d n agree ) ^? :o see 9 ,monet only an unemotional record] ( v>iations 9 light & tone4 ,he c compose a backgr\nd z well z any ( 8 contempor>ies1 & an important fact is ov]look$ :5 ,monet is jumbl$ indiscrim9ately ) a lot ( inf]ior m54 ,monet knew h[ to draw be=e he h&l$ pigm5t4 ,"s lansdcape pa9t]s d n2 _m impressioni/s tru/ to ,god & _! palette-knife2 s ! big m5 are suff]]s4 ,monet1 x may be not$1 essay$ _m keys2 8 compositions are n ne>ly s monoton\s z has be5 ass]t$4 ,:at does (t5 exhau/ ! optic n]ve is ! viol5t imp++ !reon ( 8 lights4 ,he has an eagle eye1 we h n4 ,wagn] _h ! faculty ( att5tion develop$ to su* an extraord9>y pit* t ) our m normal & weak] n]ves he soon exhau/s u 9 8 flights4 ,too mu* ,monet is l too mu* ,wagn] or too mu* sun%9e4 ,! breezy effect ) ! popl>s pa9t$ flat is an example v unlike ,monet4 ,! *ur* ( ,v>5geville at ,dieppe 7#ahhj7 is a classic specim52 s is ! ,p\rville bea* 7#ahhb74 ,:at delicate gre5s 9 ! ,spr+ 7#ahhe76 ,:at f9e di/ance1 an ocean view1 9 ! ,p\rville picture6 ,or1 if y c>e = subdu$ h>monies1 !re is ! ice floe at ,v!uil 7#ahha74 ,! ,london pictures tell ( ! old] arti/--n s vigor\s1 a ve9 ( t5d]ness beg9n+ to %[ in/ead ( 8 y\?ful blaz+ optimism4 ,claude ,monet mu/ h _h a happy life--he is /ill a robu/ man pa9t+ daily 9 ! fields1 lead+ ! glori\s life ( a l&scapi/1 "o ( ! few romantic pr(essions 9 ?is prosaic age4 ,n s va91 s irritable z ei!r ,manet or ,:i/l]1 ,monet's n]ves h nev] prompt$ him to extravagances4 ,backbit]s decl>e t ,monet is suff]+ f an optical deg5]ation--poor1 ov]work$ ^w6 ,monet sees bett]1 sees m ke5ly ?an 8 fell[-m54 ,:at a mis=tune6 ,ibs5 & ,wagn] suff]$1 too1 f sup]ior bra9s4 ,if ,monet ev] suff]$ s]i\sly f a dang] to 8 art x 0--success4 ,he 0 abus$ 9 ! beg9n+1 b n z sev]ely z ,manet4 ,b success p]*$ on ,monet's palette4 ,8 pictures nev] seem to sugge/ any "t b high noon1 9 _s1 at lea/4 ,& he is nev] sad4 ,yet1 is !re any?+ sadd] "u ! sun ?an a s\l incapable ( sadness8 ,9 8 v valuable contribution to ! hi/ory ( ! cause1 ,?odore ,duret1 ! biograph] & fri5d ( ,:i/l] & ,manet has 9 8 ,les ,pe9tres ,impressioni/es held ! scales v mu* 9 fav\r ( ,manet's priority 9 ! field ov] ,monet4 ,x is true t 9 #ahfc ,manet _h drawn ^u 8 head ! ?und]\s wra? ( ,p>is by exhibit+ 8 ,djeun] sur l',h]be & ,olympe--by no means a repres5tative ef=t ( ! pa9t]'s g5ius1 despite its diabolic clev]ness4 7,x reveals a pr(\nd /udy ( ,titian1 ,crana*1 & ,goya47 ,b 8 vision 0 9 reality syn!tic1 n analytic2 he 0 a primitive2 he belongs to ! family ( ,velasquez1 ,rib]a1 ,goya4 ,he /udi$ ,hals--& ) :at glori\s results 9 ,le ,bon ,bock6 ,he manipulat$ pa9t l an old ma/] & did a/\nd+ ?+s ) ! high] tones ( ! col\r scale4 ,he 0 n an impressioni/ until he met ,monet4 ,!n 9 audacity he out/ripp$ 8 associates4 ,disc\rag$ by critical attacks1 8 c\rage _h be5 reviv$ by ,*>les ,baudelaire1 :o f\ght = ,ri*>d ,wagn] z well z = ,poe & ,manet4 ,to ! pa9t] ! poet scornfully wrote3 ,y compla9 ab\t attacks8 ,b are y ! fir/ to endure !m8 ,h y m g5ius ?an ,*ateaubri& & ,wagn]8 ,!y 7 n kill$ by d]ision4 ,& 9 ord] n to make y too pr\d1 ,i mu/ tell y t !y are models1 ea* 9 8 own way1 & 9 a v ri* _w1 :ile y are only ! fir/ 9 ! decrepitude ( y\r art4 ,s9i/] & disquiet+ t la/ phrase1 & = ^? :o see 9 impressionism ! decad5ce ( pa9t+ 7because ( ! pr$om9ance giv5 to ! p>ts ov] ! :ole7 x is a phrase prophetic4 ,manet is a classic4 ,8 g5u9e p[]--te*nically speak+--lies 9 ! broad1 sabre-l /rokes ( 8 bru% & n 9 ! niggl+ ta*es ( ! impressioni/s--( :i* ! reuctio ad absurdum is po9tillisme4 ,he lays on 8 pigm5ts 9 sweep+ sla%es & 8 divisions are l>ge4 ,8 significance = u does n alone reside 9 8 consummate ma/]y ( =m & col\r1 b 9 8 =?right expression ( ! life t humm$ ab\t him4 ,he is z actual z ,hals4 ,/udy t ,boy ,) ! ,sword at ! ,metropolitan ,museum--is !re any?+ sup]ficial ab\t x8 ,x is ,spani%1 ! ,spa9 ( ,velasquez1 9 its beautiful ?91 cle>1 flat pa9t+1 its sob] h&l+ ( values4 ,! tru? is t ,manet de>ly lov$ a fight1 & be+ *ef d'cole1 he naturally drift$ to ! impressioni/s' camp4 ,& x is significant t ,duret did n give ?is virile _s a place 9 8 new volume1 conf9+ ! e/imate ( 8 g5ius to ! preface4 ,mauclair1 on ! contr>y1 includes ,manet's "n 9 8 m compreh5sive & m sci5tific /udy1 z he also includes ! "n ( ,edg> ,degas--,degas1 :o is a latt]-day ,+res1 plus col\r & a new psy*ology4 ,! title ( impressionism has be5 a mislead+ "o4 ,if ,degas is an impressioni/1 pray :at !n is ,monet8 ,piss>ro1 ,sisley1 ,czanne are impressioni/s1 & 9 ,am]ica !re is no impropriety 9 atta*+ ?is h&le to ! works ( ,twa*tmann1 ,j4 ,ald5 ,weir1 ,w4,l4 ,metcalf1 ,*ilde ,hassam1 ,rob]t ,h5ri1 ,rob]t ,reid1 ,erne/ ,lawson1 ,paul ,cornoy]1 ,col9 ,campbell ,coop]1 ,pr5d]ga/1 ,luks1 & ,glack5s4 ,b ,manet1 ,degas6 ,x w\ld h be5 a happi] inv5tion to h call$ ! #ahgg gr\p indep5d5ts2 indep5d5t !y 71 ea* man pursu+ 8 own ra9b[4 ,we may note an id5tical confusion 9 ! m9d ( ! public reg>d+ ! ,b>bizon s*ool4 ,nev] 0 a gr\p compos$ ( su* dissimil> spirits4 ,yet p talk ab\t ,millet & ,breton1 ,corot & ,daubigny1 ,r\sseau & ,dupr4 ,!y /ill say ,goe! & ,s*ill]1 ,bee?ov5 & ,moz>t1 ,byron & ,%elley4 ,x is ! result ( m5tal in]tia1 ?is c\pl+ ( su* widely disp>ate temp]am5ts4 ,nev]!less1 divid$ tones & scream+ palette d n always a picture make2 m$iocrity loves to mask itself beh9d arti/ic innovations4 ,= ! _w at l>ge impressionism spells improvisation--an easy-go+1 slatt]nly1 d[n-at-!-heel process1 facile z well z factiti\s4 ,alb]t ,wolff mu/ h ?\ght ^! ?+s :5 he sat = 8 portrait to ,manet4 ,8 surprise 0 great :5 ! arti/ dem&$ z _m sitt+s z w\ld h done ! pa9/ak+ ,bonnat4 ,:i/l] %ock$ ,rusk9 :5 he confess$ to hav+ pa9t$ a nocturne 9 two days1 b ) a lifetime exp]i5ce 9 ea* /roke ( ! bru%4 ,:i/l] 0 a swift work]1 & :ile he claim$ ! hon\r ( be+ ! orig9ator ( impressionism--didn't he orig9ate ,velasquez8--he really belongs to ! prec$+ g5]ation4 ,he 0 impressioni/ic1 if y w1 yet n an impressioni/4 ,he 0 ,japanese & ,spani%1 nev] ,watteau1 ,monticelli1 ,turn]1 or ,monet4 ,mac,coll has po9t$ out ! weakness ( ! sci5tific side ( impressionism4 ,its values are /rictly /hetic2 attempts to pa9t on a purely sci5tific basis h prov$ bo? monoton\s & ludicr\s4 ,! exp]im5ts ( ! neo-impressioni/s 7! #ahhe gr\p71 ( ,signac1 ,seurat1 7 n v conv9c+4 ,van ,rhysselb]ge1 "o ( ! few pa9t]s to-day :o practise po9tillisme1 or ! sy/em ( dots1 is a gift$ arti/2 s is ,anquet94 ,! fem99e gr\p is head$ by ! "n ( ,b]! ,morisot 7! wife ( ,eugne ,manet1 a bro!r ( ,ed\>d & ! great gr&daught] ( ,fragon>d71 a pupil ( ,manet1 ! mo/ individual woman pa9t] t ev] liv$2 & ,m>y ,cassatt1 a pupil ( ,degas1 ?\gh m closely alli$ to ! op5-air s*ool 9 h] me?ods4 ,miss ,cassatt possesses a di/+ui%$ tal5t4 ,z a s*ool impressionism has run d[n to a ?9 rill 9 a wa/e ( s&4 ,x is m te*nical ?an p]sonal1 & :ile x 0 lucky to h su* an expon5t z ,claude ,monet1 !re is e reason to believe t ,monet's impressionism is l>gely ! result ( a peculi> p5etrat+ vision4 ,he has be5 imitat$1 & ,maufra & ,moret are c>ry+ on 8 tradition--yet !re is b "o ,monet4 ,we "k t ! spectral palette is a mild delusion & sometimes a dang]\s sn>e1 t impressionism is 9 ! remote/ analysis b a new conv5tion supplant+ an old4 ,pa9t]s w nev] g back to ! muddy palette ( ! pa/4 ,! trick has be5 turn$4 ,! egg ( ,columbus has be5 once m /ood on end4 ,claude ,monet has taught u ! innoc5ce ( ! eye1 has %[n u h[ to pa9t air t circulates1 wat] t sp>kles4 ,! sun 0 ! c5tre ( ! impressioni/ic attack1 ! spl5did1 sil5t sun4 ,a high] pit* 9 key col\r has be5 atta9$1 %ad[s h be5 end[$ ) vital hues4 7,& ,leon>do da ,v9ci1 wond]ful l&scapi/1 c5turies ago wrote le>n$ly ( col\r$ %ad[s2 e new discov]y is only a r$iscov]y47 ,! dim1 religi\s light ( ! /udio has be5 bani%$2 ! av]age palette is light]1 is m brilliant4 ,& ,rembr&t is /ill wor%ipp$2 ,raphael is /ill on 8 p$e/al1 & ! millionaire on ! /reet cont9ues to buy ,b\gu]eau4 ,! amateur :o hone/ly wi%es to purge 8 vision ( encru/$ pa9t$ prejudices we w>n n to g too close to an impressioni/ic canvas--any m ?an he w\ld g ne> a r$-hot /ove or a keg ( gunp[d]4 ,& let him =get ^? too?some critical t]ms1 decomposition1 recomposition4 ,8 eyes1 if p]mitt$1 w act = !mselves2 !re is no d5y+ t ! pr9ciples ( impressionism s\ndly appli$1 especially to l&scape1 cat* ! fleet+1 _m-hu$ *>m ( nature4 ,x is a sy/em ( col\r$ /5ography--9 ! h&s ( a ma/]4 ,woe betide ! fumbl]6 ,,ii - ,,r5oir ,! secret ( success is nev] to be satisfi$2 t is1 nev] to be satisfi$ ) y\r "w or y\r success4 ,& ?is idea seems to h animat$ ,augu/e ,r5oir dur+ 8 long1 hon\rable c>e] ( pa9t]4 ,9 common ) sev]al memb]s ( ! impressioni/ic gr\p to :i* he belong$1 he suff]$ f hung]1 neglect1 obloquy2 b :5 prosp]ity did at la/ appe> he did n succumb to ! mo/ dang]\s enemy t besets ! arti/4 ,he f\ght success z he conqu]$ failure1 & 8 cont9ual dissatisfaction ) himself1 ! true critical _s1 has l$ him to _m fields--he has be5 portraiti/1 g5re pa9t]1 l&scapi/1 del9eator ( nudes1 a m>9e pa9t] & a ma/] ( /ill-life4 ,?is v]satility1 amaz+ & incontrov]tible1 has p]haps cl\d$ ! real wor? ( ,r5oir = ! public4 ,ev5 aft] ackn[l$g+ 8 indubitable gifts1 ! usual critical d\bt+ ,?omas grudg+ly rem>ks t if ,r5oir c\ld n draw l ,degas1 pa9t l& & wat] l ,monet or figures l ,manet1 he 0 a naturally end[$ col\ri/4 ,h[ great a col\ri/ he 0 may be se5 at ! ,metropolitan ,museum1 :]e 8 big canvas1 ,la ,famille ,*>p5ti]1 is n[ hung4 ,*>p5ti] 0 ! publi%] ( ,zola1 ,gonc\rt1 ,flaub]t1 & ( ! new] reali/s4 ,he 0 a man ( ta/e1 :o cultivat$ fri5d%ips ) di/+ui%$ arti/s & writ]s4 ,"s disappo9tm5t 0 exp]i5c$ at ! rec5t public sale ( 8 collection 9 ,p>is4 ,! cl\ ( ! sale 0 und\bt$ly ! portrait ( 8 wife & two *ildr54 ,x 0 sold = ! surpris+ sum ( #hd1jjj francs to ,m4 ,dur&-,ruel1 :o act$ 9 behalf ( ! ,metropolitan ,museum4 ,ano!r canvas by ,r5oir fet*$ #ad1jej francs4 ,a sangu9e ( ,puvis de ,*avannes br\ght #b1jej francs1 & #d1gjj francs 0 paid = a ,czanne picture4 ,! ,*>p5ti] ,family1 orig9ally entitl$ ,portrait de ,madame ,*>p5ti] et ,ses ,filles1 0 pa9t$ 9 #ahgh1 fir/ exhibit$ at ! ,salon ( #ahgi1 & !re we saw & admir$ x4 ,! passage ( ! ye>s has temp]$ ! gli/5+ brilliancies & audaci\s *romatic modulations to a suave h>mony t is absolutely fasc9at+4 ,! backgr\nd is ,japanese4 ,mme4 ,*>p5ti] is seat$ on a canopy surr\nd$ by furniture1 fl[]s2 "u foot a c>pet ) arabesque designs4 ,%e ?r[s "o arm c>elessly ov] "s ri* /uff2 ! h& is pa9t$ ) ma/]ly precision4 ,! o!r arm has dropp$ 9 h] lap4 ,%e is an int]e/+ woman ( t f9e mat]nal type s (t5 enc\nt]$ 9 real ,france--?\gh n 9 ,fr5* fiction1 alas6 ,h] gaze is ^u h] *ildr51 two adorable little girls4 ,a sup]b dog1 a ,/4 ,b]n>d1 ) head re/+ on paws1 looks at y ) wat*ful eyes4 ,"o ( ! girls sits ^u 8 %aggy hide4 ,! "m is 9 black1 a mell[ reception robe1 tulle & lace4 ,:ite & blue are ! contra/+ tones ( ! girls--! blue is t5d]4 ,a *air is at ! side ( a lacqu] table1 ^u :i* are fl[]s4 ,r5oir fl[]s1 dewy1 blu%+4 ,y exclaim3 ,h[ *>m+6 ,x is normal ,fr5* pa9t+1 n ! pa9t+ ( ! s*ools ) _! false ideal ( pseudo-,greek beauty1 b ! intimate1 cle>1 ref9$1 & logical /yle ( a man :o does n possess ! g5ius ( ,manet1 ,degas1 or ,monet1 b is nev]!less an arti/ ( copi\sness1 *>m1 & orig9ality4 ,*>m2 yes1 t is ! ^w4 ,!re is a voluptu\s magnetism 9 8 col\r t draws y to him :e!r y approve ( 8 caprici\s designs or n4 ,! museum paid #ah1dhj = ! ,*>p5ti] portrait1 & 9 #ahgg1 aft] an exposition 9 ! rue ,le ,peleti]1 sixte5 ( 8 pa9t+s1 _m ( !m ma/]pieces1 nett$ ! mortify+ sum ( #b1jje francs4 ,pi]re-,augu/e ,r5oir 0 born at ,limoges1 ,febru>y #be1 #ahdj4 ,8 fa!r 0 a poor tailor ) five *ildr5 :o w5t to ,p>is hop+ to bett] 8 condition4 ,at ! age ( twelve ! boy 0 pa9t+ on porcela9--8 fa!r _h pick$ up "s rudim5ts ( ! art at ,limoges4 ,augu/e did s well1 display$ su* en]gy & ta/e1 t he soon fell to decorat+ bl9ds1 & sav$1 9 ! c\rse ( f\r ye>s1 en\gh money to enable him to ent] ! ateli] ( ,gleyre4 ,!re he met ,sisley1 ,bazille--aft]w>d %ot 9 ! ,franco-,prussian w>--& ,claude ,monet4 ,!y became fri5ds & lat] allies 9 ! conflict ) ! ,p>isian picture public4 ,r5oir made 8 fir/ (f]+ to ! ,salon 9 #ahfc4 ,x 0 refus$4 ,x 0 a romantic bit--a nude lady recl9+ on a b$ li/5+ to ! pluck$ music ( a guit>4 ,x seems t ! guit>i/1 & n ! lady1 0 ! cause ( (f5ce4 ,x is a conv5tion t a ?\s& liv+ be+s may look at an undress$ female 9 a picture1 b no pa9t$ man may be all[$ to occupy ) h] ! same ap>tm5t4 ,9 #ahfd ,r5oir tri$ aga9--aft] all1 ! ,salon1 l our own academy1 is a m>ket-place--& 0 admitt$4 ,he s5t 9 an ,esm]alda danc+4 ,bo? ^! canvases 7 de/roy$ by ! pa9t] :5 he began to use 8 eyes4 ,9 #ahfh 8 ,lise betray$ direct obs]vation ( nature1 influ5c$ by ,c\rbet4 ,until #ahgc he s5t pictures to ! ,salon2 t ye> he 0 %ut out ) consid]able unanimity1 = 8 (f]+ happ5$ to be an ,alg]ian subject1 a ,p>isian woman dress$ 9 ,ori5tal co/ume1 &--horrors6--! %ad[s 7 col\r$4 ,he 0 become an impressioni/4 ,he _h li/5$1 or r look$ at ! baleful pyrote*nics ( ,monet1 & s he jo9$ ! secessioni/s1 ?\gh n disda9+ to contribute annually to ! ,salon4 ,9 #ahgd 8 ,l'allee ,cavalire au ,bois de ,b\logne 0 reject$1 an act t 0 evid5tly inspir$ by a desire to sacrifice ,r5oir because ( ! arti/ic crimes ( ,ed\>d ,manet4 ,o!rwise h[ expla9 :y ?is easily compreh5d$ composition1 ) its attractive figures1 d>+ hues1 & brilliant te*nique1 came to h ! door ( ! ,salon clos$ ^u x8 ,! hi/oric exposition at ,nad>'s photographic /udio1 on ! ,b\lev>d des ,capuc9es1 ( ! impressioni/s1 saw ,r5oir 9 company ) ,monet1 ,sisley1 & ! o!rs4 ,8 ,la ,danseuse & ,la ,loge 7 receiv$ ) laught] by ! disc]n+ critics4 ,wasn't ?is ! exhibition ( :i* ,alb]t ,wolff wrote t "s lunatics 7 %[+ _! w>es1 :i* !y call$ pictures1 etc48 7,no1 x 0 9 #ahge47 ,f #ahfh to #ahgg ,r5oir closely /udi$ nature & 8 l&scapes took on ^? violet tones :i* gave him ! nickname ( ,monsieur ,violette4 ,previ\sly he _h employ$ ! usual cle> gre5 ) ! yell[ t\*es 9 ! %ad[s ( conv5tional paysagi/es4 ,b ,piss>ro1 ,monet1 ,sisley1 & ,r5oir _h discov]$ ea* = himself t ! light & %ade 9 ! op5 air v>y accord+ to ! h\rs1 ! seasons1 ! atmosph]ic conditions4 ,monet & ,piss>ro 9 pa9t+ sn[ & fro/ effects "u ! sun did n hesitate to put blue tones 9 ! %ad[s4 ,sisley 0 fond ( rose tones1 ,r5oir saw violet 9 ! %ad[s4 ,he enrag$ 8 spectators q z mu* z did ,monet ) 8 purple turkeys4 ,8 /rik+ ,avant le ba9 0 sold = "o hundr$ & =ty francs 9 #ahge4 ,any "o :o has be5 lucky en\gh to see x at ,dur&-,ruel's w cry out at ! /upidity :i* did n recognise a ma/]ly bit ( pa9t+ ) its gl[+1 nacre\s fle% t9ts1 its admirable modell+1 its p]vad+ air ( vitality4 ,r5oir 0 nev] a difficult pa9t]2 t is1 9 ! s5se ( ,monet or ,manet or ,gaugu94 ,he (f5d$ ! eyes ( #ahge1 no d\bt1 b !re 0 9 him dur+ 8 fir/ p]iod mu* ( ,b\*]2 8 female nudes are1 z ,camille ,mauclair writes1 ( ! eighte5? c5tury2 8 te*nique is ,b\*]-l3 fat & sleek pa9t ( s(t brilliancy laid on ) ! palette-knife ) precise /rokes ar\nd ! pr9cipal values2 p9k & ivory t9ts reliev$ by /rong blues simil> to ^? ( enamels2 ! light di/ribut$ ev]y:]e & almo/ exclud+ ! opposition ( ! %ad[s2 vivaci\s attitudes & decorative conv5tion4 ,vivaci\s1 happy1 lyrical1 ,r5oir's "w has ?us f> %[n no h9t ( ! bitt] psy*ology ( ,edg> ,degas4 ,8 nudes are pagan1 *ild wom5 full ( life's joy1 animal1 s9u\s1 unreason+4 ,8 g5re tableaux are p]sonal en\gh1 ?\gh 9 ! mo/ commonplace !mes1 su* z ,djeun] & ,! ,box--bo? h be5 exhibit$ 9 ,new ,york--! lum9\s envelope1 ! gorge\s riot ( oppos$ tones1 ! delici\s dissonances lit]ally transfigure ! !mes4 ,9 8 second mann] 8 aff9ities to ,claude ,monet & impressionism are m m>k$4 ,8 l&scapes are m atmosph]ic1 division ( tones inevitably practis$4 ,ev]y?+ swims 9 a]ial tones4 ,8 portraits1 once 8 only means ( subsi/5ce1 are ! p]sonification ( frankness4 ,! t\* is broad1 fl[+4 ,)\t d\bt1 z ,!odore ,duret ass]ts1 ,r5oir is ! fir/ ( ! impressioni/ic portrait pa9t]s2 ! fir/ to apply unfl9*+ly ! me?ods ( ,manet & ,monet to ! human face--= ,manet1 :ile pa9t+ 9 cle> tones 7:at magic !re is 9 8 gold671 9 portraiture seldom employ$ ! hat*+s ( col\rs1 except 9 8 l&scapes1 & only s9ce #ahgj1 :5 he _h come "u ! influ5ce ( ,monet's !ories4 ,mauclair po9ts out t fifte5 ye>s be=e po9tillisme 7! sy/em ( dots1 l eruptive small-pox1 in/ead ( ! t\*es ( ,monet7 0 inv5t$1 ,r5oir 9 8 portrait ( ,sisley us$ ! /ippl+s4 ,he pa9t$ ,ri*>d ,wagn] at ,pal]mo 9 #ahhb4 ,9 8 ?ird mann]--an arbitr>y classification--he comb9es ! two e>li] te*niques1 pa9t+ ) ! palette-knife & 9 divid$ tones4 ,fl[]s1 b>b>ic designs = rugs1 ! fanta/ic1 vibrat+ wat]s1 ^! appe> among t long & v>i$ s]ies ( canvases 9 :i* we see ,p>is enjoy+ itself at ,b\gival1 danc+ on ! heights ( ,montm>tre1 /roll+ among ! trees at ,arm5onville2 ,p>is quiv]+ ) holiday joys1 ,p>is 9 outdoor hum\r--& n a discordant or vici\s note 9 all ?is psy*ology ( love & sport4 ,! lively man :o 9 %irt sleeves dances ) ! jolly1 plump salesgirl1 ! sunlight dripp+ ?r\gh ! vivid gre5 ( ! tree leaves1 l5d+ dazzl+ edges to pr(iles1 tips ( noses1 or f+]s1 is n ! sull5 ouvri] ( ,zola or ,t\l\se-,lautrec--nor are ! girls k9 to ,huysmans's ,soeurs ,vat>d or ! human docum5t ( ,degas4 ,r5oir's philosophy is n pr(\nd2 = him life is n a curse or a kiss1 z we us$ to say 9 ! old ,sw9burne days4 ,he is a pa9t] ( joy\s surfaces & he is an incorrigible optimi/4 ,he is also a poet4 ,! poet ( air1 sun%9e1 & beautiful wom5--c we ev] =get 8 ,jeanne ,sam>y8 ,a pan!i/1 )al a poet & a direct desc5dant 9 ! l9e ( ,watteau1 ,b\*]1 ,monticelli1 ) an individual t\* ( mundane grace & elegance4 ,mme4 ,*>p5ti] x 0 :o clev]ly eng9e]$ ! portrait ( h]self & *ildr5 & ! portrait ( ,jeanne ,sam>y into ! #ahgi ,salon4 ,! au?orities did n d>e to refuse two su* di/+ui%$ wom54 ,r5oir's prospects became bright]4 ,he m>ri$4 ,he made money4 ,patrons began to appe>1 & 9 #aijd1 at ! autumn ,salon1 he 0 giv5 a special salle1 & homage 0 done him by ! "y m54 ,no sweet] gift c come to a ,fr5* pa9t] ?an ! unbidd5 admiration ( ! ris+ arti/ic g5]ation4 ,r5oir appreciat$ 8 hon\rs2 he _h work$ labori\sly1 _h kn[n pov]ty & its att5dant b$fell[s1 & _h won ! race run 9 ! heat & du/ ( 8 y\ng] ye>s4 ,9 #aijd1 describ+ ! autumn exhibition1 ,i wrote3 ,9 ! ,r5oir salle a few ( ! bett] ?+s ( ?is lusci\s bru% 7 to be f\nd1 pa9t+s ( 8 middle p]iod1 t fir/ won him fav\r4 ,= example1 ,sur la ,t]rasse1 ) its audaci\s crimson1 l ! imp]i\s *all5ge ( a trumpet2 ,la ,loge & its gorge\s fabrics2 a ,baigneuse 9 a light-gre5 s*eme2 ! qua9t head ( ,jeanne ,sam>y--a rival portrait to ,besn>d's faun-l ,rjane--& a lot ( ,r5oir's lat] exp]im5t+s1 z fugitive z music2 explod+ b\quets ( iridesc5ce2 swirl+ panels1 depict+ sc5es f ,tannhus]2 a fl[] g>d5 compos$ ( buds & blossoms 9 col\r scales t beg9 at a bass-em]ald & asc5d to an altitud9\s gre5 :]e gre5 is no long] gre5 b an opal9e rev]b]ation4 ,we "k h[ exquisitely ,r5oir m\lds 8 female heads1 build+ up1 cell by cell1 ! entire mask4 ,! simple ge/ures ( daily life h be5 record$ by ,r5oir = ! pa/ =ty ye>s ) a fidelity & a vitality t %ames ! anmic imag9+s & pul+ pessimisms ( 8 y\ng] contempor>ies4 ,:at v]satility1 :at undaunt$ desire to conqu] new problems6 ,he has 9 turn pa9t$ l&scapes z full ( di/9ction z ,monet's4 ,! n]v\s vivacity ( 8 bru%1 8 love ( r5d]$ surfaces1 ( melt+ ,b\*]-l heads1 & ( a dazzl+ ,watteau col\r syn!sis h ende>$ him to ! discrim9at+4 ,he may be defici5t 9 spiritual elevation--z 7 ,manet1 ,monet1 & ! o!r ,impressioni/s2 b z !y 7 prim>ily int]e/$ 9 problems ( light+1 9 pa9t+ ! sun & driv+ ! old mud gods ( academic art f _! ?rones1 x is n /range t ! new m5 became s enam\r$ ( ! col\r$ appe>ances ( life t !y left out ! gho/s ( ! ideal 7t du/y1 batt]$ phrase7 & proclaim$ !mselves rank sun-wor%ipp]s4 ,! g5]ation t succe$$ !m is endeav\r+ to re/ore ! balance betwe5 unblu%+ pan!ism & ! e>li] my/icism4 ,b :]ev] a ,r5oir hangs !re w be eyes to fea/ ^u 8 opul5t & sonor\s col\r music4 ,,iii - ,,manet ,9 ! autumn ( #ahfe ,?odore ,duret1 ! ,p>isian critic1 f\nd himself 9 ! city ( ,madrid aft] a t\r ( ,portugal on horseback4 ,a new hotel on ! ,pu]ta del ,sol 01 he wrote 9 8 life ( ,manet1 a v]itable hav5 aft] r\gh+ x 9 ! adjac5t k+dom4 ,at ! mid-day breakfa/ he ate z if he _h nev] enc\nt]$ good cook+ 9 8 life4 ,pres5tly 8 att5tion 0 attract$ by ! behavi\r ( a /rang] :o sat next to him4 ,! unkn[n 0 a ,fr5*man :o abus$ ! food1 ! s]vice1 & ! c\ntry4 ,he 0 s irritable :5 he notic$ ,duret enjoy+ ! v plats he _h pass$ t he turn$ on him & dem&$ if insult 0 meant4 ,! horrible cuis9e1 he expla9$1 made him sick1 & he c\ld n und]/& ! appetite ( ,duret4 ,good-natur$ly ,duret expla9$ he _h j arriv$ f ,portugal & t ! breakfa/ 0 a v]itable fea/4 ,& ,i h j arriv$ f ,p>is1 he answ]$1 & gave 8 "n1 ,ed\>d ,manet4 ,he add$ t he _h be5 s p]secut$ t he suspect$ 8 neighb\r ( "s evil pleasantry4 ,! pair became fri5ds1 & w5t to look at ! pictures ( ,velasquez at ! ,prado4 ,fre% f ,p>is1 ,manet 0 /ill sm>t+ f ! attacks made on him aft] ! hang+ ( 8 ,olympia 9 ! ,salon ( #ahfe4 ,little wond] 8 n]ves 7 on edge4 ,a doz5 days lat]1 aft] he _h /udi$ ,velasquez1 ,goya1 & ,el ,greco1 ,manet1 9 company ) ,duret1 return$ to ,p>is4 ,x 0 ! beg9n+ ( a lifelong fri5d%ip4 ,ab\t eight ye>s ago ,duret's def9itive biography ( ,manet appe>$1 ,hi/oire de ,ed\>d ,manet et de ,son ,oeuvre4 ,no "o 0 bett] qualifi$ to write ( ! dead pa9t] ?an ,?odore ,duret4 ,a critic ( p]spicacity1 8 en?usiasm 0 k9dl$ dur+ ! bir? ?roes ( impressionism & has nev] be5 qu5*$4 ,only a few ye>s ago1 aft] a tribute to ,:i/l]1 he wrote ( ,manet 9 ! introduction to 8 volume on ,impressionism1 & :ile no "o may d5y 8 e/imate1 yet ?r\gh zeal = ! "n ( 8 dead fri5d he attribut$ to him ! discov]ies ( ! impressioni/s4 ,manet 0 _! lead]2 he w\ld h be5 a lead] ( m5 9 any art epo*2 b he did n inv5t ! fulm9at+ palette ( ,monet1 &1 9 reality1 he jo9$ ! insurg5ts aft] !y _h wag$ _! e>li] battles4 ,8 impressioni/ic pa9t+1 s call$1 did n date until lat]2 be=e t he _h f\ght = 8 own indep5d5ce1 & 8 me?od 0 diff]5t f t ( ,monet1 ,piss>ro1 ,sisley1 ,czanne & ! re/4 ,nev]!less1 because ( 8 notoriety--fame is h>dly ! ^w--he may be fairly call$ ! lead] ( ! s*ool4 ,z a rule he 0 n an irascible man1 if ! unpleasant nature ( ! attacks ^u him is tak5 into consid]ation4 ,) ! exception ( ,ri*>d ,wagn] & ,ibs51 ,i "k ( no arti/ :o 0 vilifi$ dur+ 8 lifetime z 0 ,manet4 ,a g5tleman1 he 0 ! rev]se ( ! bohemian4 ,duret writes ( him t he 0 %ock$ at ! attempt to make ( him a mon/]4 ,he did n desire to become *ef d'cole1 nor did he set up z an ecc5tric4 ,:5 he gave 8 special exhibition 8 catalogue conta9$ a mode/ decl>ation ( ! "r ( ! arti/ to 8 p]sonal vision4 ,he did n pret5d to h creat$ a new s*ool1 & he ask$ ! public to judge 8 "w z t ( a s9c]e pa9t]2 b ev5 t mild pronunciam5to 0 receiv$ ) je]s4 ,! press1 ) a few exceptions1 0 aga9/ him1 & s 7 ne>ly all ! arti/s ( influ5ce4 ,zola's aggressive articles only made ! situation worse4 ,:o 0 ?is ,zola b a writ] ( d\btful ta/e & s5sational /yle6 ,! :ole cr[d ( reali/s1 naturali/s1 & impressioni/s--! ,batignolles s*ool 0 ! mock+ title giv5 ! latt]--7 dump$ into ! common vat ( infamy & critical vitriol p\r$ ov] !m4 ,! ma9 facts ( ,manet's c>e] may be soon dispos$ (4 ,8 "m 0 ,eugnie ,dsire ,f\rni]2 %e 0 ! goddaught] ( ,*>les ,b]nadotte1 ,k+ ( ,sw$54 ,h] fa!r1 a prefect at ,pau1 _h r5d]$ s]vices to ,b]nadotte :i* ! latt] did n =get4 ,:5 %e m>ri$1 9 #ahca1 ,augu/e ,manet1 a di/+ui%$ judge ( ! ,se9e tribunal1 ,b]nadotte made h] _m valuable pres5ts & a d[ry4 ,h] ?ree sons 7 ,ed\>d1 ,eugne1 & ,gu/ave4 ,!y inh]it$ f _! ri* gr&fa!r1 ,f\rni]4 ,ed\>d 0 born at ,p>is1 ,rue ,bonap>te1 ,janu>y #bc1 #ahcb4 ,8 bro!r ,eugne became a doctor ( m$ic9e & lat] m>ri$ "o ( ! mo/ gift$ ( wom5 pa9t]s1 ,b]! ,morisot1 :o di$ 9 #ahie1 aft] w9n+ ! praise ( ! mo/ critical p5s 9 all ,europe4 ,ed\>d 0 int5d$ = ! b>1 b he ?rew up 8 /udies & swore he w\ld become a pa9t]4 ,!n he 0 s5t abroad4 ,he visit$ ,s\? ,am]ica & o!r c\ntries1 & kept 8 eyes wide op51 z 8 sea-pieces prov$4 ,aft] 8 "m became a wid[ he m>ri$1 9 #ahfc1 ,susanne ,le5h(f1 ( ,delft1 ,holl&4 ,%e 0 "o ( ! e>ly admir]s ( ,s*umann 9 ,p>is & play$ ! ,a m9or piano conc]to ) or*e/ra !re1 &1 x is said1 ) success4 ,%e 0 an admir] ( h] husb&'s g5ius1 & dur+ all ! turmoil ( 8 exi/5ce %e 0 a fri5d & c\nsellor4 ,! "y c\ple liv$ ) ! eld] ,mme4 ,manet 9 ! ,rue de ,sa9t-,pt]sb\rg1 & _! weekly reception became a rally+ c5tre = n only les ,jeunes1 b also = su* m5 z ,gambetta1 ,emile ,ollivi]1 ,clem5ceau1 ,anton9 ,pr\/1 ,de ,banville1 ,baudelaire1 ,duranty--) :om ,manet f\ght a duel ov] a trifle--,zola1 ,mall>m1 ,abb ,hurel1 ,monet1 & ! impressioni/ic gr\p4 ,ed\>d ent]ta9$ great devotion = 8 "m4 ,%e saw two ( h] sons die1 ,ed\>d 9 #ahhc 7,april #cj7 & ,gu/ave 9 #ahhd4 7,he 0 an advocate & took ,clem5ceau's place z municipal c\ncillor :5 ! latt] 0 elect$ ,deputy47 ,mme4 ,manet di$ 9 #ahhe4 ,! pa9t] 0 /rick5 ) locomotor ataxia1 br\ght on by protract$ toil1 9 #ahha4 ,= ne>ly ?ree ye>s he suff]$1 & aft] ! amputation ( a leg he succumb$4 ,8 obsequies 7 almo/ ( national significance4 ,8 wid[ liv$ until #aijf4 ,manet et manebit 0 ! motto ( ! arti/4 ,he liv$ to pa9t & he pa9t$ mu* aft] 8 p>alytic seizure4 ,he 0 a brilliant raconteur1 &1 z ,degas said1 0 at "o "t z well kn[n 9 ,p>is z ,g>ibaldi1 r$ %irt & all4 ,! tru? is1 ,manet1 aft] be+ =c$ ) 8 back to ! wall1 became ! active combatant 9 ! duel ) press & public4 ,he 0 unhappy if p on ! b\lev>d did n turn to look at him4 ,! mo/ notori\s pa9t] 9 ,p>is 0 a description :i* he f9ally grew to enjoy4 ,x may n be d5i$ t he pa9t$ sev]al pictures z a direct *all5ge to ! _w1 b a pa9t] ( (f5sive pictures he nev] 04 ,! execrat$ ,picnic1 proscrib$ by ! jury ( ! ,salon 9 #ahfa1 0 %[n 9 ! ,salon des ,refuss 79 company ) works by ,bracquemond1 ,caz91 ,fant9-,lat\r1 ,h>pignies1 ,jongk9d1 ,j4,p4 ,laur5s1 ,legros1 ,piss>ro1 ,vollon1 ,:i/l]--! milde/-mann]$ crew ( pirates t ev] attempt$ to scuttle ! b>k ( art71 & a h[l arose4 ,:at 0 ?is %ock+ canvas l8 ,a gr\p ( p at a picnic1 sev]al nudes among !m4 ,9 va9 x 0 po9t$ out to ! mode/ ,p>isians 7:o at ! "t revell$ 9 ! ,odalisque ( ,+res1 9 ,cabanel1 ,grme1 ,b\gu]eau1 & o!r del9eators ( ! *a/e7 t 9 ! ,l\vre ! ,conc]t ( ,giorgione depict$ j su* a sc5e2 b ! mixture ( dress$ & undress$ 0 appall+1 & ,manet became a man m>k$ = v5geance4 ,p]haps ! exce$+ brilliancy ( 8 pa9t & 8 unconv5tional mann] ( putt+ x on 8 canvas _h z mu* to d ) ! obloquy z 8 !me4 ,& !n he w\ld pa9t ! life ar\nd him in/ead ( produc+ pa/i*es ( old ma/]s or sickly evocations ( an unreal pa/4 ,he f9i%$ ,olympia ! ye> ( 8 m>riage1 & refus$ to exhibit x2 ,baudelaire insi/$ to ! contr>y4 ,x 0 %[n at ! ,salon ( #ahfe 7:]e ,monet exhibit$ = ! fir/ "t7 & became ! sc&al ( ! day4 ,aga9 ! pa9t] 0 bomb>d$ ) invectives4 ,?is awful nude1 to be sure1 0 no m unclo!d ?an is ,cabanel's ,v5us1 b ! latt] is pretty & pa9t$ ) soap-suds & s5tim5tality4 ,! ,v5us ( ,titian is n a :it m expos$ ?an ! slim1 bony1 "y woman :o has j awak5$ 9 "t to receive a b\quet at ! h&s ( h] negress1 :ile a black cat looks on ?is matut9al proce$+ z a matt] ( c\rse4 ,! silh\ette has ! firmness ( ,holbe92 ! meagre girl recalls a ,crana*4 ,x is n ! greate/ ( ,manet2 "o c\ld say1 despite ! bravura ( ! p]=mances1 t ! pa9t] 0 indulg+ 9 an ironic joke4 ,x 0 a pa9t pot flung 9 ! face ( ,p>is4 ,olympia figur$ at ! #ahhg exhibition 9 ! ,pavilion ,manet4 ,an ,am]ican 7! late ,william ,m4 ,laffan7 tri$ to buy h]4 ,john ,s>g5t int]v5$1 & a numb] ( ! pa9t]'s fri5ds1 head$ by ,claude ,monet1 subscrib$ a purse ( tw5ty ?\s& francs4 ,9 #ahij ,monet & ,camille ,pelletan pres5t$ to ,m4 ,fallires1 !n ,m9i/] ( ,in/ruction1 ! picture = ! ,luxemb\rg1 & 9 #aijg 7,janu>y #f71 ?anks to ! prompt action ( ,clem5ceau1 "o ( ,manet's e>lie/ admir]s1 ! hat$ ,olympia 0 hung 9 ! ,l\vre4 ,! admission 0 a %ock1 ev5 at t late day :5 ! d9 ( ! battle _h pass$4 ,:5 9 #ahhd !re 0 held at ! cole des ,beaux-,arts a memorial exposition ( ,manet's works1 ,edmond ,ab\t wrote t ! place ought to be fumigat$1 & ,grme br&i%$ 8 little cane ) indignation4 ,:y all ! excitem5t 9 (ficial circles8 ,only ?is3 ,manet 0 a great pa9t]1 ! greate/ pa9t] 9 ,france dur+ ! latt] half ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,beautiful pa9t always provokes hatr$4 ,manet won4 ,no?+ succe$s l ! success :i* foll[s dea?4 7,our only fe> n[adays is t 8 imitators won't die4 ,second-rate ,manet is z bad z second-rate ,b\gu]eau47 ,if he began by patt]n+ aft] ,hals1 ,velasquez1 & ,goya1 he end$ q ,ed\>d ,manet2 above all1 he gave 8 g5]ation a new vision4 ,!re w be always ! battle ( me?ods4 ,z ,mr4 ,mac,coll says3 ,pa9t+ is cont9ually sway+ betwe5 ! *i>oscuro read+ ( ! _w :i* gives x dep? & ! col\r read+ :i* r$uces x to flatness4 ,manet takes all t ! mod]n inquisition ( %ad[s w give to /rike 8 compromise ne> ! s++ col\rs ( ! ,japanese mosaic4 ,:at a wit ?is ,p>isian pa9t] possess$6 ,duret tells ( a passage at arms betwe5 ,manet & ,alfr$ ,/ev5s at ! p]iod :5 ! =m]'s ,le ,bon ,bock met = a wond] ) a fav\rable reception at ! ,salon ( #ahgc4 ,?is portrait ( ! engrav] ,belot smok+ a pipe1 8 f+]s encircl+ a glass1 caus$ ,/ev5s to rem>k t ! man 9 ! picture drank ! be] ( ,ha>lem4 ,! mot nettl$ ,manet1 ^: admiration = ,frans ,hals is unmi/akably visible 9 ?is magnific5t portrait4 ,he wait$ 8 *ance = rev5ge1 & x came :5 ,/ev5s exhibit$ a picture 9 ! ,rue ,lafitte portray+ a "y woman ( fa%ion 9 /reet dress /&+ be=e a portire :i* %e seems ab\t to pu% aside 9 ord] to ent] ano!r room4 ,manet /udi$ ! composition = a :ile1 & not+ a fea!r du/] elaborately pa9t$ :i* lies on ! floor beside ! lady1 exclaim$3 ,ti5s6 elle a done un r5dezv\s avec le valet de *ambre8 ,,xii4 ,a ,,new ,,/udy ,,( ,,watteau ,new biographical details conc]n+ ,jean ,anto9e ,watteau 7#afhd-agba7 may nev] be =?com+1 ?\gh !ories ( 8 enigmatic p]sonality & fasc9at+ art w always f9d expon5ts4 ,our k ( ,watteau is conf9$ to a few au?orities3 ! notes 9 ,d',arg5ville's ,abrg de la ,vie des ,plus ,fameux ,pe9tres2 ,catalogue ,raisonn1 by ,g]sa9t2 ,juli5ne's introduction to ! ,life ( ,watteau by ,c\nt de ,caylus--discov]$ by ! ,gonc\rts & publi%$ 9 _! brilliant /udy ( eighte5?-c5tury art4 ,s9ce !n h appe>$ monographs1 tudes1 & articles by ,celli]1 ,mollet1 ,hanov]1 ,dohme1 ,mntz1 ,sailles1 ,claude ,phillips1 ,*>les ,blanc1 ,virgile ,joez1 ,f4 ,/aley1 ,todor de ,wyzewa1 & ,camille ,mauclair4 ,mauclair is ! late/ & "o ( ! mo/ int]e/+ comm5tators1 8 pr9cipal contribution be+ ,de ,watteau ,:i/l]1 a *apt] ( :i* has be5 aft]w>d exp&$ into a compact little /udy entitl$ ,watteau & translat$ f ! ,fr5* text by ,mme4 ,simon ,bussy1 ! wife ( t intimate pa9t] ( twilight & poetic rev]ie1 ,simon ,bussy1 to :om ! book is d$icat$4 ,x is ! !sis put =? & clev]ly ma9ta9$ by ,mauclair t int]e/s u m ?an 8 succ9ct notation ( ! pa9t]'s life4 ,x is n s novel z x is j & mod]ate 9 its application4 ,! pa?ologic !ory ( g5ius has be5 ov]work$4 ,9 lit]ature n[adays psy*iatri/s ru% 9 :]e critics fe> to tread4 ,mahomet 0 an epilept2 s 0 ,napoleon4 ,flaub]t di$ ( epilepsy1 said 8 fri5ds2 nev]!less1 ,r5 ,dumesnil has prov$ t 8 sudd5 decease 0 caus$ n by apoplexy b by hy/]o-neura/h5ia4 ,eye /ra9 play$ hob ) ! happ9ess ( ,c>lyle1 & an apo/le ( sweetness & light decl>$ t ,ibs5 0 a deg5]ate--,ibs51 :o l$ ! humdrum ext]ior life ( a heal?y b\rgeois4 ,lombroso has demon/rat$--to 8 own satisfaction--t ,dante's my/ic illum9ation 0 due to "s br& ( m5tal disord]4 ,9 fact1 ?is self-/yl$ psy*ologi/ mapp$ anew ! topography ( ! human _s4 ,few h escap$ 8 f9e-too?-comb criticism except m$iocrity4 ,pa9t]s1 poets1 patriots1 musicians1 sci5ti/s1 philosoph]s1 noveli/s1 /atesm51 dramati/s1 all :o ev] p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,sev5 ,arts1 7 damn$ z lunatics1 decad5ts1 crim9als1 & fools4 ,x 0 a conv5i5t inf]no 9 :i* to dump ! m5 :o succe$$ 9 ! field :]e9 y 7 a failure4 ,! height ( ! p>adox 0 a*iev$ :5 a silly nom5clature 0 devis$ to meet e vacillation ( ! human temp]am5t4 ,if y fe>$ to cross ! /reet y suff]$ f agoraphobia2 if y didn't fe> to cross ! /reet1 t too 0 a v bad sign4 ,if y pa9t$ l ,monet1 p>alysis ( ! optical c5tre _h set 9--b :y cont9ue8 ,x is a pity t ?is !ory ( g5ius has be5 s ?or\ghly discr$it$1 = x is a field :i* promises _m h>ve/+s2 !re is mad g5ius z !re are /upid folk4 ,besides1 normality doesn't mean ! commonplace4 ,a normal man is a sup]ior man4 ,! deg5]ate man is ! fell[ ( l[ in/9cts1 rickety heal?1 & a drunk>d1 crim9al1 or idiot4 ,! comical "p ( ! craze--:i* 0 %ort-liv$1 yet f9ds adh]5ts among ! half-bak$ 9 culture & ! ignorant--is t x delib]ately twi/$ ! tru?1 mak+ m5 ( f9e bra9 & high-/rung temp]am5t seem crazy or deprav$1 :5 ! rev]se is usually ! case4 ,s9ce ! adv5t ( ,lombroso bra9/orms are ! possession ( ! privileg$4 ,naturally y\r groc]1 tailor1 or politician may display _m ( ! above symptoms1 b no "o /udies !m4 ,!y are n g5iuses4 ,all ?is to assure y t :5 ,camille ,mauclair assumes t ! malady f :i* ,anto9e ,watteau di$ 0 also a det]m9+ factor 9 8 art1 ! ,fr5* critic is n ap+ "s mod]n m5 ( sci5ce :o d5\nce ! writ+s ( ,do/oevsky because he suff]$ f epileptic fits4 ,b !re is a happy mean 9 ?is ef=t to correlate m9d & body4 ,if we are :at we ?9k or :at we eat--& x is n necess>y to subscribe to su* a belief--!n ! sickness ( ! body is reflect$ 9 ! s\l1 or vice v]sa4 ,byron 0 a heal?y man naturally1 :5 he didn't dissipate1 & ,byron's poems are full ( magnific5t en]gy1 ?\gh seldom 9 ! key ( optimism4 ,! revolt1 ! passion1 ! scorn1 7 !y all ! result ( 8 heal?8 ,or ( 8 liv]8 ,or ( 8 s\l8 ,goe!1 ! imp]ial ! myriad-m9d$ ,goe!1 ! apo/le ( culture1 ! model ,european man ( ! n9ete5? c5tury--:at ( him8 ,s]5ity he is said to h atta9$1 yet f ! summit ( eighty ye>s he confess$ to f\r weeks ( happ9ess 9 a long lifetime4 ,nor 0 he ) all 8 sup]b manhood free f neurotic disord]s1 neurotic & erotic4 ,%elley8 ,ah6 he is a pron\nc$ case = ! speciali/s4 ,any man :o c\ld eat dry bread1 dr9k wat]1 & write su* angelic poetry mu/ h be5 q mad4 ,admitt$4 ,w\ld !re 7 m ,%elleys4 ,br[n+ is a fair specim5 ( g5ius & normality2 z 8 wife illu/rat$ an un/able n]v\s temp]am5t alli$ to g5ius4 ,george ,borr[ 0 a rov]1 a difficult man to keep z a fri5d1 happy only :5 ?9k+ ( ! gipsies & qu>rell+ :5 ) !m4 ,w\ld ,baudelaire's magic v]se & prose s\nd its fa9t1 acrid1 s9i/] music if ! ,fr5* poet _h l$ a s5sible life8 ,cruel "q ( ! dilettante = :om ! _w1 all its spl5dor1 all its art1 is b a spectacle4 ,x is ne$less to cont9ue1 ! li/ is too l>ge2 too l>ge & too contradictory4 ,! ,v>iations ( ,g5ius w\ld be z pr(\nd & z va/ a book z ,"l ,acton's project$ ,hi/ory ( ,human ,?\ght4 ,! tru? is t g5ius is ! sacrificial goat ( humanity2 ?r\gh "s inexplicable transposition g5ius be>s ! burd5s ( mank9d2 afflict$ by ! burd5 ( ! fle% int5sifi$ _m times1 burd5$ ) ! affliction ( ! _s1 rais$ to a pit* abnormal1 ! unhappy man ( g5ius is /on$ because he /agg]s b5ea? ! load ( 8 s5sitive temp]am5t or wav]s f ! /raight & n>r[ pa? usually block$ by bores too ?ick-head$ & too obese to realise ! fl[]-fr+$ abysses on ei!r side ( ! road4 ,& hav+ s5t g5ius 9 g5]al among ! goats1 let u turn to consumptive g5ius 9 p>ticul>4 ,watteau 0 a consumptive2 he di$ ( ! disease4 ,a consumptive g5ius6 ,x is a h>d say+4 ,p ( av]age heal? ^: pulse-beat is normal 9 tempo luckily nev] realise ! febrile velocity ) :i* fl[s ! blood 9 ! ve9s ( a sick man ( g5ius4 ,b !re is a p>adox 9 ! case ( ,watteau1 z !re 0 9 ! case ( ,*op91 ( ,keats1 ( ,rob]t ,l\is ,/ev5son4 ,! pa9t] ( ,val5ci5nes gave little sign ( 8 malady on 8 joy\s lyrical canvases4 ,keats sang ( fary l&scapes & ,*op9's 0 a virile _s2 ! mo/ *e]ful writ] "u ! sun 0 ,/ev5son1 :o ev5 9 8 ,pulvis et ,umbra conjur$ up images ( hope aft] a mo/ pitiless arraignm5t ( ! univ]se & man4 ,& "h is ! p>adox4 ,?is qu>tet ( g5ius suff]$ f & 7 sla9 by consumption4 7,/ev5son di$ directly ( bra9 conge/ion2 he 01 h[ev]1 a victim to lung tr\ble47 ,t ! poets turn _! sorr[ into song is an axiom4 ,yet ^! m5 met dea?1 or :at is worse1 met life1 ) defiance or impassible fronts4 ,& ! _w :i* loves ! lilt+ rhy?ms ( ,*op9's maz\rkas seldom c>es to peep beh9d ! scre5 ( notes = ! angui% ambu%$ !re4 ,watteau has pa9t$ ! gaye/ sc5es ( pa/oral elegance 9 a l& out ( "t1 a ,no-,man's ,l& ( blue skies1 beautiful wom51 gallant m51 & lovely l&scapes1 :ile 8 life 0 haunt$ by ?\ghts ( dea?4 ,! riddle is solv$ by ,mauclar3 ,^! flights into ! azure1 ^! evocations ( a c\ntry we/ ( ! sun & ea/ ( ! moon1 ^! graceful creatures ( ,watteau1 ! ri* brocade ( ,*op9's h>monies1 ! exquisite pictures ( ,keats1 ! y\?ful joy 9 f>-away c\ntries ( ,/ev5son1 all1 all are s _m /igmata ( _! t]rible affliction4 ,!y s\ght by ! magic ( _! art to create a realm ( en*antm5t1 a realm :]e9 _! ail+ bodies & w\nd$ spirits might f9d peace & solace4 ,?is is ! secret ( ,watteau1 says ,mauclair1 :i* 0 n yield$ up 9 ! eighte5? c5tury1 n ev5 to 8 foll[]s1 ,pat]1 ,lancret1 ,b\*]1 ,fragon>d1 ^: pagan gaiety & artificial _s is f> remov$ f ! veil$ melan*oly ( ,watteau4 ,z we see ,*op91 a sl5d] man1 morbid1 sickly1 /rike ! m>tial *ord 9 an unp>allel$ mann]1 ,*op9 ! timid1 ! compos] ( ! ,h]oic ,polonaise1 s ,watteau1 morbid1 sickly1 timid1 sl5d]1 composes t ma/]piece ( delicate & decorative joy\sness1 ,! ,emb>km5t = ,cy!ra1 :i* hangs 9 ! ,l\vre 7a gorge\s sket*1 ! f9al v]sion1 is at ,potsdam 9 ! collection ( ! ,g]man ,emp]or74 ,9 ^! works we f9d ! aura ( consumption4 ,none ( ,watteau's contempor>ies fa?om$ ! mean+ ( 8 art3 n ,c\nt de ,caylus1 n 8 successors1 :o all recognis$ ! ma/]ly draughtsman1 ! m>vell\s col\ri/1 ! compos] ( pa/oral ballets1 ( mat*less ftes galantes1 ( conv]sations1 ( m9iatures depict+ camp life1 & fanciful decorations 9 ! true /yle ( 8 times4 ,b ! melan*oly poet t 0 9 ! man1 8 lyric pessimism1 & 8 unassuag$ ?ir/ = ! inf9ite--^! ?+s !y did n see4 ,caylus1 :o has left ! only data ( value1 speaks ( ,watteau's hatr$ ( life1 8 av]sion at times f ! human face1 8 re/lessness t caus$ him to seek new abodes--,*op9 0 always dissatisfi$ ) 8 lodg+s & always *ang+ !m4 ,! pa9t] made fri5ds 9 pl5ty1 only to break ) !m because ( "s fanci$ slight4 ,*op9 0 ( umbrage\s nature1 ,liszt tells u4 ,watteau nev] m>ri$1 & nev]1 z f> z is kn[n1 _h a love affair4 ,he is an inspir$ pa9t] ( wom54 7,p]haps1 because ( 8 celibacy47 ,he lov$ to depict !m 9 delici\s poses1 "u wav+ trees 9 romantic p>ks or 9 ! nude4 ,a gallant arti/1 he 0 n a gallant man4 ,he _h ! g5ius ( fri5d%ip b n ! tal5t = insur+ its cont9uity4 ,l ,ar?ur ,rimbaud1 he suff]$ f ! no/algia ( ! op5 road4 ,he disappe>$ frequ5tly4 ,8 :]eab\ts 0 a my/]y to 8 fri5ds4 ,he did n c>e = money or = hon\rs4 ,he 0 elect$ )\t volition on 8 "p z a memb] ( ! ,academy4 ,yet he did n use ?is p[]ful lev] to fur!r 8 welf>e4 ,sil5t1 a man ( cont95t spee*1 he nev] conv9c$ 8 fri5ds t 8 art 0 *a/e2 yet he nev] pa9t$ an indelicate /roke4 ,8 p]sonages1 all disillusionis$1 vaguely suff]1 make love )\t desire--disillusion$ s\ls all4 ,l',indiffr5t1 t "y man 9 ! ,l\vre :o treads ! e>? ) su* light disda91 ) su* an airy expression ( sweetness & ennui1 t picture1 ,mauclair rem>ks1 is ! s\l ( ,watteau4 ,&1 p]haps1 spills 8 secret4 ,mauclair does n l ! c\pl+ ( ,watteau's "n ) ^? ( ,b\*]1 ,pat]1 ,lancret1 ,de ,troy1 ,coypel1 or ,vanloo4 ,!y imitat$ him z to ext]nals2 ! _s ( him !y c\ld n ensn>e4 ,if ,watteau /emm$ arti/ically f ,rub5s1 f ,ruysdael1 f ,titian 7or ,tiepolo1 z ,k5yon ,cox acutely h9ts7 he is ! fa!r ( a great s*ool1 ! true ,fr5* s*ool1 ?\gh 8 /ock is ,flemi%4 ,turn] knew him2 s did ,bon+ton4 ,delacroix und]/ood him4 ,s did ,*>d91 himself a solit>y 9 8 c5tury4 ,)\t ,watteau's initiative ,monticelli might n be ! ,monticelli we "k1 :ile ,claude ,monet1 ,manet1 ,r5oir are ! g5u9e fl[]+ ( 8 exp]im5ts 9 ! division ( tones & ! composition ( lum9\s skies4 ,mauclair smiles at ,caylus = speak+ ( ,watteau's mann]isms1 ! mann]isms t proclaim 8 orig9ality4 ,only y\r academic1 col\rless pa9t] lacks p]sonal /yle & always pa9ts l somebody he is n4 ,watteau's art is peculi>ly p]sonal4 ,its peculi>ity--ap>t f its brilliancy & vivacity--is1 z ,mauclair rem>ks1 ! contra/ ( *e]ful col\r & morbid expression4 ,morbidezza is ! precise phrase2 morbidezza may be f\nd 9 ,*op9's art1 9 ! v fev]i% mom5ts :5 he seems brimm+ ov] ) high spirits4 ,watteau 0 n a consumptive ( ! ,pole's type4 ,he did n alt]nate betwe5 ec/asy & languor4 ,he 0 cold1 self-conta9$1 suspici\s1 & invet]ately hid ! /ate ( 8 heal?4 ,he might h be5 cur$1 b he nev] rea*$ ,italy1 & t f>-(f dream & 8 long+ to realise x may h be5 ! basis ( 8 la/ mann]--^? excursions into a gorge\s dreaml&4 ,he ye>n$ = an impossible region4 ,8 visions on canvas are ! %ad[y sket*es ( ?is secret desire t burn$ him up4 ,x may h be5 consumption--& ,mauclair makes out a /rong case--& x may h be5 ! expression ( a r>e poetic temp]am5t4 ,watteau 0 a poet ( excessive s5sibility z well z ! contriv] ( da9ty masques & ballets4 ,9 lit]ature "o man at lea/ has und]/ood him1 ,walt] ,pat]4 ,read]s ( 8 ,imag9>y ,portraits ne$ n be rem9d$ ( ,a ,pr9ce ( ,c\rt ,pa9t]s1 t imag9ative recon/ruction ( an almo/ obscure p]sonality4 ,8 words z he spoke ( !m ! pa9t+s ( ,rub5s seem$ full ( a k9d ( ri* sunset ) "s mov+ glory )9 x4 ,?is 0 ! ,watteau :o is summ$ by ,pat] 7a di/ant k9sman1 p]haps1 ( ! ,pat] ,watteau tutor$7 z a man :o _h be5 a sick man all 8 life4 ,he 0 always a seek] aft] some?+ 9 ! _w1 t is !re 9 no satisfy+ measure1 or n at all4 ,camille ,mauclair eloqu5tly ends 8 /udy ) ! confession t ! m]e utt]ance ( ,watteau's "n suffices to evoke 9 m5's m9ds a memory ( ! melan*oly t 0 81 array$ 9 g>m5ts ( azure & rose4 ,ah6 crepuscul> ,psy*e1 ^: smile is ak9 to te>s6 ,,xiii4 ,,gaugu9 ,,& ,,t\l\se-,,lautrec ,i - ,,gaugu9 ,! key-note to ! "* ( ,paul ,gaugu91 pa9t] & sculptor1 may be f\nd 9 8 decl>ation t 9 art !re are only revolutioni/s or plagi>i/s4 ,a brave spee*4 ,& a pr\d man :o utt]$ x2 = unless he wi%$ to avoid its implications he mu/ ne$s prove 8 s9c]ity4 ,9 ! %ort1 adv5tur\s1 cr[d$ life v\*saf$ him1 ,paul ,gaugu9 prov$ himself inde$ a revolution>y pa9t]4 ,8 maxim 0 ! result ( h>d-won exp]i5ces4 ,he 0 born at ,p>is ,june #g1 #ahdh--;a /ormy ye> = ,france2 he di$ at ,dom9ique ,may #i1 #aijd4 ,8 fa!r 0 a native ( ,brittany1 :ile on 8 "m's side he 0 ,p]uvian4 ,?is mix$ blood may acc\nt = 8 w&]+ proclivities & 8 love = exotic col\r+ & mann]s4 ,to fur!r acc5tuate ! rebelli\s in/9cts ( ! y\? 8 mat]nal gr&mo!r 0 t ,flora ,tri/an1 fri5d ( ! an>*i/ic ?9k] ,pr\dhon4 ,%e 0 a sociali/ lat] & a prime mov] 9 ! ,workman's ,union2 %e alli$ h]self ) ,pre ,enfant9 & help$ him to f\nd 8 religion1 ,mapa1 ( :i* he 0 ! god1 ,ma1 & %e ! goddess1 ,pa4 ,enfant9's c>e] & end may be recall$ by /ud5ts ( ,/4 ,simon & ! sociali/ic movem5ts ( ^? times4 ,paul's fa!r1 ,clovis ,gaugu91 wrote 9 #ahdh ! political *ronicle on ! ,national1 b previ\s to ! c\p d'etat he left = ,lima1 !re to f\nd a j\rnal4 ,he di$ ( an aneurism 9 ! ,/raits ( ,magellan1 a malady t 0 to c>ry (f 8 son4 ,aft] f\r ye>s 9 ,lima ! y\ng] ,gaugu9 return$ to ,france4 ,9 #ahef a ,p]uvian gr&-uncle di$ at ! extraord9>y age ( "o hundr$ & ?irte54 ,8 "n 0 ,don ,pio de ,tri/an1 & he 0 report$ v ri*4 ,b ,paul got none ( ?is weal?1 & at f\rte5 he 0 a cab9-boy1 feeble ( heal? b extremely curi\s ab\t life4 ,he saw mu* ( life & /range l&s 9 ! ye>s t foll[$1 & he develop$ into a p[]fully built "y sailor & no d\bt /or$ 8 bra9 ) sumptu\s images ( tropical sc5]y :i* reappe>$ 9 8 canvases4 ,he trav]s$ ! globe sev]al times4 ,he m>ri$ & took a position 9 a bank4 ,on ,sundays he pa9t$4 ,8 h& _h it*$ = ye>s to reproduce ! l&scapes he _h se54 ,he made fri5ds ) ,degas1 ,czanne1 ,piss>ro1 ,r5oir1 ,monet1 ,guillaum91 & ,manet4 ,he call$ himself an amateur & a ,sunday pa9t]1 b z he 0 receiv$ on t]ms ( equality ) ^! fam\s arti/s x may be presum$ t1 autodidact z he 01 8 v]satile tal5t--= x lit]ally 0 v]satile--did n escape _! scrut9y4 ,he submitt$ himself to v>i\s influ5ces2 he imitat$ ! ,impressioni/s1 became a ,neo-,impressioni/ ( ! mo/ extravagant sort2 w5t sket*+ ) ,czanne & ,van ,gogh1 t un=tunate ,dut*man1 & f9ally ann\nc$ to 8 fri5ds & family t h5ce=w>d ,i %all pa9t e day4 ,he gave up 8 bank1 & ,*>les ,morice has said t 8 life became "o ( mis]y1 solitude1 & h]culean lab\rs4 ,he pa9t$ 9 ,brittany1 ,prov5ce1 at ,m>t9ique1 9 ! ,m>quesas & ,tahiti4 ,he _h p>t$ ) ! ,impressioni/s & s\ght = a new /hetik ( art2 to a*ieve ?is he broke away n only f tradition1 ev5 ! tradition ( ! ,impressioni/s1 b f ,europe & its civilisation4 ,to ?is half-savage temp]am5t dev\r$ by ! no/algia ( ! tropics ! pictures ( 8 contempor>ies bore ! fatal /amp ( ! obvi\s1 ( ! ?rice done & us$ up4 ,france1 ,holl&1 ,spa91 ,italy--:at corn] 0 !re left 9 ^! c\ntries t _h n be5 pa9t$ ?\s&s ( times & by great ma/]s6 ,! ,s\? ,seas1 ,japan1 ,*9a--any:]e away f ! conv5tional /udio l&scape1 /udio models1 poses1 grimaces6 ,at ,pont-,av5 9 #ahhh1 betwe5 trips made to ,m>t9ique & ,prov5ce1 ,gaugu9 _h atta9$ ma/]y ( himself2 ,czanne _h taught him simplicity2 ,degas1 8 av[$ admir]1 _h %[n him ! pot5cy ( ! l9e2 ,r5oir's w>m col\r+ _h spurr$ him to a /ill ri*] palette2 & ,manet _h giv5 him s\nd advice4 ,a copy ( ! ,olympe1 by ,gaugu91 f9i%$ ab\t ?is "t1 is said to be a ma/]piece4 ,b ) ,degas he 0 clos] ?an ! o!rs4 ,a natural-born writ]1 8 criticisms ( ! mod]n ,fr5* s*ool are pregnant ) wit & j obs]vation4 ,:at 0 nicknam$ ! ,s*ool ( ,pont-,av5 0 ! outcome ( ,gaugu9's imp]i\s p]sonality4 ,a decorative impulse1 a l>g5ess ( /yle1 & a belief t ev]y?+ 9 daily life %\ld be beautiful & *>act]i/ic s5t ! pa9t]s to modell+1 to c]amics & decoration4 ,arm& ,segu91 ,emile ,b]n>d1 ,maurice ,d5is1 ,filig]1 ,s]usi]1 ,bonn>d1 ,vuill>d1 ,*amaill>d1 ,v]kade1 ,o',conor1 ,durio1 ,maufra1 ,ranson1 ,mayol1 ,roy1 & o!rs are to-day happy to call !mselves associates ( ,paul ,gaugu9 9 ?is little movem5t 9 :i* ! idolatry ( ! l9e & ! h>monies ( ! arabesque 7 pursu$ ) joy\s fanaticism4 ,gaugu9 9 an eloqu5t lett] tells ( 8 int]c\rse ) ,v9c5t ,van ,gogh1 :o w5t mad & kill$ himself1 n1 h[ev]1 be=e attempt+ ! life ( 8 ma/]4 ,mauclair has said ( ,van ,gogh t he left to ! _w "s viol5t & /range works1 9 :i* ,impressionism appe>s to h rea*$ ! limit ( its audacity4 ,_! value lies 9 _! nave frankness & 9 ! undauntable det]m9ation :i* tri$ to fix )\t trick]y ! s9c]e/ feel+s4 ,amid _m faulty & clumsy works ,van ,gogh has also left "s really beautiful canvases4 ,be=e ,gaugu9 w5t to ,tahiti 8 ,breton peasants 7 almo/ z mon/r\s z 8 lat] ,polynesian types4 ,8 repres5tations ( trees also seem mon/r\s4 ,8 endeav\r 0 to get beyond ! o!r side ( good & evil 9 art & create a new syn!sis1 & ?us x came to pass t ! ugly & ! =mless reign (t 9 8 "w--! ugly & =mless accord+ to ! old ord] ( envisag+ ! _w4 ,9 #ahia & #ahib1 at ,tahiti1 ,gaugu9 pa9t$ _m pictures--ma/]pieces 8 fri5ds & disciples call !m--:i* 7 lat] %[n at an exhibition held 9 ! ,dur&-,ruel ,gall]ies4 ,p>is %udd]$ or w5t into ec/asy ov] ^! blaz+ transcriptions ( ! tropics2 ov] ^! massive m5 & wom51 nude savages :o />$ ) su* s9i/] magnetism f ! frames4 ,! viol5t de=mations1 ! int5sity ( vision1 ! explosive hues--a novel gamut ( ri* tones--& ! /rang5ess ( ! subject-matt] caus$ a n9e days' gossip2 yet ! exhibition 0 n a great success4 ,gaugu9 0 too new1 too />tl+1 too orig9al = 8 g5]ation2 he is yet = ! majority1 ?\gh he may be ! ,pa9t ,god ( ! tw5tie? c5tury4 ,cut to ! he>t by 8 failure to make a dazzl+ reputation1 also make a little money--= he 0 always a poor man--he left ,p>is =ev] 9 #ahie4 ,he 0 sick & 8 life among ! ,m>quisians did n improve 8 heal?4 ,he took ! "p ( ! natives aga9/ ! :ites & 0 d5\nc$ z a moral ca/away4 ,9 #aijd he wrote ,*>les ,morice3 ,i am a savage4 ,b a savage ( tal5t4 ,9 reality he 0 a cultivat$ man1 an attractive man1 & a billi>d play] & a f5c]4 ,pa9t 0 8 passion4 ,if y live by ! p5 y may p]i% by ! p54 ,! same is too (t5 ! case ) ! palette & bru% h]o4 ,?\gh ,paul ,gaugu9 fail$ 9 8 se>* = a syn!sis ( ! ugly & ! beautiful1 he 0 nev]!less a bold initiator1 "o :o %ipwreck$ himself 9 8 ef=ts to fully express 8 art4 ,) all 8 realism he 0 a symboli/1 a ma/] ( decoration4 ,a n too sympa!tic comm5tator has writt5 ( him3 ,paul ,gaugu9's robu/ tal5t f\nd its fir/ motives 9 ,breton l&scapes1 9 :i* ! me?od ( col\r spots may be f\nd employ$ ) delicacy & plac$ at ! s]vice ( a r heavy b v int]e/+ h>mony4 ,!n ! arti/ sp5t a long "t 9 ,tahiti1 :5ce he return$ ) a completely trans=m$ mann]4 ,he br\ght back f ^? regions "s l&scapes treat$ 9 int5tionally clumsy & almo/ wild fa%ion4 ,! figures are outl9$ 9 firm /rokes & pa9t$ 9 broad1 flat t9ts on canvas t has ! texture ( tape/ry4 ,_m ( ^! works are made repulsive by _! aspect ( multicol\r$1 crude1 & b>b>\s imag]y4 ,yet "o _c b ackn[l$ge ! fundam5tal qualities1 ! lovely values1 ! ornam5tal ta/e1 & ! impression ( primitive animalism4 ,on ! :ole1 ,paul ,gaugu9 has a beautiful1 arti/ic temp]am5t :i*1 9 its av]sion to virtuosity1 has p]haps n suffici5tly und]/ood t ! fe> ( =mulas1 if exagg]at$1 may lead to o!r =mulas1 to a false ignorance :i* is z dang]\s z false k4 ,all ( :i* is true2 yet ,paul ,gaugu9 0 a pa9t] :o _h some?+ new to say1 & he said x 9 a v p]sonal fa%ion4 ,,ii - ,,t\l\se-,,lautrec ,i once att5d$ at ,p>is an exhibition devot$ to ! "w ( ! late ,c\nt ,t\l\se-,lautrec4 ,!re ! p]v]se g5ius ( an unhappy man :o owes allegiance to no "o b ,degas & ! ,japanese 0 se5 at its be/4 ,8 a/oni%+ qualities ( inv5tion1 draughtsman%ip1 & a diabolic +5uity 9 s\nd+ ! s9i/] music ( decay$ s\ls h nev] be5 be=e assembl$ "u "o ro(4 ,p[] !re is & a saturn9e hatr$ ( 8 wret*$ sitt]s4 ,t\l\se-,lautrec _h n ! imp]sonal vision ( ,zola nor ! repress$ & dis5*ant+ irony ( ,degas4 ,he loa!d ! crew ( repulsive night birds t he p5cill$ & pa9t$ 9 old ,montm>tre be=e ! =eign invasion de/roy$ its native & spontane\s wick$ness4 ,n[ a resort = easily bamboozl$ ,engli% & ,am]icans1 ! e>li] ,montm>tre 0 a ri* m9e = pa9t]-explor]s4 ,raffaelli w5t !re & s did ,r5oir2 b ! =m] 0 imp>tially impressioni/ic2 ! latt]1 ev] ravi%$ by a /ray %aft ( sun%9e fleck+ ! faces ( ! danc]s1 set x all d[n 9 *>m+ t9ts4 ,n s ,t\l\se-,lautrec4 ,comb9$ ) a *ronic pessimism1 he exhibit$ a div9ation ( "* t1 if he _h liv$ & work$ h>d1 might h plac$ him n f> bel[ ,degas4 ,he is savant4 ,he has a l9e t proclaims ! ma/]4 ,& unlike ,aubrey ,be>dsley1 8 aff9ity to ! ,japanese nev] s$uc$ him into ! ex]cise ( ! decorative abnormal :i* sometimes di/+ui%$ ! ef=ts ( ! ,engli%man4 ,we see ! ,m\l9 ,r\ge ) its ho/s ( deadly p>asites1 ,la ,g\lue & h] vile reta9]s4 ,! brutality "h is "o ( contempt1 z a bl[ /ruck full 9 ! face4 ,vice has nev] be=e be5 s h>%ly arraign$4 ,?is art makes ( ,hog>? a pleas+ prea*]1 s dra/ic is x1 s delib]ately se>*+ 9 its insults4 ,& nev] ! fa9te/ exagg]ation or burlesque4 ,^! brig&s & cut-?roats1 pimps & pickpurses are set be=e u )\t bravado1 )\t ! g5teel glaze ( ! timid pa9t]1 )\t an attempt to call a pro/itute a cocotte4 ,inde$1 p]sons are call$ by _! true names 9 ^! ha/y sket*es ( ,lautrec's1 & s cle>ly s\nd$ are ! names t sometimes y are compell$ to close y\r e>s & eyes4 ,8 models1 ) _! cav]n\s glance1 _! emaciat$ figures1 & vici\s expression1 are a comm5t>y on ateli] life 9 ^? days & regions4 ,t\l\se-,lautrec is l a page f ,ecclesia/es4 ,,xiv4 ,,lit]ature ,,& ,,art ,i - ,,conc]n+ ,,critics ,! annual rotation ( ! e>? br+s to u at lea/ once dur+ its p]iod ! ?readb>e1 ?riceworn1 /ale1 flat1 & academic discussion ( critic & arti/4 ,we believe comp>isons ( creator & critic are unpr(itable1 be+ = ! mo/ "p a conf\nd+ ( intellectual sub/ances4 ,! pa9t] pa9ts1 ! compos] makes music1 ! sculptor models1 & ! poet s+s4 ,l ! indu/ri\s cr[ ! critic hops aft] ^! s[]s ( beauty1 cont5t to peck up 9 ! furr[s ! *ance gra9s dropp$ by g5ius4 ,?is1 at lea/1 is ! popul> notion4 ,balzac1 & lat] ,disraeli1 ask$3 ,aft] all1 :at are ! critics8 ,m5 :o h fail$ 9 lit]ature & art4 ,& ,mascagni1 not)/&+ ! laurels he wore aft] 8 fir/ success1 cri$ al\d 9 agony t a critic 0 compositore mancato4 ,^! be pleas+ quotations = !m ^: e>ly opus has fail$ to score4 ,! tr\ble is t e "o is a critic1 y\r gall]y-god z well z ! mo/ /ately practition] ( ! art sev]e4 ,balzac 0 an excell5t critic :5 he salut$ ,/5dhal's ,*>treuse de ,p>me z a ma/]piece2 z 0 ,em]son :5 he wrote to ,walt ,:itman4 ,:at ! mid-c5tury critics ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :at ,sa9te-,beuve1 ma/] critic ( ,france1 did n see1 ,balzac & ,em]son saw &1 bett] /ill1 spoke out4 ,9 8 light-he>t$ fa%ion ,osc> ,wilde ass]t$ t ! critic 0 also a creator--ap>t f 8 lit]>y wor?--& we confess t we "k ( cases :]e ! critic has creat$ ! arti/4 ,b t a s]i\s d\bt c be ent]ta9$ z to ! relative value ( creator & critic is h>dly wor? d5y+4 ,consid] ! pa9t]s4 ,"t & "t aga9 y read or he> ! indignant d5unciation ( "s arti/ ^: canvas has be5 ripp$-up 9 pr9t4 ,if ! (f5d] happ5s to be a man :o doesn't pa9t1 !n he is call$ an ignoramus2 if he pa9ts or et*es1 or ev5 sket*es 9 crayon1 he is well )9 ! ,balzac def9ition--poor1 mis]able imbecile1 he is only jeal\s ( "w t he c\ld nev] h a*iev$4 ,z = lit]>y critics1 x may be set d[n once & = all t !y are suspect4 ,!y write2 ergo1 !y mu/ be unju/4 ,! dilemma has bran*+ horns4 ,is !re no midway spot1 no safety gr\nd = t we>y ,i%mael ! pr(essional critic to escape be+ gor$8 ,naturally any expression ( p]sonal feel+ on 8 "p is set d[n to m5tal arrogance4 ,he is p]mitt$ l ! w9d to move ov] ! face ( ! wat]s1 b he mu/ rema9 unse54 ,we h always ?\ght t ! en?usia/ic ,dubl9 man 9 ! !atre gall]y 0 aft] a critic :5 he cri$ al\d at ! sight ( a toppl+ companion3 ,don't wa/e him4 ,kill a fiddl] ) him6 ,x seems m 9 consonance ) ! ,celtic "*2 besides1 ! ,iri% are music-lov]s4 ,if "o c\ld draw up ! li/ ( critical & creative m5 9 art ! scale w\ld n tip ev5ly4 ,! numb] ( pa9t]s :o h writt5 ( _! art is n l>ge1 ?\gh :at !y h said is always pregnant4 ,critics outnumb] !m--?\gh ! battle is really a matt] ( quality1 n quantity4 ,!re is ,da ,v9ci4 ,= 8 complete writ+s "s ( u w\ld sacrifice miles ( gawky pale & florid m$ival pa9t+s4 ,:at we h ( him is wisdom1 & l true wisdom is prophetic4 ,!n !re is t immortal gossip ,vas>i1 a v biass$ critic & n too nice to 8 contempor>ies4 ,he ne$ n indulge 9 :at is call$ ! woad argum5t2 we %a'n't g back to ! e>ly ,britons = our au?orities4 ,let u come to ,sir ,jo%ua ,reynolds1 ^: ,disc\rses are invaluable--& also to be tak5 well salt$2 he 0 encru/$ ) f9e old ,engli% prejudices4 ,"o ( 8 magnific5t say+s & "o appreciat$ by ! entire arti/ic tribe 0 8 ejaculation3 ,damn pa9t6 ,raphael ,m5gs wrote4 ,we wi% t ,velasquez _h4 ,:at ,william ,blake said ( great arti/s ?rew mu* light on ,william ,blake4 ,+res utt]$ ?+s1 pr9cipally 9 a rage1 ab\t 8 contempor>ies4 ,delacroix 0 a ?9k]4 ,he lit]ally anticipat$ ,*evreul's discov]ies 9 ! law ( simultane\s contra/s ( col\r4 ,fur!rmore1 he wrote pr(\ndly ( 8 art4 ,he appreciat$ ,*op9 be=e _m critics & musicians--:i* w\ld h be5 an impossible ?+ = ,+res1 ?\gh he play$ ! viol9--& he 0 k9d to ! y\ng] m54 ,ne$ we say t ,degas is a great wit1 ?\gh n a writ]2 a wit & a critic8 ,r\sseau1 ! l&scapi/1 made notes1 & ,corot is (t5 quot$4 ,if ,millet _h nev] writt5 ano!r s5t5ce b ,!re is no isolat$ tru?1 he w\ld /ill h be5 a critic4 ,con/able ) 8 ,a good ?+ is nev] done twice2 & ,alfr$ ,/ev5s's def9ition ( art1 ,nature se5 ?r\gh ! prism ( an emotion1 =e/all$ ,zola's pomp\s pron\ncem5t 9 ,! ,exp]im5tal ,novel4 ,to jump ov] ! /ile to lit]ature1 ,wordswor? wrote critical prefaces1 & ,%elley1 too2 ,poe 0 a critic2 & :at ( ,col]idge1 :o call$ pa9t+ a middle quality betwe5 a ?\ght & a ?+--! union ( t :i* is nature ) t :i* is exclusively human8 ,!re are pl5ty ( examples on ! side ( ! angels4 ,:i/l]6 ,:at a critic1 wield+ a f9ely *as$ rapi]6 ,?omas ,c\ture wrote & disc\rs$ mu* ( 8 art4 ,sick man z he 01 ,i he>d him talk ( art at 8 c\ntry home1 ,villi]s-le-,bel1 on ! ,nor!rn ,railway1 ne> ,p>is4 ,?is 0 9 #ahgh4 ,william ,m4 ,hunt's talks on art 7 fruitful4 ,s are ,john ,laf>ge's4 ,! discreet ,gig\x ( ,balzac notoriety has an ent]ta9+ book to 8 cr$it2 :ile ,rod9 is (t5 coax$ into utt]ances ab\t 8 & o!r m5's "w4 ,!re are _m ,fr5*1 ,engli%1 & ,am]ican arti/s :o write & pa9t ) equal facility4 ,9 ,new ,york1 ,k5yon ,cox is an in/ance4 ,b ! *iefe/ among all ! pa9t]s alive & dead1 "o :o %9es & w cont9ue to %9e :5 8 canvases are fad$--& !y are fad+--is ,eugne ,from5t91 ^: ,matres d'autrefois is a classic ( criticism4 ,s9ce 8 day two critics1 :o are also pa9t]s1 h essay$ bo? crafts1 ,george ,claus5 & ,d4,s4 ,mac,coll4 ,pr(essor ,claus5 is a temp]ate critic1 ,mac,coll a brilliant1 revolution>y "o4 ,! critical temp] 9 ei!r man is n dogmatic4 ,seurat1 ! ,fr5* ,neo-,impressioni/1 has def5d$ 8 !ories2 inde$1 ! numb] ( tal5t$ ,fr5*m5 :o pa9t well & write ) /yle z well z sub/ance is amaz+4 ,rossetti w\ld no long] be a r>e bird 9 ^! days ( pip+ pa9t]s1 musicians :o are poets1 & sculptors :o are pa9t]s4 ,! un=tunate critic occasionally writes a play or an op]a 7p>ticul>ly 9 ,p>is71 b z a rule he is cont5t to e*o t old ,g]man :o desp]ately exclaim$3 ,ev5 if ,i am no?+ else1 ,i am at lea/ a contempor>y4 ,let u n[ sw+ ar\nd ! obv]se side ( ! m$al4 ,a good %[+4 ,y may beg9 ) ,w9cklemann or ,goe!--we ref] entirely to critics ( pa9t & pa9t]s--or run d[n ! l9e to ,did]ot1 ,blanc1 ,gauti]1 ,baudelaire1 ,zola1 ,gonc\rt1 :o introduc$ to ,europe ,japanese art2 ,rog] ,m>x1 ,ge(froy1 ,huysmans1 ,camille ,mauclair1 ,*>les ,morice1 & ,octave ,mirbeau4 ,zola 0 n a pa9t]1 b he prais$ ,ed\>d ,manet4 ,^! are a few names ha/ily select$4 ,9 ,engl&1 ,rusk9 too long rul$ ! critical roa/2 full ( ?und]-words l ,isaiah1 8 vatic9ations l$ a g5]ation a/ray4 ,he 0 a prophet1 n a critic1 & he 0 a victim to 8 own abhorr$ pa!tic fallacy4 ,h5ley 0 "r 9 decl>+ t until ,r4,a4,m4 ,/ev5son appe>$ !re 0 no great art criticism 9 ,engl& or ,engli%4 ,! ,velasquez is a m>k+ /one 9 critical lit]ature4 ,x is ! "o big book by a big temp]am5t t may be oppos$ page by page to ,from5t9's critical ma/]piece4 ,%all we fur!r adduce ! names ( ,morelli1 ,/urge ,moore1 ,rog] ,fry1 ,p]k9s1 ,cortissoz1 ,lionel ,cu/1 ,colv91 ,ricci1 ,van ,dyke1 ,ma!r1 ,b]5son1 ,br[nell1 & ,george ,moore--:o said ( ,rusk9 t 8 uncritical bl9dness reg>d+ ,:i/l] w con/itute 8 passport to fame1 ! lot ( critics is to be rememb]$ by :at !y h fail$ to und]/&4 ,walt] ,pat] wrote criticism t is beautiful lit]ature4 ,if ,rusk9 miss$ ,:i/l]1 he is 9 good company1 = ,sa9te-,beuve1 ! pr9ce ( critics1 miss$ ,balzac1 ,/5dhal1 ,flaub]t1 & to ,victor ,hugo 0 unfair4 ,yet1 consid] ! ,osrics embalm$ 9 ! amb] ( ,sa9te-,beuve's /yle4 ,he1 l _m ano!r critic1 0 sup]ior to 8 subject4 ,& t is always fatal to ! wat]-flies4 ,george ,,iii once ask$ 9 wond]m5t h[ ! apples get inside ! dumpl+s4 ,h[ c a critic criticise a creator8 ,! man :o looks on writ+ ?+s ab\t ! man :o does ?+s4 ,b he criticises & arti/s owe him mu*4 ,nei!r 9 ink-horn t]ms nor 9 an up/>t ,asiatic /yle ne$ ! critic voice 8 op9ions4 ,he mu/ be an arti/ 9 temp]am5t & he mu/ h a cr$o4 ,he ne$ n be a pa9t] to write ( pa9t+1 = 8 prim>y appeal is to ! public4 ,he is ! middle-man1 ! int]pret]1 ! vulg>is]4 ,! psy*o-physiological processes ne$ n conc]n u4 ,"o ?+ is c]ta9--a man writ+ 9 t]ms ( lit]ature ab\t pa9t+1 an art 9 two dim5sions1 _c int]pret fully ! mean+s ( ! canvas1 nor c he be sure t 8 op9ion1 su* z x is1 :5 x rea*es ! read]1 w tru?fully express ei!r pa9t] or critic4 ,su* are ! limitations ( "o art :5 x comes to deal ) ! ideas or mat]ial ( ano!r4 ,criticism is at two removes f its !me4 ,!re=e criticism is a make%ift4 ,!re=e1 let critics be mode/ & all[ criticism to become an amiable art4 ,b :]e n[ is ! pa9t] critic & ! pr(essional critic8 ,/&s ,ul/] :]e x did8 ,yes1 ! writt5 & report$ words ( arti/s are preci\s alike to layman & critic4 ,t !y pref] pa9t+ to writ+ is only natural2 s w\ld ! critic if he _h ! pictorial gift4 ,h[ev]1 z art is art & n nature1 criticism is criticism & n art4 ,x pr(esses to int]pret ! arti/'s "w1 & at be/ x mirrors 8 art m+l$ ) ! p]sonal temp]am5t ( ! critic4 ,at ! wor/ ! critic lacks temp]am5t 7arti/ic tra9+ is1 ( c\rse1 an und]/ood requisite71 & :5 ?is is ! case1 ,god help ! arti/6 ,z ! great] includes ! less]1 ! arti/ %\ld p]mit ! critic to ent]1 ) all due rev]5ce1 8 sacr$ doma94 ,)\t vanity ! "o1 sympa!tic ! o!r4 ,!n ! ideal collaboration ensues4 ,sa9te-,beuve says t criticism by itself c d no?+4 ,! be/ ( x c act only 9 conc]t ) public feel+ 444 we nev] f9d m ?an half ! article 9 pr9t--! o!r half 0 writt5 only 9 ! read]'s m9d4 ,& ,pr(essor ,walt] ,raleigh w\ld fur!r limit ! g5tle art4 ,criticism1 aft] all1 is n to legislate1 nor to classify1 b to raise ! dead4 ,! relations betwe5 ! critic & 8 public op5 ano!r vi/a ( ! ev]la/+ discussion4 ,let x be a negligible "o n[4 ,t pa9t]s c get along )\t pr(essional criticism we "k f hi/ory1 b t !y w !mselves play ! critic is d\btful4 ,& are !y any fair] to "y tal5t ?an (ficial critics8 ,x is an inquiry fraught ) significance4 ,great & small arti/s h s5t =? into ! _w _! pupils4 ,h !y always--z befits hone/ critics--recognis$ ! pupils ( o!r m51 pupils & m5 bo? at ! opposite pole ( _! own !ories8 ,recall :at ,velasquez is report$ to h said to ,salvator ,rosa1 accord+ to ,bos*9i & ,c>l ,ju/i4 ,salvator _h ask$ ! incomp>able ,spani>d :e!r he did n ?9k ,raphael ! be/ ( all ! pa9t]s he _h se5 9 ,italy4 ,velasquez answ]$3 ,raphael1 to be pla9 ) y1 = ,i l to be c&id & outspok51 does n please me at all4 ,?is purely temp]am5tal judgm5t does n make ( ,velasquez ei!r a good or a bad critic4 ,x is int]e/+ z %[+ u t ev5 a ma/] _c always r5d] ju/ice to ano!r4 ,diff]5ce eng5d]s hatr$1 z ,/5dhal w\ld say4 ,c ! record ( criticism made by pla/ic arti/s %[ a g5]\s ,rob]t ,s*umann8 ,s*umann discov]$ _m compos]s f ,*op9 to ,brahms & made _! =tunes by 8 en?usia/ic writ+ ab\t !m4 ,9 ,wagn] he met 8 ,wat]loo1 b e critic has 8 limitations4 ,!re is no ,s*umann1 let ! fact be emphasis$1 among ! pa9t]-critics1 ?\gh q z mu* discrim9ation1 ard\r ( discov]y1 & acum5 may be f\nd among ! writ+s ( ! m5 ^: names rank high 9 pr(essional criticism4 ,& ?is h$ge1 we humbly submit1 is a r /iff "o to vault = ! adh]5ts ( criticism writt5 by arti/s only4 ,nev]!less1 e day ( 8 humble c>e] mu/ ! critic p5 8 apologia pro vita sua4 ,,ii - ,,art ,,9 ,,fiction ,fiction ab\t art & arti/s is r>e--t is1 good fiction1 n ! /uff gr\nd out daily by ! publi%+ mills = ! gall]y-gods4 ,x is to ,france t we mu/ look = ! classic novel deal+ ) pa9t]s & _! pa9t+1 ,manette ,salomon1 by ,gonc\rt4 ,h5ry ,james has writt5 sev]al delightful tales1 su* z ,! ,li>1 ,! ,real ,?+1 ,! ,tragic ,muse1 9 :i* arti/s appe>4 ,b x is ! p>ticul> psy*ological problem involv$ r ?an !ories ( art or p]sonalities t /e] ,mr4 ,james's cunn+ p54 ,we all rememb] ! woman :o de/roy$ a portrait ( h] husb& :i* seem$ to reveal 8 moral secret4 ,john ,s4 ,s>geant has be5 cr$it$ ) be+ ! psy*ologi/ ( ! bru% 9 ?is /ory4 ,!re is a nice1 fre% "y fell[ 9 ,! ,tragic ,muse1 :o1 weak-sp9$ z he is1 pref]s at ! la/ 8 pa9t+ to ,julia ,dall[ & a political c>e]4 ,9 ,! ,real ,?+ we recognise "o ( ^? un]r+ /rokes t prove ,james to be ! ma/] psy*ologi/ among ,engli% writ]s4 ,any disc]n+ pa9t] realises ! value ( a model :o c take ! pose t w give him ! pictorial idea1 ! sugge/iv5ess ( ! pose1 n an attempt at crude naturalism4 ,) ?is !sis ! noveli/ has built up an amus+1 semi-pa!tic1 & /rik+ fable4 ,!re are pa9t]s scatt]$ ?r\gh ,engli% fiction--c we ev] =get ,?ack]ay6 ,ouida has n miss$ weav+ h] ,tyrian purples into ! exalt$ patt]n ( h] romantic pa9t]s4 ,& ,george ,eliot4 ,& ,disraeli4 ,& ,b]n>d ,%aw--!re is a pa9t+ creature 9 ,love ,among ! ,arti/s4 ,george ,moore1 h[ev]1 has devot$ m ( 8 pages to pa9t & pa9t]s ?an any o!r ( ! latt]-day writ]s4 ,! reason is ?is3 ,george ,moore w5t to ,p>is to /udy art & he drift$ into ! ,julian ateli] l any o!r likely "y fell[ ) hazy notions ab\t art & a well-fill$ purse4 ,b ^! e>ly exp]i5ces 7 n lo/4 ,!y cropp$ up 9 _m ( 8 /ories & /udies4 ,he became ! critical pione] ( ! impressioni/ic movem5t & fir/ told ,london ab\t ,manet1 ,monet1 ,degas4 ,he ev5--9 an article rem>kable = critical acum5--decl>$ t if ,jimmy ,:i/l] _h be5 a heavi] man1 a man ( beef1 brawn1 & be]1 l ,rub5s1 he w\ld h be5 z great a pa9t] z ,velasquez4 ,to ! weigh+ scales1 fell[-arti/s6 retort$ ,:i/l]2 yet ! bolt did n miss ! m>k4 ,:i/l]'s rem>ks ab\t ,mr4 ,moore1 especially aft] ! ,ed5 lawsuit1 71 s x is report$1 n fit to pr9t4 ,9 ,mr4 ,moore's fir/ volume ( ! half-=gott5 trilogy1 ,spr+ ,days1 we see a "y pa9t] :o1 x may be said1 ?9ks m ( petticoats ?an pa9t4 ,!re is pa9t talk 9 ,mike ,flet*]1 ,moore's mo/ virile book4 ,9 ,a ,mod]n ,lov] ! h]o is an arti/ :o succe$s 9 ! fa%ionable _w by pa9t+ pretty1 artificial portraits & fad$ classical allegories1 !reby w9n+ ! love ( wom51 mu* weal?1 popul> applause1 & ! /amp ( (ficial approbation4 ,?is ,lewis ,seym\r /ill lives & pa9ts modi% ,london 9 rose-col\r4 ,moore's irony w\ld h ent]$ ! s\l ( a hundr$ celebrat$ arti/s if !y _h _h any s\l to fle% x 94 ,:5 he wrote ?is novel1 "o t %ock$ ,mrs4 ,grundy1 ,moore 0 "u ! influ5ce ( ,p>is4 ,h[ev]1 t ma/]piece ( description & analysis1 ,mildr$ ,lawson 9 ,celibates--v ,balzacian title1 by ! way--deals ) h>dly any?+ else b art4 ,mildr$1 :o is an ,engli% girl )\t s\l1 he>t1 or tal5t1 /udies 9 ! ,julian ateli] & goes to ,fonta9ebleau dur+ ! summ]4 ,no "o1 naturally1 w ev] describe ,fonta9ebleau bett] ?an ,flaub]t1 9 ^: ,l',education ,s5tim5tale !re are m>vell\s pictures2 also a semi-burlesque pa9t]1 ,pell]91 :o reads all ! works on /hetics be=e he draws a l9e1 & n =gett+ t imp]i%able portrait ( ,jacques ,arn\x1 art deal]4 ,gonc\rt1 too1 has excell$ 9 8 impression ( ! =e/ & its pa9t]s1 ,millet 9 p>ticul>4 ,nev]!less1 let u say 9 pass+ t y _c f9d ,mildr$ ,lawson 9 ,flaub]t or ,gonc\rt2 no1 n ev5 9 ,balzac1 ^: "w is ! matrix ( mod]n fiction4 ,%e is h] own p]v]se1 cruel ,mooresque self1 & %e lives 9 ,new ,york z well z ,london4 ,9 bo? ,daudet & ,maupassant--,/rong z ,dea? is ! latt]'s contribution to pa9t]-psy*ology--!re are /ories clu/]$ ab\t ! guild4 ,daudet has describ$ a ,salon on v>ni%+ day ) 8 accu/om$ facile1 febrile skill2 y feel t x comes f ,gonc\rt & ,zola4 ,x is n )9 our scope to g back z f> z ,balzac1 ^: ,fr5h(] 9 ,! ,unkn[n ,ma/]piece has be5 a model = ! y\ng] man4 ,poe1 ,haw?orne1 ,wilde1 & ,rob]t ,l\is ,/ev5son h dealt ) ! !me pictorial4 ,zola's ,! ,ma/]piece 7,l',oeuvre7 is "o ( ! bett] writt5 books ( ,zola4 ,x 0 a fav\rite ( 84 ,! mu*-read & belaud$ fif? *apt] is a fai?ful transcription ( ! fir/ ,salon ( ! ,reject$ ,pa9t]s 7,salon des ,refuss7 at ,p>is1 #ahfc4 ,napoleon ,,iii1 aft] pressure _h be5 br\ght to be> ^u him1 cons5t$ to a special salon )9 ! (ficial ,salon1 at ! ,palais de l',indu/rie1 :i* w\ld h>b\r ! "w ( ! "y lunatics :o wi%$ to pa9t purple turkeys1 gre5 wat]1 r$ grass1 & black sunsets4 7,lie d[n1 ivory halluc9ations1 & don't wag y\r c>milion tail on ! *rome-yell[ c>pet67 ,x is an enorm\sly clev] book1 ?is1 d]iv+ 9 ! ma9 z x does f ,manette ,salomon & ,balzac's ,fr5h(]4 ,! fight = arti/ic v]acity by ,claude ,lanti] is a replica ( :at occurr$ 9 ,manet's lifetime4 ,! ,breakfa/ on ! ,grass1 describ$ by ,zola1 0 actually ! title & ! subject ( a ,manet picture t sc&alis$ ,p>is ab\t ?is epo*4 ,! fanta/ic idea ( a nude female /ret*$ on ! grass1 :ile ! o!r figures 7 clo!d & 9 _! "r m9ds1 0 too mu* = public & critic1 & unque/ionably ,manet did pa9t ! affair to create notoriety4 ,l ,ri*>d ,wagn]1 he knew ! value ( adv]tis+4 ,all ! !n novel !ories ( ple9 air impressionism are discuss$ 9 ! ,zola novel1 yet ! "w seems clumsy aft] ,gonc\rt's ,manette ,salomon1 t brevi>y = pa9t]s :i* s f> back z #ahfg anticipat$--9 pr9t1 ( c\rse--! discov]ies1 ! exp]im5ts1 ! practice ( ! naturali/ic-impressioni/ic gr\ps f ,c\rbet to ,czanne1 ,monet to ,maufra1 ,manet to ,paul ,gaugu94 ,!re are v]bal pictures ( /ud5t life1 ( salons1 ( ateli] & op5 air4 ,no su* psy*ologic manual ( ! pa9t]'s art has ev] appe>$ be=e or s9ce ,manette ,salomon4 ,x 0 ! ,gonc\rts :o introduc$ ,japanese art to ,european lit]ature--!y 7 fri5ds ( ! late ,m4 ,b+1 a pione] collector 9 ,p>is4 ,& !y =esaw ! future ( pa9t+ z well z ( fiction4 ,,xv4 ,,museum ,,prom5ades ,,pictures ,,at ,,! ,,hague ,!re are two new ,rembr&ts 9 ! gall]ies ( ! ,maurit%uis1 l5t by ,pr(4 ,a4 ,br$ius1 director ( ! ,royal ,picture ,gall]y at ,! ,hague4 ,nei!r is an important picture 9 ! pr(essional s5se ( t ^w1 b !y are ,rembr&ts--at lea/ "o is indubitable--& t suffices4 ,! m cr$ible ( ! pair is a small canvas depict+ ,&rom$a manacl$ to ! rocks4 ,h] figure is drap$ to ! wai/2 x is a solid ,dut* figure1 ugly z ! "o ( ,potiph>'s wife 79 an et*+ by ,rembr&t71 & no deliv]] is 9 sight4 ,! fle% tones are r cold1 a cadav]\s :ite1 b x is a ,rembr&t :ite4 ,! picture z a :ole is sket*y & )\t *>m or my/]y4 ,nev]!less1 ! lion's paws are !re4 ,! o!r %[s u a woman read+ at a table4 ,! col\r+ is w>m & ! /ill-life accessories are ri*ly & m9utely pa9t$4 ,n a likely ,rembr&t1 ei!r 9 !me or notably s 9 treatm5t4 ,we mu/ b[1 h[ev]1 to ! judgm5t ( ! le>n$ ,br$ius :o made ! ascription4 ,^! two works are n z yet 9 ! catalogue4 ,x is a pity ! catalogue to ?is gall]y is n z complete z ^? ( ! ,rijks ,museum4 ,to visitors !y (f] an abridg$ "o1 dat$ #aijd4 ,!re are s9ce !n _m new pictures1 notably a /]l+ ,*>d91 m>vell\sly pa9t$1 & an excell5t l&scape by ,van ,cuyp1 bo? loans ( ,dr4 ,br$ius4 ,o!rwise ?is little collection is z *oice & z ent]ta9+ z ev]4 ,! usual t\ri/ makes at once = ! ov]rat$ ,"y ,bull by ,paul ,pott] & nev] looks at ! magnific5t ,we5ix across ! room1 ! ,dead ,swan1 ) its velvety tones4 ,! head ( a "y girl by ,v]me]1 ) its blue turban & buff coat1 its pe>l e>r+s1 is *>m+4 ,& ! ,view ( ,delft seems z fre% z ! day x 0 pa9t$4 ,! long faade ( ! h\ses & w>eh\ses & ! *ur*es & t[]s fac+ ! riv] are r5d]$ ) a vivacity ( col\r1 a solidity 9 draw+1 & an abs5ce ( too m>k$ lit]alism :i* prove t ?is gift$ arti/ _h m ?an "o /yle4 ,! envelope is ri*2 !re is air1 ?\gh x be /agnant4 ,d[n-/airs is an allegorical subject1 ,! ,new ,te/am5t1 :i* is n v conv9c+ z a composition1 b w>m 9 t9t4 ,! ,diana & ,h] ,companions mu/ h inspir$ ,diaz & _m o!r pa9t]s4 ,b ! real ,v]me]1 ! ,v]me] ( ! enamell$ surfaces & s(t p]vasive light+1 is at ,am/]dam4 ,no place is bett] ?an ,! ,hague = ! /udy ( ! e>li] ,rembr&t4 ,dr4 ,tulp's ,anatomical ,lecture is1 aft] ! ,pott] bull1 ! mo/ gaz$-at canvas 9 ! ,maurit%uis4 ,x is n 9 a good condition4 ,!re are evid5ces ( ov]-v>ni%+ & cobbl+2 nor is x a v inspir+ canvas4 ,! head ( ,dr4 ,tulp is sup]b 9 *>act]isation1 & !re is "o o!r head1 t ( a man ) inquir+ eyes1 aquil9e pr(ile1 ! head /ra9$ =w>d 78 "n is giv5 9 ! critical works on ,rembr&t71 :i* arre/s ! att5tion4 ,an e>ly composition1 we are f> f ! p]fection ( ,! ,syndics4 ,! self-portrait ( ! pa9t] 7#afbi7 is a fav\rite1 ?\gh ! mu*-vaunt$ fea!r 9 ! head-ge> is /iff2 p]haps fea!rs 9 ,holl& 7 /iff 9 ^? days4 ,b ! pa9t]s flock to ?is portrait & nev] tire ( copy+ its noble silh\ette4 ,! two little /udies ( ! pa9t]'s fa!r & "m are *>act]i/ic4 ,"o1 ( ! man1 is l5t by ,dr4 ,br$ius4 ,rembr&t's bro!r 7/udy ( an old man's head7 %[s a l>ge old *ap ) a nose ( ri*e/ v9tage4 ,! portrait is br[n 9 tone & )\t *>m4 ,! ,susanna ,ba?+ is fam\s1 b x is n z attractive z ,simeon 9 ! ,temple1 ) its ma/]ly light+1 old gold 9 ! gloom4 ,! ,hom] nev] fails to w>m ! cockles ( ! imag9ation4 ,:at bulk6 ,:at a weal? ( smo!r$ fire 9 ! app>el6 ,! big ,saul li/5+ to ! play+ ( ,david is /ill my/ify+4 ,is ,saul smil+ or cry+ beh9d ! uplift$ cloak8 ,is he contemplat+ 9 8 neura/h5ia an attempt on ,david's life ) a :izz+ lance8 ,8 sunk5 *eeks1 vague yet s9i/] eye1 8 turban m>vell\s 9 its iridesc5ce1 =m an ensemble n to be =gott54 ,david is n s /rik+4 ,f af> ! l>ge canvas gl[s4 ,& ! *i>oscuro is miracul\s4 ,! portrait ( ,rembr&t's si/]1 ! ,flight ,into ,egypt1 ! small1 laugh+ man1 ! negroes1 & ! /udy ( an old woman1 ! latt] we>+ a :ite head-dress1 are a m9e ( joy = ! /ud5t4 ,! si/]'s head is l5t by ,dr4 ,c4 ,h(/$e de ,groot1 ! art exp]t4 ,!re are only ?irty-odd ,rembr&ts 9 ,holl& out ( ! five hundr$ & fifty he pa9t$4 ,( ?is numb] eighte5 are 9 ! ,maurit%uis4 ,holl& 0 n v solicit\s =m]ly ( h] ma/]s4 ,n[adays s5tim5t has *ang$ & !re is a gratify+ outcry :5ev] a /rang] secures a g5u9e old ma/]4 ,z = ! copies1 !y1 l ! poor1 are always ) u4 ,am]ica is flood$ e ye> ) =g$ pictures1 especially ( ! m9or ,dut* ma/]s1 & excell5t are ^! imitations1 x mu/ be confess$4 ,!re are only f\r specim5s ( ,frans ,hals "h2 portraits ( ,jacob ,piet]ez1 ,aletta ,hanemans1 8 wife2 ( ,william ,croes1 & ! head ( a man1 a small picture 9 ,! ,jolly ,top] /yle4 ,! lace coll> is g5u9e ,hals4 ,let u close our catalogue & w&] ab\t ! gall]ies4 ,g]man & ,engli% are ! tongues "o he>s1 ,dut* seldom1 ,fr5* occasionally4 ,! ,pott] bull ) ! wood5 legs is />$ at by hundr$s4 ,z a picture pa9t$ by a v "y man x is notewor?y4 ,! head ( ! bea/ is nobly depict$4 ,b :at ( ! rema9d] ( ?is insignificant composition ) its toad & c[s1 its mean+less l&scape8 ,! ,we5ix swan is ri*] 9 pa9t texture4 ,! ,holbe9s are--two anyh[--( spl5did quality4 ,( ! ,rub5ses x is bett] to def] m5tion until ,antw]p is rea*$4 ,!y are ( unequal value4 ,! same may be said ( ! ,van ,dycks4 ,look at t baby girl /&+ by a *air4 ,a ,gov]t ,fl9ck4 ,h[ tru?ful6 ,! ,de ,heems are excell5t fruit & fl[] pieces4 ,excell5t1 too1 ! ,huysums1 ,hondecoet]s1 & ,we5ixes4 ,!re is a dead baby ( ! ,dut* s*ool 7#affa7 :i* is z reali/ic z a ,c\rbet4 ,we admir$ ! small ,memlic1 or ,meml+1 &1 naturally1 ! ,metsus1 ,mi]evelts1 & ,mi]ises4 ,! ,holy ,virg9 & ,infant ,*ri/1 by ,murillo1 is t5d] & sleek 9 col\r4 ,x hangs ne> ! solit>y ,velasquez ( ! museum1 a portrait ( ,*>les-,baltas>1 son ( ,k+ ,philip ,,iv ( ,spa94 ,x is n a rem>kable ,velasquez4 ,! ,piet] ,la/man1 a ,resurrection ( ,laz>us1 is ( int]e/ because ?is pa9t] 0 a preceptor ( ,rembr&t4 ,william ,kalf's /ill-life is admirable1 & ! ,a]t ,van d5 ,ne] moonlight sc5e 7pur*as$ #aijc7 is a lovely example ( ?is arti/4 ,inde$1 all ! m9or ,dut*m5 are well repres5t$4 ,pott]'s mu*-prais$ ,c[ 9 ! ,wat] is fad$1 & ! /yle is ( ! sort we smile ov] at our own ,academy exhibitions4 ,! ,van ,goy5 wat]scapes are n all ( prime quality1 b !re are two t are ma/]pieces4 ,am/]dam excels 9 bo? ,van ,goy5s & ,jacob ,ruisdaels4 ,! ,di/ant ,view ( ,ha>lem ( ! latt] prov$ a disappo9tm5t4 ,! col\r is vani%$ q1 ! g5]al effect flat4 ,! ,bol portrait ( ,admiral de ,ruyt] is a /]l+ specim54 ,! ,van de ,veldes & ,w\v]mans are excell5t4 ,! ,good ,h\sekeep] ( ,d\1 a mu*-priz$ picture1 ) its tricky light & d>k4 ,! ,t5i]s & ,o/ades no long] int]e/ u z !y did4 ,p]haps "o tires soon ( g5re pictures4 ,! inevitable top]1 ! p]ambulat+ musician1 ! old woman /&+ 9 a doorway1 ! gossips1 ! *ildr51 & ! dog n h\se-brok5 may /& = ! et]nal ,o/ade1 :ile ! m]ry-mak+s ( ,david ,t5i]s are too mu* alike4 ,h[ev]1 ?is t\* ( sple5 is ! outcome ( see+ s _m bitum9\s canvases4 ,probably 9 no o!r pa9t]'s "n h s _m s9s be5 committ$ z 9 ,rembr&t's4 ,8 *i>oscuro is to blame = ?\s&s ( pictures execut$ 9 ! tone ( tobacco juice4 ,all ! muddy br[ns ( ! /udio1 ) ! yell[ sme> t passes = ,rembr&ti% light1 are b ! monkey tricks ( less] m54 ,8 pupils (t5 made a mess ( x1 & !y 7 r5[n$4 ,t]burg's ,despat* is an int]e/+ anecdote2 s too ,metsu's ,amateur ,musicians4 ,!re are ! av]age numb] ( ,dut* ,italianate pa9t]s1 ,jan ,bo? & ! re/1 m5 :o employ$ s\!rn backgr\nds & improvis$ ba/>d ,italian figures4 ,s*alck5's c&lelight sc5es are n miss+1 ?\gh ,d\ leads 9 ?is r artificial g5re4 ,& e t\ri/ l$ by a guide he>s t ,w\v]mans always introduc$ a :ite horse some:]e 9 8 picture4 ,y leave ,holl& obsess$ by t :ite animal4 ,naturally ! above notes h>dly scrat* ! surface ( ! arti/ic attractions 9 ?is ,hague gall]y4 ,n ! lea/ ( !m is to look out on ! ,vyv] lake & wat* ! swans placidly swimm+ ar\nd ! em]ald islet 9 ! middle4 ,! ,maurit%uis is a cab9et ( gems1 & mon?s c\ld n /ale its v>iety4 ,!re are important omissions1 & "s ( ! names 9 ! catalogue are n repres5t$ at top-not*4 ,b ! ,rembr&ts are !re1 & !re are ! ,pott]s1 ! ,rub5ses1 ! ,van ,dycks1 ! ,jan ,/e5s--8 ,oy/] ,fea/ is "h--! l&scape & m>9e pa9t]s1 n to m5tion ! portraiture1 ! ,murillo1 ,palma ,vec*io1 & ! ,titian4 ,! s+le ,rog] van d] ,weyd51 an attribution1 is a ,crucifixion1 & hangs ne> ! ,memlig4 ,x is an int]e/+ picture4 ,( ! sculpture !re is n mu* to write4 ,h\don1 ,h5drick de ,keys]1 ,v]hul/1 ,falconet1 ,blomm5dael1 & ,xav]y make up a meagre li/4 ,at ,b>on ,/e5gra*t's h\se--admission by p]sonal c>d--on ! ,vyv]b]g !re is a wond]ful ,rembr&t1 ,ba?%eba ,aft] ,h] ,ba?1 a gold5-ton$ canvas1 n unlike ! ,susanna ov] at ! ,maurit%uis4 ,x 0 pa9t$ 9 #afdc1 ab\t a ye> aft] he _h f9i%$ ,! ,night ,wat*1 a jewel ( a ,rembr&t & ! cl\ ( ?is collection4 ,!re are "s weak mod]n pictures & examples by ,t]burg1 ,metsu1 ,fl9ck1 ,jorda5s1 ,cuyp1 ,pott]1 ,br\w]--! smok]1 a f9e "w2 a ,hobbema mill & o!rs4 ,9 ! ,municipal ,museum1 full ( curiosities 9 furniture1 arm\r1 & co/umes1 !re is a gall]y ( mod]n pa9t+s--,israel1 ,david ,bles1 ,mesdag1 ,neuhuys1 ,biss*op1 ,j4 ,m>is1 ,weiss5bru*1 ,bosboom1 ,blomm]s1 & ,mauve4 ,!re are also ,mi]evelts1 ,jan ,rav5/eyns1 ,hon?or/1 ,van ,goy51 ,van ,ceul51 & a lot ( %oot+-gall]y 7,doel57 & guild panoramas2 !re are miles ( !m 9 ,holl&1 & unless pa9t$ by ,hals1 ,van d] ,hei/1 ,elias1 & a few o!rs are %9+ ?+s ( horror1 full ( />+ eyes1 & a jumble ( h&s1 weapons1 & dry col\rs4 ,b !y are view$ ) religi\s awe by ! ,dut*1 ^: ma/] passion is patriotic s5tim5t4 ,!re is ! ,huis t5 ,bos* 7,! ,h\se 9 ! ,wood71 ! royal villa1 a little ov] a mile f ,! ,hague1 9 :i* ,de ,wit's grisailles may be se54 ,! ,japanese & orange rooms are *>m+2 ! portraits by ,ev]d+51 ,hon?or/1 ,jorda5s1 & o!rs are ( hi/oric int]e/4 ,,! ,,mesdag ,,museum ,:5 we 7 la/ at ,! ,hague ! ,mesdag ,museum _h j op5$ 7#aijc74 ,!re 0 no catalogue1 & :ile ! nature ( ?is great gift to ! city 0 felt x 0 n until a second visit 79 #aiji7 t its extraord9>y value 0 realis$4 ,! catalogue numb]s ?ree hundr$ & =ty-f\r pictures by mod]n arti/s1 & !re is also a valuable collection ( objects ( art1 bronzes1 pott]y1 furniture1 & tape/ries4 ,philip ,zilck5 7a well-kn[n ,dut* et*]7 9 8 introduction calls att5tion to ! r>e quality ( ! ,mesdag ,museum & tells u t ,mr4 & ,mrs4 ,mesdag van ,h\t5 b\ght = _! own pleasure )\t any ?\ght ( =m+ a gall]y = ! ,dut* nation4 ,t came lat]4 ,w4,h4 ,mesdag is ! well-kn[n m>9e pa9t] ^: pa9t+s may be se5 9 almo/ e gall]y on ! ,cont95t4 ,a native ( ,gron+5 7#ahca71 he /udi$ "u ,roel(s & :ile 9 ,brussels liv$ ) 8 relative1 ,alma-,tadema2 ! latt] is a ,friesl&]4 ,mesdag excels 9 m>9es1 pa9t+ great sweep ( wat]s ) bread? & simplicity4 ,8 palette is cool & re/ra9$1 8 rhy?mic s5se well develop$1 & 8 feel+ = outdoors truly ,dut*4 ,he belongs to ! l9e ( ! classic ,dut* m>9i/s1 to ,van d] ,velde1 ,backhuiz51 & ,van ,goy54 ,8 wife1 a woman ( *>m & culture1 di$ 9 ! spr+ ( la/ ye>4 ,%e sign$ h] "w ,s4 ,mesdag van ,h\t54 ,h] gift lies 9 ! del9eation ( =e/ views1 int]iors1 portraits1 & /ill-life4 ,h] col\r is deep & ri*4 ,a cursory walk ar\nd ! v>i\s rooms on ! ,laan van ,me]d]voort impresses "o ) ?is idea3 ) :at envy mu/ any curator ( any museum 9 ! _w /udy ?is collection4 ,mesdag began ga!r+ 8 treasures at a "t :5 ! ,b>bizon s*ool 0 h>dly kn[n2 :5 a hundr$ o!r pa9t]s _h n be5 tempt$ by ! deal]s into ov]production2 :51 9 a ^w1 fancy prices 7 n dream$ (4 ,! ,alma-,tademas are among 8 be/1 little z we admire 8 vital m>bles & lifeless humans4 ,an e>ly portrait ( 8 wife is "h4 ,ba/i5-,lepage has a prep>atory sket* = ,les ,fo9s4 ,inde$1 ! ,mesdag ,museum is ri* 9 frottis1 pa9t$-9 pictures1 by su* m5 z ,r\sseau1 ,daubigny1 ,diaz1 ,vollon1 ,millet1 ,dupr4 ,z we admire ! et*+s ( ,m>i ,bau]1 x 0 a new pleasure to see half a doz5 ( 8 pa9t+s1 *iefly sc5es 9 ! ,ori5t4 ,! same mi/y1 fanta/ic quality is pres5t2 he manipulates 8 col\r1 ?9ly laid on1 z if x 7 "s sort ( pla/ic smoke4 ,impressioni/ic z are ^! canvases1 !re is a subdu$ spl5dor 9 !m all4 ,bau] feels ! ,ea/4 ,8 et*+s recall ,rembr&t's l9e2 b 8 pa9t+s are miles away 9 s5tim5t & h&l+4 ,biss*op 7#ahbh-aijd7 is repres5t$ by a f9e /ill-life1 & among ! v>i\s ,blomm]s is "o ) *ildr5 play+ 9 ! wat] & on ! s&s2 vividly seiz$1 ?is example4 ,! late ,?ophile de ,bock 0 an int]pret] ( nature & 8 bru%-"w 0 fat & ri*4 ,8 "w is well kn[n 9 ,am]ica & ga9s 9 value e day 7he di$ 9 #aijd74 ,!re are f\rte5 specim5s "h ( 8 be/ p]iod4 ,! ,emile ,bretons are e>ly & !re=e diff]5t f 8 comm]cial productions4 ,( ! ,corots1 twelve 9 numb]1 we did n see an insignificant "o1 n a weak "o4 ,! fam\s ,e>ly ,morn+ & ,view at ,vill5euve-ls-,avignon are hung4 ,! fir/ depicts a gr\p ( trees2 to ! "r a n>r[ /ream 9 :i* is reflect$ a cl\dless sky4 ,9 ! c5tre two wom5 9 :ite caps4 ,! second is m elaborate 9 composition4 ,! middle di/ance is occupi$ by picturesque build+s dat+ probably f ! ,middle ,ages4 ,9 ! =egr\nd f\r p]sons are "u ! %ad[ ( "s trees4 ,an unusual s*eme = ,corot4 ,8 well-kn[n *>act]i/ics are pres5t 9 ! doz52 ! tremul\s leafage1 ! bright1 pure light1 ! ,italian s(tness4 ,& :at d y say to a half-doz5 ,c\rbets1 all ( 8 /rong p]iod1 l&scapes1 /ill-life1 a nude /udy1 a dead roe1 a sunlit pa?1 & a lake sc5e6 ,good ,c\rbets are n num]\s1 & ^! are good4 ,! nude is a woman recumb5t ^u drap]ies4 ,! pte is heavy b vital1 ! fle% tones gl[+1 & ! silh\ette firm1 yet delicate4 ,! portrait ( ! arti/ by himself is massive4 ,x 0 probably pa9t$ 9 ,/e4 ,plagie4 ,c\tures two1 tw5ty-five ,daubignys1 & "o ( 8 son ,k>l4 ,daubigny ! eld] is "h 9 all 8 mann]s1 d>k pictures ) big =egr\nds1 intimate bits ( wood$ int]iors1 s&-hills1 /reamlets1 moonlights1 coa/ sc5es1 ev5+ effects1 sunsets at sea1 twilights1 %eep1 brok5 rocks1 & a /udy 9 crayon4 ,decamps & ,delacroix come next 9 ord]4 ,!re are ?ree ( ! =m]1 among ! re/ 8 ,poa*]1 & ?ree ( ,delacroix1 "o a portrait ( himself4 ,sev5 ( ,diaz1 pa9t$ :5 8 col\r 0 mo/ sonor\s & brilliant1 are "h1 ) a /udy ( an undrap$ female figure4 ,la ,m>e is a sunlight effect 9 ! =e/ ( ,fonta9ebnleau4 ,dupr has sev5 to 8 acc\nt1 sev]al ( great tonal beauty4 ,! "o ,=tuny is an elaborate et*+ ( 8 ,an*orite4 ,! ,josef ,israels are /rong4 ,jacque pigs & %eep2 ,kl9k5b]g's view ( ! ,b9n5h(2 ,manc9i's bewild]+ *romatic blurs & s5su\sly ri* gamut1 & sev5te5 9 numb]4 ,?is pa9t] is seldom enc\nt]$ 9 ,am]ica4 ,he %\ld be bett] kn[n2 :ile 8 ideas are n p>ticul>ly significant he is col\ri/ = col\r's sake1 z 0 ,monticelli4 ,! ?ree bro!rs ,m>is1 ,jakob1 ,willem1 & ,mat?ys 7! latt] liv+ 9 ,london71 are to be se5 "h 9 unexampl$ /ates4 ,mauve1 too1 ) f\rte5 pictures4 ,bo? ! ,mesdags1 ,taco ,mesdag1 a bro!r & 8 wife are pres5t4 ,also ,t] ,meul51 a gift$ ,dut* arti/4 ,we h seldom se5 bett] ,george ,mi*els4 ,! ,monticelli up-/airs is an unusual subject4 ,x is a m\nta9 pa? 9 ! s\? ( ,france4 ,! sun is disappe>+ beh9d a clu/] ( trees4 ,rocks 9 ! =egr\nd4 ,! s*eme ( col\r is l[ = ,monticelli1 ! =ms %>ply acc5t$4 ,he c\ld see l9e :5 he wi%$4 ,! small] example is an int]ior1 z ri* z ,monticelli knew h[ to lay ! col\rs on4 ,sev5 ,millets1 "o ! l>ge exhibition picture ,hag> & ,i%mael1 ano!r ! wond]ful ,re/+ ,v9tag]4 ,alone ^! ,millets w\ld cause a s5sation if exhibit$ else:]e4 ,! ,hag> seems a trifle too rhetorical = ! simple-m9d$ pa9t]4 ,br[n pr$om9ates 9 ! col\r scale1 ! composition is r conv5tional1 an e*o1 p]haps1 ( ! arti/'s ,del>o*e appr5tice%ip1 b ! ,v9tag] is a ma/]piece4 ,seat$ among ! v9es 9 ! blaze ( ! sun1 he is re/+ & has remov$ 8 heavy sabots4 ,! relax$ attitude aft] ardu\s lab\r is wond]fully express$4 ,! atmosph]e indicates /ifl+ sultr9ess4 ,ric>d1 ,roel(s1 ,!odore ,r\sseau--halt6 ,!re are twelve ( ?is ,fr5* ma/]1 dramatic & ri*4 ,desc5te des ,va*es dans le ,jura is ! celebrat$ canvas refus$ at ! ,salon1 #ahcd4 ,b x is too bitum9\s 9 p>ts4 ,a great] composition1 ?\gh only a draw+1 is ,les gr&s *nes du vieux ,bas-,brau4 ,f\r l>ge trees illum9$ by sun-rays4 ,two ,segant9is1 a draw+ 9 *alk & pa/el2 ,/orm ,van's ,graves&e2 sev5 ,troyons1 "o1 ,le ret\r du ,m>*1 a ma/]piece2 ,vollon1 /ill-life1 fi%1 ivory goblets1 violets2 ,weiss5bru*s2 ,zilck5 et*+s & two ,de ,zw>ts4 ,!re is old ,roz5burg pott]y1 design$ by ,col5br&]1 sc>ce to-day2 ,dut* & ,go?ic brass1 ,ori5tal portires & brass1 old ,delft1 ,japanese arm\r1 v>i\s weapons & lant]ns1 ,gobel9 tape/ry1 c>v$ furniture1 ,dut* & ,sc&9avian1 & a magnific5t assortm5t ( ,satsuma pott]y1 ,cmail cloisonn1 ,japanese bronzes1 ,p]sian pott]y1 ,spani% brasses1 majolica & bronzes & sculptures by ,mattos1 ,con/ant91 ,meuni]1 & ,van ,wijk--! li/ fills a pamphlet4 ,next door is ! /udio ( ! ag$ ,mesdag1 a hale old ,dut*man :o pa9ts daily & looks =w>d to see+ 8 n9ety ye>s4 ,9 ,holl& octog5>ians are n few4 ,! climate is propiti\s2 above all1 ! abs5ce ( hurry & worry4 ,to see ,! ,hague )\t visit+ ?is collection w\ld be a regrettable omission4 ,,hals ,,( ,,ha>lem ,9 writ+ ( ,holl& m is said ( its w9dmills ?an its fl[]s4 ,x is a l& ( fl[]s4 ,consid] ! roll-call ( its pa9t]s :o _! life long produc$ naught b fruit & fl[] pieces4 ,bo? ! ,de ,heems1 ! cunn+ ,huysums1 ^: "w /ill lives 9 ! mezzot9ts ( ,e>lom--l ,david de ,heem1 he 0 fond ( introduc+ insects1 flies1 bees1 spid]s1 crawl+ ov] 8 velvety pea*es & roses--,segh]s1 ,van ,ael/ & 8 tal5t$ pupil ,ra*el ,ruys*1 ,cuyp1 ,breughel 7,abraham71 ,mignon1 ,van ,bey]51 ,van d5 ,broeck1 ,m>g>e?a ,ros5boom1 ,m>ia ,vos1 ,we5ix1 ,a4 ,van d] ,velde1 ,kalf1 & _m o!rs :o excell$ 9 ?is pleas+ g5re4 ,_! canvases are fad$1 ! col\rs oxidis$1 b on ! highways & by-ways ! miracle is daily r5ew$--fl[]s bloom at e corn]1 fill ! w9d[-boxes ( resid5ces1 cr[d ! hotel balconies1 & are bun*$ 9 ! h&s ( ! p$dl]s4 ,a c>t goes by1 a gorge\s symphony ( hues4 ,roses1 *rysan!mums1 dahlias1 daisies1 tufts ( unfamili> species1 leaves t are z transp>5t lace1 blu%+ wild roses1 & :at n4 ,ivy is us$ = practical purposes4 ,on ! /eam-ya*t ,c>sj5s at ,leyd5 a w9d scre5 is compos$ ( ivy2 y feel enclos$ 9 a float+ g>d54 ,along ! ,vivj] b]g1 front+ ! h\se ( ,b>on ,/e5gra*t1 is a huge boat-%ap$ enclosure ( /one4 ,x is full ( ivy gr[+ l[4 ,dut* l&scape g>d5]s are f]tile 9 inv5tion4 ,!y break ! flat l9es ( ! l&scape ) all sorts ( +5i\s surprises2 bosky b>ri]s1 h$ges abloom1 elm-trees p>$ away to imitate ! processional popl>s ( ,belgium & ,france1 sudd5 little leafy lanes--:at quips & quirks we h come across a few miles away f ! t[n6 ,to see ,ha>lem & its environs 9 ,june :5 ! bulb f>ms are alight ) tulips mu/ be a delightful spectacle4 ,9 ! fall ( ! ye> y are p]=ce cont5t to read ! names ( ! v>i\s f>ms z ! tra9 passes4 ,! _m-col\r$ vegetable c>ts rem9d y t ,snyd]s & ,van ,/e5 pa9t$ "h4 ,! ,groote ,k]ke1 ,/4 ,bavo1 at ,ha>lem1 is a noble pile ) a tall t[]4 ,"o ( its attractions is ! organ 7built 9 #agce-ch7 by ,*ri/ian ,mll]2 x 0 until a few ye>s ago ! l>ge/ 9 ! _w4 ,its ?ree manuals1 "t-/a9$1 sixty /ops & five ?\s& pipes 7?irty-two feet ! longe/7 :5 manipulat$ by a skilful organi/ produce adequate musical results4 ,we _h ! pleasure ( he>+ ! t[n organi/ play ,ba* = an h\r4 ,he began ) a few ,ba* *orales1 !n came ,a ,mighty ,=tress is ,our ,god2 foll[$ by ! ,a m9or prelude & fugue1 & ! ,w$ge fugue4 ,! g5]al diapasonic quality is noble1 ! wood /ops s(t1 ! mixtures )\t brassy squeal+1 & ! full organ s5ds a ?rill d[n y\r sp9e1 s mell[ is its ?und]4 ,mod]n organs d n ?us s\nd4 ,is ! secret ( ! organ tone lo/ l ! v>ni%+ ( ,cremona fiddles & ! blue ( ! old ,delft *9a8 ,!re are no fancy b>ny>d /ops1 z ,john ,runciman has nam$ ! comb9ations (t5 to be f\nd 9 latt]-day in/rum5ts4 ,y und]/ood aft] he>+ ! ,ha>lem organ :y ,ba* wrote 8 organ preludes & fugues4 ,mod]n music1 ) its or*e/ral regi/ration1 its swiftness & /accato1 w\ld be a sacrilege on ?is key-bo>d4 ,! bronze /atue ( ,co/] did n unduly excite u4 ,! ,dut* claim him z ! inv5tor ( pr9t+1 b ! ,g]mans hang on to ,gut5b]g4 ,at ,leyd5 !re is a /eam tra9 to ,katwyk-aan-,see2 at ,ha>lem y may ride out to ,z&voort1 & six miles f>!r is ! ,nor? ,sea ,canal4 ,b z ! ,katwyk & ,z&voort s*ools fl\ri% mightily 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates we did n feel curi\s en\gh to make ! ef=t at ei!r t[n4 ,regrettable z 0 ! burn+ ( ! old *ur* at ,katwyk1 p]haps its disappe>ance w keep x out ( num]\s pictures pa9t$ 9 t picturesque region4 ,( c\rse x w be1 or has be51 rebuilt4 ,we walk$ 9 ! =e/ ( ,ha>lem & did n once ?9k ( #abe? ,/reet2 ! old t[n is slightly unlike its mod]n namesake4 ,:at a *>m !re is 9 ?is v5]able =e/4 ,! ,dut* ( ,am/]dam1 less ?an half an h\r away1 come d[n "h on ,sunday aft]noons = ! tranquillity & ! %ade4 ,y mu/ "k t ! sun-rays c be v di/urb+ 9 ,july4 ,! canals int]sect+ ! t[n are pretty4 ,!y may be s9ks ( iniquity1 b !y don't look s4 ,naturally1 !y exhale mephitic od\rs1 ?\gh ! p won't ackn[l$ge x4 ,x is ! case 9 ,v5ice1 :i* on hot ,augu/ aft]noons is n at all romantic 9 a nasal s5se4 ,b y =get x all 9 ,ha>lem z y wat* a hay b>ge float by1 /e]$ by a blond y\ng/] ( t5 & pol$ by 8 bro!rs4 ,f ! *imney comes a light smoke4 ,s\p is cook+4 ,y rememb] ! old sunlit t[pa? ( y\r boyhood2 a tight5+ at y\r he>t w>ns y ( homesickness1 or hay fev]4 ,oh1 to be on ! ,erie ,canal1 y exclaim1 z y sneeze4 ,b ! ,t[n ,hall ,museum is h>d by4 ,x is ! glory ( ,ha>lem z ! ,rijks ,museum is ! glory ( ,am/]dam & ,holl&4 ,a pull at ! bell & ! door is op5$1 a small fee is paid1 & y are free to ! room :]e are hung t5 l>ge pa9t+s by ! inimitable ,frans ,hals4 ,"h are ! _w-r5[n$ ,reg5t pictures set =? 9 *ronological ord]4 ,drop ! catalogue & use y\r own eyes4 ,! fir/ impression is pr(\nd2 n t ,hals 0 pr(\nd 9 ! s5se ( ,rembr&t's pr(undity1 b because ( ! almo/ t]rify+ vitality ( ^! portraits4 ,prosaic m5 & wom51 great tr5*]m51 dev\r]s ( huge pa/ies1 m[]s d[n ( w9e-bottles & be]-tank>ds1 !y live ) su* vitality on ! canvases ( ,hals t y in/9ctively l[] y\r voice4 ,! pa9t-imprison$ gho/s ( ^! jolly (fic]s1 %>p%oot]s1 reg5ts1 & %rewd-look+ old wom5 reg5ts are n s disquiet+ z ,rembr&t's mi/y evocations4 ,!y t\* h&s ) y across ! c5turies1 & f9ally y wond] :y !y don't /ep out ! frame & greet y4 ,)al1 no trace ( lit]alism1 ( obvi\s cont\rs or tricky effects4 ,hone/1 solid pa9t1 b h&l$ by ! greate/ ma/] ( ! bru% t ev] liv$--save ,velasquez4 ,h[ ?9 & unsub/antial mod]n pa9t+ is if comp>$ to ?is magician1 h[ ev5 8 greate/ foll[]s1 ,manet & ,s>g5t1 seem incomplete4 ,manet1 ) 8 abridgm5ts1 8 suppressions1 8 elliptical h&l+1 nev] _h ! smil+ confid5ce ( ,hals 9 fac+ a problem4 ,! ,fr5*man is m subtle1 also m evasive2 & !re is no h9t 9 him ( ! trite /atem5t ( a fact t we enc\nt] 9 ,b>?olomew ,van d] ,hei/--himself a great pa9t]4 ,hals _h n ! poetic vision ( ,rembr&t1 b he possess$ a m dext]\s h&1 a ke5] eye4 ,judg$ accord+ to ! rubric ( %e] pa9t1 %e] bru%-"w1 n ,rub5s1 n ,van ,dyck1 0 su* a virtuoso4 ,despite 8 almo/ incr$ible swiftness ( execution1 ,hals got clos] to ! surfaces ( :at is call$ actual life ?an any ( ! ma/]s ) ! exception ( ! supreme ,spani>d4 ,at ,ha>lem y may foll[ 8 developm5t2 8 fir/ big picture pa9t$ 9 #afaf2 8 la/ 9 #affd4 ,he di$ at eighty-f\r4 ,b at eighty odd he pa9t$ two important canvases1 ! portraits ( ! reg5ts & ( ! lady reg5ts4 ,m summ>y z reg>ds ! execution1 ) a manife/ t5d5cy t[>d simplifications1 ^! two pictures are v noble4 ,! gr\p ( ladies1 ea* a portrait ( "*1 pleases "s m ?an ! male gr\p4 ,!y are n s firmly modell$1 & into !m all has crept a c]ta9 we>9ess z ( old age2 b :at ju/ness ( expression1 :at adju/m5t ( puzzl+ relations6 ,"o lady foll[s y ov] ! gall]y ) h] /]n gaze4 ,x recalls to u ! la/ judgm5t look :i* a maid5 aunt 0 wont to be/[ ^u u ye>s ago4 ,! m5 reg5ts w live into et]nity if ! canvas endures4 ,! %9y v>ni% is n pleas+1 yet x _c de/roy ! illusion ( atmosph]e t circulates ab\t ! vigor\sly modell$ figures at ! table4 ,:at a col\ri/6 ,:at nuances he produces on a re/ra9$ key-bo>d6 ,! tones modulate1 _! juxtaposition causes no h>% discords4 ,! velvet black1 silv]y grays1 :ites t are mell[ )\t pa/9ess1 & ! r$s & yell[s d n fl>e out l sc>let trumpets2 an ari/rocratic palette4 ,really y beg9 to realise t :at y =m]ly consid]$ gr&fa!r tales are ! tru?4 ,! great pa9t]s h be5 & are n ) u to-day4 ,x is n a consol+ pill to swall[ = apo/les ( mod]nity4 ,hals is m mod]n ?an ,s>g5t4 ,^! corporation & reg5t pieces are *ronologically arrang$4 ,no4 #hh is consid]$ ! ma/]piece4 ,x %[s ! (fic]s ( ! ,arquebusi]s ( ,/4 ,&rew1 f\rte5 life-siz$ figures4 ,aga9 ea* man is a portrait4 ,?is 0 pa9t$ 9 #afcc4 ,! ,reg5ts ( ! ,elizabe? ,hospital 7#afda7 has be5 lik5$ to ,rembr&t's /yle2 nev]!less1 x is v ,halsian4 ,:y1 t *amb] is alone wor? ! j\rney across ! ,atlantic4 ,hals %[s u n ! magic ( life b ! normal life ( daylight 9 :i* move ) dignity m5 & wom5 undismay$ by ! my/]ies t hem !m ab\t4 ,he has a daylight s\l1 a sane if n poetic s\l1 & few pa9t]s be=e him s celebrat$ ! brav]y ( appe>ances1 ! beauty ( ! real4 ,,pictures ,,9 ,,am/]dam ,i ,! wond]ful ,rijks ,museum is ! repres5tative home ( old ,dut* art4 ,! ,l\vre1 ! ,prado1 ! ,national ,gall]y excel x 9 v>iety1 b ! great ,rembr&ts are 9 x1 & ,! ,syndics & ,! ,night ,wat* are wor? a wild]ness ( o!r pa9t]s' "w4 ,! ,night ,wat* has be5 remov$ f ! old room1 :]e x us$ to hang1 fac+ ! l>ge ,van d] ,hei/1 ,capta9 ,roel( ,bick]'s ,company4 ,b x is only 9 tempor>y qu>t]s2 ! gall]y de/9$ = x is be+ complet$4 ,we 7 p]mitt$ to peep into x4 ,! ,night ,wat* w hang 9 "o gall]y1 & fac+ x w be ,! ,syndics1 ,de ,/allmee/]s4 ,bett] light$ ?an 9 its old qu>t]s1 ,! ,night ,wat* n[ %[s m cle>ly ! too? ( "t4 ,x is muddy & d>k 9 ! backgr\nd1 & ! cracks ( ! canvas are ill-conceal$ by ! heavy coat+ ( v>ni%4 ,if all ! faults ( ?is magnific5t "w are m pla9ly reveal$ its excell5ces are magnifi$4 ,h[ !re c\ld h be5 any dispute z to ! light+ is incr$ible4 ,! new catalogue1 ! app5dices ( :i* are br\ght d[n to #aijh1 frankly describes ! picture ?us3 ,! ,night ,wat*1 or ! ,company ( ,capta9 ,frans ,bann+ ,cocq & ( ,lieut5ant van ,ruyt5burg4 ,! corps is repres5t$ 9 broad daylight1 leav+ ! ,doele ( ! ,arquebusi]s4 ,at _! head1 /&+ 9 ! =egr\nd ab\t ! c5tre1 are ! ,capta9 & 8 ,lieut5ant conv]s+4 ,! =m] we>s a d>k dress1 ! latt] a yell[ co/ume ) a :ite sa%1 caus+ a brilliant effect ( light4 ,ne> ! ,capta91 also /&+ out 9 full light1 is a little girl1 a dead :ite cock hang+ f h] wai/b&4 ,!n foll[ ! names ( ! o!r p]sonages 9 ?is /range sc5e4 ,a commonplace happ5+ is transfigur$ by ! magic ( a se] into a significant mom5t arre/$ 9 et]nity4 ,rembr&t is a w9d[ look+ out ^u et]nity4 ,x 0 q l ! logical m9d$ ,fr5*man1 ,eugne ,from5t91 himself an admirable pa9t]1 to pick ?is canvas full ( flaws4 ,! composition is1 true en\gh1 tr\bl$ & confus$4 ,! draughtsman%ip leaves mu* to be desir$2 h&s are c>elessly pa9t$1 ! gr\p+ haphaz>d1 )\t symmetry1 ! g5]al rhy?m full ( syncopations1 cross acc5ts1 & p]v]se pauses--empty spaces1 transitions n acc\nt$ =4 ,& yet ?is pa9t+ )\t p]sonal *>m--x is almo/ imp]sonal--grips y\r s\l4 ,x is n alone ! emotional quality ( ! pa9t4 ,!re are great] col\ri/s ?an ,rembr&t1 :o1 /rictly speak+1 work$ 9 mono*rome1 modell+ ) light4 ,no1 n ! pa9t alone1 n ! my/]y ( ! envelope1 n ! magnetic gaze ( ! _m eyes1 b all comb9$ makes an assault ^u n]ves & imag9ation4 ,y feel t ,capta9 ,cocq is a prosaic p]sonage & is mu* too tall 9 proportion to ! spry little d&y ,lieut5ant at 8 side4 ,inve/$ ) "s /range attribute by ! g5ius ( ! pa9t]1 ?is ,dut*man becomes ! protagoni/ 9 a s\ndless symphony ( light & %ad[4 ,! waves t emanate f ! canvas suffuse y\r s5ses b d n soo! or satisfy4 ,! mod]n n]v\s int5sity1 miss+ absolutely 9 ,hals & 8 sub/antial humans1 is pres5t 9 ,rembr&t4 ,we say mod]n z a sop to our vanity1 b we are ! anci5ts1 & !re is no mode ( ?\ght1 no mood t has n be5 exp]i5c$ & express$ by our ance/ors4 ,rembr&t is unlike any o!r ,dut* pa9t]--,hals1 ,v]me]1 ,t5i]s1 ,van d] ,hei/--:at h ^! 9 common ) ! mill]'s son8 ,b he is z ,dut* z any ( !m4 ,a g5ius is only atta*$ to 8 age ?r\gh 8 faults1 said a wise man4 ,rembr&t is z univ]sal z ,bee?ov51 a ,dut*man by desc5t1 z ,ba*1 a ,hung>ian by desc5t1 z ,mi*ael ,angelo & ,%akespe>e4 ,b we mu/ g to ,leon>do da ,v9ci if we wi% to f9d a bro!r s\l to ,rembr&t's4 ,!re is a second *ild back ( t iridesc5t & enigmatic girl ) ! dead f[l4 ,& ! dog t b>ks z ,jan ,van ,koort ruffles 8 drum1 :at a spectre dog6 ,no1 ! my/]y ( ,! ,night ,wat* is insoluble1 because x is ! dream ( a poet4 ,its light is morn+ light1 yet x is ! my/ic light ( ,rembr&t1 nev] se5 on sea or l&4 ,9 ,! ,syndics1 t gr\p ( six l95-drap]s1 ,rembr&t %[s ) :at supreme ease he c beat ,hals at ! game ( make-believe actuality4 ,n[1 accord+ to ! accu/om$ ord] ( developm5t1 ,! ,night ,wat* %\ld h foll[$ ,! ,syndics4 ,b x prec$$ x by two decades1 & ! lat] "w conta9s f> bett] pa9t+ & a %>p] pres5tm5t ( ! real4 ,! ,night ,wat* is ,rembr&t's ,n9? symphony2 b compos$ be=e 8 ,fif?1 ,! ,syndics4 ,"o figure 9 ?is latt] picture has always fasc9at$ u4 ,x is ( ! man1 ,volk]t ,janz1 accord+ to ,pr(essor ,j4 ,six1 :o /oops ov]1 8 h& pois$ on a book4 ,rembr&t has seldom pa9t$ ) m s5sitiv5ess eyes1 subtle corn]s ( ! m\?1 & intimate expression4 ,?is syndic is evid5tly sup]ior to 8 fell[s1 solid1 s5sible ,dut* m5 ( affairs4 ,!re is a l&scape1 pur*as$ 9 #aijj1 a /one bridge1 light$ by rays d>t+ ?r\gh heavy /orm cl\ds4 ,x is ! ,rembr&t ( ! et*+s4 ,lovely is ! portrait ( a "y lady ( rank1 ?\gh ! ,elizabe? ,bas1 9 ano!r gall]y1 w always be ! ma/]piece 9 portraiture if = no?+ else b ! h&s4 ,! ,jewi% ,bride is bulky 9 its en*antm5ts1 ! phosphoresc5t gleams ( ! app>el ! *ief attraction4 ,! ,toilet is heavy ,rembr&t2 :ile ! anatomical lecture is repulsive4 ,b ! disemb[ell$ corpse is m corpse-l ?an ! que]ly =e%ort5$ dead body 9 ! picture on anatomy at ,! ,hague4 ,! w>rior's head1 suppos$ to be a portrait ( 8 fa!r1 is an anci5t copy & a capital "o4 ,old dame ,elizabe? ,bas1 ) h] coif1 ruff1 & fold$ h&s1 hold+ a h&k]*ief1 is a picture y return to ea* day ( y\r /ay4 ,hals at ,am/]dam is int]e/+4 ,!re is ! s-call$ portrait ( ! pa9t] & 8 wife1 two full-l5g? figures2 ! ,jolly ,top]1 half-l5g? figure1 l>ge black hat1 9 ! left h& a glass2 & ! insol5t lute-play]1 a copy1 said to be by ,dirck ,hals1 ! orig9al 9 ! possession ( ,b>on ,gu/ave ,ro?s*ild at ,p>is4 ,& a f9e copy x is4 ,! ?ree ,v]me]s are ( 8 lat] enamell$ p]iod4 ,"o is a "y woman read+ a lett]2 %e is se5 9 pr(ile1 /&+ ne> a table1 & is dress$ 9 a :ite skirt & blue loose jacket4 ,! ,lett] %[s u 9 ! c5tre ( a pav$ room a seat$ lady1 lute 9 h&4 ,%e has be5 int]rupt$ 9 h] play+ by a s]vant br++ a lett]4 ,to ! "r a tape/ry curta9 has be5 loop$ up to give a view ( ! sc5e4 ,! new ,v]me]--pur*as$ f ! ,six gall]y 9 #aijh--;is n[ call$ ,! ,cook2 x 0 =m]ly kn[n z ,! ,milkmaid4 ,a /\tly built s]vant is /&+ beh9d a table cov]$ ) a gre5 clo?1 on :i* are display$ a basket ( bread1 a jug ( ,nassau e>!nw>e1 & a /one pot into :i* %e is p\r+ milk f a c4 ,! figure1 pa9t$ almo/ full l5g?1 /&s out aga9/ ! :ite wall & is dress$ 9 a lemon-col\r$ jacket1 a r$-br[n petticoat1 a d>k-blue apron turn$ back1 & a :ite cap on ! head4 ,! light falls on ! sc5e ?r\gh a w9d[ to ! left1 above ! table4 ,?is ma/]piece is 9 "o ( ! cab9et gall]ies4 ,x displays m bread? ?an ! ,lady ,read+ a ,lett]1 & its col\r+ is absolutely magical4 ,! ,de ,hoo*s are ( prime quality4 ,great] art is ! w9dmill & moonlit sc5e ( ,hobbema1 z great a fav\rite z 8 ,mill1 ?\gh bo? mu/ give ! prec$5ce to ! ,alley ( ,middleh>nais 9 ! ,royal ,academy1 ,london4 ,b :]e to beg91 :]e to end 9 ?is high c>nival ( ov] ?ree ?\s& pictures6 ,! ticket$ fav\rites1 />r$ ,ba$ek] fa%ion1 sometimes lag beh9d _! reputation4 ,! great ,van d] ,hel/--& a prime portraiti/ he is1 z may be se5 ov] & ov] aga9--is ,! ,company ( ,capta9 ,bick]1 a va/ canvas4 ,:5 y =get ,hals & ,rembr&t x is n difficult to conjure up admiration = ?is "w4 ,! ,n4 ,maes ,sp9n] is v *>act]i/ic4 ,cuyp & ,van ,goy5 are "h2 ! latt]'s view ( ,dordre*t is celebrat$4 ,s is ! ,float+ ,fea!r ( ,hondecoe/]1 a f9ely depict$ pelican4 ,! fea!r is ! lea/ "p ( ! picture4 ,asselijn's angry swan is an excell5t companion piece4 ,we wi% t we c\ld describe ! ,jan ,/e5s1 ! ,d\s1 ! ,mi]ises1 & o!r /]l+ ,dut* pa9t]s4 ,!re is ! gall]y ( ,dut* & ,flemi% primitives ab\t :i* a volume might be writt52 _! emaciat$ music appeals4 ,9 expressiv5ess ! lat] m5 did n excel !m4 ,! newe/ acquisition1 n m5tion$ 9 ! catalogue supplem5ts1 is ! "w ( an unkn[n sev5te5?-c5tury ma/]1 possibly ,spani%1 ?\gh ! figures1 backgr\nd1 & accessories are ,dut*4 ,two old m51 _! heads b[$1 sit at table4 ,across _! knees are napk9s4 ,! :ite is f a ,spani% palette4 ,a y\? attir$ 9 d>k habilim5ts1 8 back turn$ to ! spectators1 is p\r+ out w9e or wat]4 ,! canvas is l>ge1 ! execution fl[+2 p]haps x portrays ! disciples at ,emmaus4 ,! portraits ( ,ni*olas ,hassela] & 8 wife ,ge]truyt van ,erp1 by ,hals1 9 "o ( ! cab9ets1 are pa9t$ ) su* consummate arti/ry t y gasp4 ,! ?9 pa9t1 e /roke ( :i* s+s out1 sets y to ?9k+ ( ,john ,s>g5t & h[ he has caught ! trick ( bru%-"w--at a sl[] tempo4 ,b n ev5 ,s>g5t c\ld h produc$ ! coll> & cuffs4 ,a ,:i/l]1 a full-l5g?1 9 ano!r gall]y1 looks l an unsub/antial wrai? by comp>ison4 ,two weeks' daily att5dance at ?is excell5tly plann$ collection did no m ?an fix ! position ( ! exhibits 9 ! m9d4 ,!re is a goodly ga!r+ ( su* names z ,israels1 ,mesdag1 ,blomm]s1 & o!rs at ! ,rijks1 b ! display ( mod]n ,dut* pictures at ! ,municipal ,museum is m repres5tative4 ,! greate/ ,josef ,israels we ev] saw 9 ! /yle is 8 ,jew sitt+ 9 ! doorway ( a h\se1 a mo/ eloqu5t te/imony to ,israels' p[]s ( seiz+ ! race & ! individual4 ,old ,david ,bles is "h1 & ,blomm]s1 ,de ,bock1 ,bosboom1 ,valk5burg1 ,alma-,tadema1 ,ary ,s*eff]--( ,dut* desc5t--,roel(s1 ,mesdag1 ,mauve1 ,jakob ,m>is1 ,jongk9d1 & "s ( ! ,fr5*m51 ,r\sseau1 ,millet1 ,dupr1 & o!rs4 ,! ,six gall]y is n s accessible z x 0 "s ye>s ago4 ,no d\bt its ,rembr&ts & ,v]me]s w ev5tually f9d _! way into ! ,rijks ,museum4 ,,ii ,:o 0 ,h]ri met de ,bles8 ,ne>ly all ! l>ge ,european gall]ies conta9 specim5s ( 8 "w & 9 ! majority ( cases ! pictures are qu]i$4 ,t fatal 787 :i*1 s9ce curators are m erudite & consci5ti\s1 is appe>+ m frequ5tly ?an 9 =m] ye>s1 sets "o to mus+ ov] ! mutability ( pictorial =tunes4 ,also1 x awak5s suspicions z to ! g5u95ess ( pa9t4 ,re/orations1 ano!r fatal ^w1 is usually a euphemism = ov]pa9t+4 ,betwe5 v>ni% & ret\*+ x is difficult to tell :]e ! old ma/] leaves (f & ! re/or] beg9s4 ,bles1 = example1 z se5 9 ! ,rijks ,museum1 is a fasc9at+ subject to ! /ud5t2 b are we really look+ at 8 "w8 ,! solit>y picture ( 8 "h1 ,p>adise1 is s well pres]v$ t x might h be5 pa9t$ a ye> ago4 7,x is an attribution47 ,yet ?is pa9t] is suppos$ to h be5 born at ,b\vignes1 #adhj1 & to h di$ at ,lige1 #aeba4 ,he 0 nicknam$ ,h]ri1 = ,h5drick1 met de ,bles1 because he _h a tuft ( :ite 9 8 hair 7a =]unn] ( ,:i/l]74 ,! ,fr5* call$ him ,h5ri la ,h\ppe2 ! ,italians ,civetta--because ( ! t9y owl he always introduc$ into 8 "w4 ,he 0 a l&scapi/1 & produc$ religi\s & popul> sc5es4 ,bles has _h _m works saddl$ ^u him by unkn[n imitators ( ,metsu1 ,joo/ van ,kleef1 ,lucas1 & ,dr]--:o work$ at ,antw]p betwe5 #aebj & #aeej4 ,?i]ry ,vell]t 0 also an imitator4 ,9 ! old ,p9ako!k1 ,muni*1 !re is a ,h5ricus ,blesius1 :i* is said to be a c\nt]feit1 & o!rs are 9 ,k>lsruhe1 ,milan1 ,brussels1 & at ! ,prado4 ,! circul> picture 9 ! ,rijks %[s u 9 v>i\s episodes ,adam & ,eve 9 ! ,g>d5 ( ,ed5 f ! ,creation until ! ,fall4 ,ar\nd ! edge are signs ( ! zodiac4 ,! col\r is ri*1 ! figures delicate4 ,! /ory is cle>ly told & is n unlike a cont9u\s p]=mance4 ,y see ,adam asleep & ov] him /oops ! ,almighty2 !n ,eve is %[n4 ,! apple sc&al & ! angel ) ! flam+ sword are portray$ ) a vivid l9e t recalls ! m9iaturi/4 ,a r>e pa9t]4 ,roel& ,sav]y is an arti/ ^: "n1 we confess1 0 n kn[n to u until we saw 8 "w 9 ! ,rijks4 ,! ri* pte & b\quet-l quality ( 8 col\r recall ,monticelli4 ,8 compositions are compos$1 l ,monticelli's1 b mu* m spirit$ ?an ! latt]4 ,a /ag hunt1 a poet cr[n$ at ! fea/ ( animals1 ,elijah f$ by ! rav5s1 & ! fable ( ! /ag among ! c[s prove ! man's v]satility4 ,he 0 born ab\t #aegf & di$ at ,utre*t1 #afci4 ,a pupil ( 8 fa!r1 he fir/ work$ 9 ,c\rtrai4 ,! ,bronz9o ,judi? hold+ ! head ( ,holoph]nes is a copy1 ! orig9al hang+ 9 ! ,pitti ,palace4 ,at ,vi5na !re is a replica4 ,among ! ,bols 7,cornelis1 #afac-ff7 ! portraits ( ,roel( ,meul5a] & 8 wife1 ,m>ia ,rey1 attract because ( _! vitality & lib]alism4 ,!n we come across ! (t-engrav$ ,pat]nal ,advice1 by ,g]>d t] ,bor* 7#afag-ha74 ,:o doesn't rememb] t "y lady dress$ 9 :ite sat9 & /&+ ) h] back to y8 ,! man 9 (fic]'s uni=m1 admoni%+ h]1 is seat$ next to a woman dr9k+ f a w9e-glass4 ,! texture ( ! dress & ! artfully depict$ glass are ! delight ( amateurs4 ,z a composition x is n rem>kable4 ,! man is mu* too "y to be ! fa!r ( ! blond-hair$ lady1 & if ! o!r "o is h] "m1 bo? p>5ts mu/ h reta9$ _! y\?4 ,! portrait ( ,hel5a van d] ,s*alcke is t ( a qua9t ,dut* *ild /&+2 a s]i\s little body c>ry+ a basket on h] "r arm l a good h\sewife4 ,x is a capital ,t] ,bor*4 ,two beautiful ,alb]t ,cuyps are pa9t$ on ! two sides ( a copp] panel4 ,on "o side two m]*ants /& at a :>f2 on ! o!r two m5 sit sampl+ w9e 9 a cell>4 ,! col\r is s+ul>ly lum9\s4 ,let u pass quickly ! ,s*alck5s & ,g]>d ,d\s4 ,d\'s self-portrait is famili>4 ,he leans out ( a w9d[ & smokes a clay pipe4 ,! c&le-light pictures always attract an audi5ce4 ,gov]t ,fl9ck 7#afae-fj1 pupil ( ,rembr&t7 is a pa9t] :o1 if he liv$ to-day1 w\ld be a popul> portraiti/4 ,:]ev] y g y see 8 h&iwork1 n 9 ! lea/ inspir$1 b hone/1 skilful1 & g5ial4 ,look at ! head ( ! tax-collector ,johannes ,witt5boga]t1 cov]$ ) a black cap4 ,s excell5t is x t x has be5 attribut$ to ,rembr&t4 ,bol&1 we believe1 engrav$ x z g5u9e ,rembr&t4 ,g]>d van ,hon?or/'s ,happy ,musician is ano!r picture ( prime quality1 & a subject de> to ,hals4 ,hoog/ratt5's ,sick ,lady is an anecdote4 ,! "y woman does n seem v ill1 b ! doctor gravely holds up a bottle ( m$ic9e & y feel ! dread mom5t is at h&4 ,h[ to p]suade ! pati5t to swall[ ! dose8 ,%e is /ubborn-look+4 ,! ,piet] de ,hoo*s are n[ 9 ! same gall]y ) ,rembr&t's ,jewi% ,bride4 ,^! int]iors1 pa9t$ ) a m9ute1 h>d f9i%1 lack ! *>m & ! col\r quality ( ,v]me]4 ,) sunlight ,hoo* is successful1 b 8 figures d n move freely 9 an atmosph]ic envelope1 z is ! case ) ,v]me]'s4 ,! ,small ,c\ntry ,h\se is ! fav\rite4 ,9 front ( a h\se a well-dress$ man & woman are seat$ at a table4 ,%e is squeez+ lemon juice into a glass4 ,beh9d h] a s]vant is c>ry+ a glass ( be]1 & f>!r away a girl cleans pots & pans4 ,! composition is ! apo!osis ( dome/ic com=t1 conjugal peace1 & gluttony4 ,we l mu* m ,! ,pantry1 :]e9 a woman h&s a jug to h] little girl4 ,! adjo9+ room1 flood$ ) light1 is real4 ,!re is "o ,van d] ,hel/ we c\ld n pass4 ,x looks l ! portrait ( a corpul5t woman1 b is t ( ,g]>d ,bick]1 bailiff ( ,muid54 ,a half-l5g? figure turn$ to ! left1 ! bailiff a well-f$ pig1 holds a pair ( gloves 9 8 "r h& :i* he presses aga9/ 8 ,g>gantuan *e/4 ,8 hair is long & curly4 ,! fabrics are f9ely wr\ght4 ,holbe9 ! y\ng] is repres5t$ by ! portrait ( a "y man4 ,x is excell5t1 b d\btless a copy or an imitation4 ,to view five ,lucas van ,leyd5s 9 "o gall]y is n an ev]yday ev5t4 ,8 engrav+s are r>e en\gh--t is1 9 good /ates2 gho/s are apl5ty--& 8 pa9t+s r>]4 ,"h !y are *iefly portraits4 ,ra*el ,ruys*1 ! fl[] pa9t]1 has a sup]ior 9 ,judi? ,ly/]1 a pupil ( ,frans ,hals4 ,%e 0 born at ,ha>lem1 or ,za&am1 ab\t #afjj1 & di$ #affj4 ,%e m>ri$ ! pa9t] ,jan ,mol5]4 ,h] ,jolly ,top] faces ! ,hals ( ! same !me1 9 a cab9et1 & reveals its arti/ic ance/ry4 ,judi? _h ! gift ( reproduc+ surfaces4 ,we ne$ n return to ! v>i\s ,maeses2 inde$1 ?is is only a haphaz>d ramble among ! less well-kn[n pictures4 ,consid] ! heads ( ,van ,mi]evelt2 ^? ( ,h5rick ,ho(t1 burgoma/] ( ,am/]dam1 ( ,jacob ,cats1 & ( 8 wife ,aegje ,hassela] 7#afah-fd74 ,h] hair & lace coll> are wond]fully set =?4 ,mu/ we /op be=e ,mabuse1 or be=e ! cattle piece ( ! ,dut* s*ool1 sev5te5? c5tury8 ,a ,monticelli seems out ( key "h1 & ! subject is an unusual "o = him1 ,*ri/ ,) ! ,little ,*ildr54 ,! ,little ,pr9cess1 by ,p4 ,moreelse1 has ! hon\r1 aft] ,rembr&t1 ( be+ ! mo/ frequ5tly copi$ picture 9 ! ,rijks4 ,! !me is ! magnet4 ,a little girl1 elaborately dress$1 is seat$4 ,%e /rokes ! head ( a spaniel ^: jewell$ coll> gives ! impression ( a dog ) f\r eyes4 ,9 ,v]me]'s ,"y ,woman ,read+ a ,lett] is a l confus$ passage ( pa9t+1 = ! un9/ruct$ spectator4 ,%e we>s h] hair ov] h] e>1 an ornam5t clasp+ ! hair4 ,at fir/ view ?is is n cle>1 pr9cipally because ?is fa%ion ( we>+ ! hair is unusual 9 ! eyes ( a /rang]4 ,jan van ,scorel 0 born at ,s*oorl1 ne> ,alkma>1 #adie4 ,he /udi$ "u ,jacob ,cornelis at ,am/]dam & ) ,jean de ,maubeuge at ,utre*t4 ,he di$ at ,utre*t1 #aefb4 ,:5 travell+ 9 ,g]many he visit$ ,dr] at ,nuremb]g2 resid$ = a "t 9 ,italy4 ,! ,italian influ5ce is /rong1 p>ticul>ly 9 8 ,m>y ,magdal51 :i* =m]ly hung 9 ! t[n-hall ( ,ha>lem4 ,a replica is 9 ! resid5ce ( ! head-ma/] ( ,eton ,college1 ,engl&4 ,m>y is %[n seat$1 ri*ly attir$4 ,%e holds 9 h] "r h& a box ( p]fume1 h] left h&1 beautifully pa9t$1 re/s on h] knee4 ,beh9d is a m\nta9\s l&scape1 di/9ctly ,italian1 beside h] a tree4 ,! head is nor? ,lomb>dian 9 "* & col\r+1 ! glance ( ! eyes enigmatic4 ,a curi\sly w9n+ composition1 n )\t morbidezza4 ,scorel has five o!r works 9 ! ,rijks4 ,! ,ba?%eba is n a ma/]piece4 ,solomon & ! ,que5 ( ,%eba is conv5tional1 b ! ,h>psi*ord ,play] 0 sold at ,p>is z late z #ahbc z a ,bronz9o4 ,p]haps x is only attribut$ to ,scorel4 ,x is unlike 8 bru%-"w4 ,! ,pa9t+ ( a ,vault1 divid$ into n9e sections1 five ( :i* repres5t ! ,la/ ,judgm5t1 is a curiosity4 ,! portrait ( ,emp]or ,*>les ,v4 z ,ph>aoh is po9t$ out by ! gall]y att5dant1 :o !n retires & diplomatically c\ghs 9 ! middle di/ance4 ,! ,manc9i 7pupil ( ,morelli & ,w4,h4 ,mesdag7 is entitl$ ,poor ,?+4 ,a little girl /&s 9 a mis]able room2 mice run ov] ! floor4 ,! col\r+ is ri*4 ,!re are admirable ,jakob ,m>ises2 b we wi% to foll[ 9 ! track ( ! old fell[s4 ,adrian van ,o/ade's ,bak] is s popul> t x is us$ = adv]tis+ purposes 9 ,holl&4 ,! bak] leans out ( 8 door1 ! l[] half clos$1 & bl[s a horn4 ,palam$es evid5tly repa9t$ ! same picture _m times4 ,an int]ior ) figures1 seat$ & /&+2 same faces1 poses1 accessories4 ,same valet p\r+ out w9e2 v>iants ( ?is figure4 ,a ,m]ry ,p>ty is ! usual title4 ,at ,! ,hague 9 ! ,maurit%uis !re is ano!r su* subject2 also 9 ,antw]p & ,brussels4 ,b a jolly pa9t]4 ,/e5 & ,t5i]s we may side/ep4 ,also ! artificial ?\gh graceful ,tis*be94 ,!re is a ,w9t]halt] "h1 a mann]$ fa%ionable portrait pa9t] 7he pa9t$ ! ,empress ,eugnie71 & let u leave ! ,titians to ! exp]ts4 ,:5 y are 9 ,holl& look at ! ,dut* pictures4 ,a ,de ,vos pa9t$ top]s & fi%]m5 ) gu/o1 & !re is ,v9ckboons1 :o dot$ on sc5es ( viol5ce4 ,fancy ,vollon fl[]s 9 ! mid/ ( ^! old ,dut*m54 ,! ,fr5*man _h an extraord9>y feel+ = /ill-life1 ?\gh m 9 ! decorative ,v5etian mann] ?an 9 ,*>d9's s]5e palette1 or ! lit]alism ( ,kalf4 ,:i/l]'s ,effie ,deans1 pres5t$ by ! ,d[ag] ,b>oness ,r4 van ,lynd5 9 #aijj1 is n "o ( t ma/]'s mo/ successful ef=ts4 ,x is a :ole-l5g? figure pa9t$ 9 mi/y semi-tones1 ! feel+ s5tim5tal1 un-,:i/l]ian1 &1 z we be=e rem>k$1 wrai?-l & lack+ 9 sub/ance :5 comp>$ to ,hals4 ,!re is actually a ,w\v]man 9 :i* no :ite horse is to be discov]$4 ,on ,van d] ,w]ff & ! romantic l&scapi/ ,wynants we ne$ n dwell4 ,! m9iatures1 pa/els1 & fram$ draw+s are ( goodly array4 ,( ! =m]1 ,samuel ,coop] 7portrait ( ,*>les ,,ii471 ,john ,hosk9s1 ,pet] ,oliv]1 ,isaac ,oliv]1 ,laur5ce ,crosse1 & o!rs4 ,engli%1 ,dut*1 & ,fr5* may be f\nd4 ,! ,liot>d & ,tis*be9 pa/els are *>m+4 ,9 ! supplem5ts ( ! catalogue we f9d und]scor$ a ,desc5t f ! ,cross1 an anonym\s "w ( ! ,flemi% s*ool 7fifte5? c5tury1 second half74 ,! dead ,*ri/ is be+ l[]$ into ! arms ( 8 "m4 ,x is evid5tly a copy f a lo/ orig9al 9 ! /yle ( ,rogi] van d] ,weyd54 ,!re are su* copies 9 ,bruges & else:]e4 ,ano!r composition is labell$ z an anonym\s "w ( undet]m9$ s*ool4 ,! ,*ri/ hangs on ! cross1 on ,8 "r are ! ,virg9 ,m>y1 ! holy wom5 & ,/4 ,john2 on ,8 left je]+ soldi]s & scribes4 ,on ei!r side ( ! composition is ! figure ( a sa9t mu* l>g] 9 size ?an ! o!r figures2 ,/4 ,cosmus on ! left1 ,/4 ,damian on ! "r4 ,! backgr\nd is a hilly l&scape4 ,an au?ority ascribes ! "w to ! ,catalonian s*ool1 date ab\t #addj4 ,!re 7 giants 9 ^? days4 ,antonello da ,mess9a has ! portrait ( a "y man4 ,x is an attribution1 yet n )\t "s claim to au!nticity4 ,! ,jan ,provo/s are mo/ly ( close /udy1 especially ,! ,virg9 ,en?ron$4 ,a c]ta9 ,piet] ,dubordieu1 :o 0 liv+ 9 ,am/]dam 9 #afgf 7born 9 ,t\ra9e71 pa9t$ ! portraits ( a man & a woman1 dat$ #afch4 ,vivid portraits4 ,we mu/ pass ov] ! /rik+ head ( ,hanneman1 ! ,lucas ,crana* 7! eld]71 & ! ?\s& o!r attractive pictures 9 ?is gall]y4 ,! ,rijks ,museum c\ld be liv$ ) = ye>s & /ill rema9 an inexhau/ible s\rce ( joy4 ,,art ,,9 ,,antw]p ,aft] pass+ ,dordre*t on ! way d[n to ,antw]p ! canals & w9dmills beg9 to disappe>4 ,! c\ntry is z flat z ,holl&1 b has lo/ its *>act]i/ic *>m4 ,x has become less symmetrical2 !re is disord] 9 ! sky-l9e1 m trees1 ! ar*itecture is diff]5t4 ,dut* precision has vani%$4 ,! railway c>riages are n clean1 punctuality is avoid$1 ! p seem less prosp]\s1 few speak ,engli%1 & z y ne> ,antw]p ! villas & roads tell y t y are 9 ! dom9ion ( ! ,k+ ( ,belgium4 ,b ,antw]p is s di/9ctly ,flemi% t y =get t bu/l+ mod]n ,brussels is only ?irty-six m9utes away by ! express--a fa/ tra9 = once 9 ?is l& ( snail expresses4 ,no d\bt ! be/ mann] ( approa*+ ,antw]p is by ! ,s*eldt on "o ( ! big /eam]s t dock s com=tably along ! riv]4 ,h[ev]1 a trip to ! va/ prom5oir t ov]looks ! riv] gives an excell5t idea ( ?is ?riv+ port4 ,! city--v mu* mod]nis$ dur+ ! pa/ t5 ye>s--may easily be se5 9 a few days1 sett+ aside ! museums & *ur*es4 ,! quay prom5ade br+s y to ! old ,/e5 ,ca/le1 & ! ,t[n ,hall ) its salle des m>riages1 its mural pa9t+s by ! indu/ri\s ,b>on ,leys--frigid 9 /yle & execution--w repay y = ! tr\ble4 ,! ve/ibules & gall]ies are notewor?y4 ,we enjoy$ ! faades ( ! anci5t guild h\ses on ! m>ket-place & wat*+ ! light play ^u ! old-"t sc>r$ front ( ! ca!dral t /&s 9 ! ,place ,v]te4 ,!n !re are ! ,zoological ,g>d51 ! ,plant9 ,museum1 ! ,?tre ,flam&1 ! v>i\s monum5ts1 & ! spectacle ( ! busy1 lively city = ^? :o d n g to ,antw]p = its art4 ,y may ev5 g to ,hobok51 a little t[n 9 ! suburbs n at all l ! well-kn[n ,sunday resort 9 ,j]sey4 ,! ,royal ,museum is display$ 9 a l>ge squ>e4 ,x is a h&some /ructure & ! arrangem5t ( ! v>i\s gall]ies is simple4 ,! ,rub5ses1 ?irty-odd 9 all1 are ! pice de rsi/ance1 & ! ,flemi% & ,dut* ,primitives ( r>e beauty4 ,bruges is bett] = ,meml+1 ,brussels = ,van d] ,weyd51 ,gh5t = ! ,van ,eycks1 yet ,antw]p c boa/ a goodly numb] ( !m all4 ,%e exce$s ,brussels 9 h] ,rub5ses = ! l>g] alt> pieces are "h1 j z at ,am/]dam ! ,rembr&ts1 :ile n num]\s1 take prec$5ce because ( ,! ,syndics & ,! ,night ,wat*4 ,! tumultu\s1 ov]:elm+ ,pet] ,paul is 9 8 glory at ,antw]p4 ,y ?9k ( "s cataclysm :5 fac+ ^! turbul5t1 ?rill+ canvases4 ,if ,raphael woos1 ,rub5s /uns4 ,9 ! company ( ,mi*el ,angelo & ,balzac or ,ri*>d ,wagn] he w\ld be _! equal = torr5tial en]gy & vibrat+ humanity4 ,n s pr(\nd z ,buon>roti1 n s v]satile z ,balzac1 he is _! pe] 9 %e] savag]y ( execution4 ,sett+ aside ! miles ( pictures sign$ by him ?\gh pa9t$ by 8 pupils1 he mu/ h cov]$ multitudes ( canvas4 ,l m5 ( 8 sort ( g5ius1 he ends by mak+ y\r head buzz & y\r eyes burn2 & !n1 ! sam5ess ( 8 /yle1 ! repetition ( 8 wives & *ildr5's portraits1 ! apo!osis ( ! ,rub5s family6 ,he portray$ ,hel5a ,f\rm5t & ,isabella ,br&t 9 all /ages ( dis>ray & g[ns4 ,he put !m toge!r on ! same canvas4 ,he did n hesitate to %[ !m to ! _w 9 all _! opul5t nudity4 ,_! :ite sk9s1 l>ge eyes ) wide gaze1 _! lovely *ildr5 appe> 9 religi\s & my?ologic pictures at e turn y make 9 ?is museum4 ,y become too famili> ) !m4 ,y le>n to "k t "o wife 0 sl5d]] ?an ! o!r2 y also realise t o!r days _h o!r ways4 ,titian pa9t$ ! portrait ( a noble dame q nak$ & plac$ h] husb&1 sob]ly attir$1 ne> by4 ,no "o criticis$ ! ta/e ( ?is p]=mance4 ,manet1 :o 0 no ,titian1 did ! same trick & 0 vot$ wick$4 ,he actually d>$ to %[ u ,nana dress+ 9 ! pres5ce ( a g5tleman :o sat 9 ! same room ) 8 hat on4 ,! heavy-flank$ ,p]*]on horses are ( ! same ord] z ! ,rub5s wom54 ,! ,flem+s are mighty fe$]s1 mighty bre$]s1 good-temp]$1 pleasure-lov+ folk4 ,!y don't "w z h>d z ! ,dut*1 & !y indulge 9 m fea/+ & holidays4 ,! ,nor? seems au/]e & ,prote/ant :5 comp>$ ) ?is ,roman ,ca?olic l&4 ,its sons ( g5ius1 su* z ,rub5s & ,van ,dyck1 pa9t$ pictures t d n reveal ! deep] fai? ( ! ,primitives4 ,no ,*ri/ or ,m>y ( ei!r ,van ,dyck or ,rub5s s\nds ! poignant note ( ! ,ne!rl&i% unkn[n my/ic ma/]s4 ,b :at a banquet ( beauty ,rub5s spreads = ! eye6 ,) him pa9t+ rea*$ its apogee1 & 9 him 7 ! se$s ( its decad5ce4 ,he %att]$ ! ,flor5t9e l9e2 he1 a trem5d\s space-compos] :5 he s wi%$1 wield$ 8 bru% at times l a sc5e-pa9t] on a debau*4 ,! mo/ %ock+1 ! lovelie/ ?+s happ5 on 8 canvases4 ,set ! beautiful ,education ( ! ,virg91 9 ?is gall]y1 beside su* a "w z ,v5us & ,vulcan at ,brussels1 & y w see ! scale 9 :i* he sport$4 ,or ! ,virg9 & ,p>rot1 ) a *ild ,*ri/ :o might h pos$ z a y\?ful ,adonis1 & ! ,v5us ,frigida--bo? 9 ,antw]p4 ,a pagan 0 ,rub5s1 = all 8 religion4 ,we pref] ! ,*ri/ ,crucifi$ betwe5 ,two ,?ieves or ! ,*ri/ on ! ,cross1 ! s+le figure1 to ! m fam\s ,desc5t at ! ,ca!dral4 ,b :at c be said t is new ab\t ,rub5s or ,van ,dyck8 ,9 ! latt] may be not$ ! beg9n+s ( deliquesc5ce4 ,he is a s(t5$ ,rub5s1 a ,rub5s ari/ocratic4 ,! portraits "h are prime1 ^? ( ! ,bi%op ( ,antw]p1 ,jean ,mald]us1 & ( ! "y girl ) ! two dogs4 ,8 v>i\s ,*ri/s are m pite\s to behold ?an ^? ( 8 ma/]1 ,rub5s4 ,! fem99e note is pres5t1 & )\t any ( ! realism :i* s %ocks 9 ! conceptions ( ! ,primitives4 ,nev]!less we turn to 8 portraits or to ! little boy /&+ at a table4 ,!re is ! true key ( ,van ,dyck4 ,he met ,rub5s z a portraiti/ & took no odds ( him4 ,lucas ,crana*'s ,adam & ,eve is a v>iation ( ! picture 9 ! ,brussels gall]y4 ,a ,gossa]t portrait cat*es ! eye1 ! head & bu/ ( a man2 !n y f9d y\rself />+ 9 wond]m5t at ! ,pet] ,breughels & ,j]ome ,bos*es ) _! malodor\s fanta/ic v]sions ( temptations ( innum]able ,/4 ,an?onys4 ,! air is ?ick ) mon/]s1 fi%-head$ & splay ( foot4 ,/4 ,an?ony mu/ h _h ! /oma* ( an o/ri* & ! n]ves ( a politician to endure su* sights & s\nds & wit*es4 ,su* females6 ,b ,pet] & 8 two sons are bo? pa9t]s ( int]e/4 ,!re are bett] ,t5i]s 9 ,brussels1 ?\gh ,le ,*anteur is admirable4 ,o/ade's ,smok] is a ma/]piece4 ,only f\r ,rembr&ts1 ! portrait ( a woman1 accord+ to ,vosma] & ,w4 ,burg] t ( 8 wife ,saskia2 a fi%]man's boy1 ! ,burgoma/]1 & ! ,old ,jew4 ,dr4 ,bode ?9ks t ! la/ two are by ,nikolas ,maes4 ,! portrait ( ,eleaz] ,swalmius--! s-call$ ,burgoma/] ,six--is f9ely pa9t$ z to head & be>d4 ,! ,antw]p ,museum paid two hundr$ ?\s& francs = ! "w4 ,we mu/ n =get m5tion ( a ,david ,t5i]s1 a loan ( ,dr4 ,br$ius1 a /ill-life1 a :ite dead goose sup]b 9 tone4 ,( ! two ,frans ,halses1 ! portrait ( a ,dut* g5tleman is ! bett]2 ! o!r 0 =m]ly kn[n z ! ,/r&loop] van ,ha>lem & %[s ! vigor\s bru%-"w ( ! ma/]4 ,x is ! head ( a saucy fi%]-boy1 ! col\r s*eme unusual = ,hals4 ,! ,qu5t9 ,matsys pictures are /rong2 among o!rs ! portrait ( ,pet] ,gillis ) 8 %rewd1 /rongly m>k$ physiognomy4 ,?is is a ,matsys t[n4 ,e "o looks at 8 old iron well beside ! ,ca!dral & recalls ! leg5d ( ! blacksmi?1 z e boy rememb]s "h ,h5drik ,consci5ce & ! ,lion ( ,fl&]s4 ,van ,reym]swael's ,! ,tax ,ga!r]s1 sometimes call$ ,! ,bank]s or ,! ,mis]s1 hangs 9 ! museum2 t reali/ic picture ) ! s highly individualis$ heads1 a fav\rite ( ! engrav]s1 holds its own4 ,bo? ! ,b\tses1 ,albre*t & ,dirck1 are %[n 9 _! ,holy ,families1 & bo? are pa9t]s ( ineffable grace & devotion4 ,f\r ,meml+s ( s$uctive beauty light ! walls4 ,"o is a portrait ( ,nicol ,sp9elli4 ,*ri/ & ,8 ,angels1 ! angels play+ 9 praise ( ! ,et]nal & o!r angels play+ v>i\s in/rum5ts4 ,! two ,van ,eycks1 ,huibre*t 7,hub]t7 & ,jan1 are well repres5t$4 ,! ,/4 ,b>b>a1 by ,jan1 is repeat$ 9 ! ,bruges ,museum ,! ,donateur or ,donor is a repetition ( ! orig9al at ,bruges4 ,! ,adoration ( ! ,lamb is a copy ( ! orig9al at ,gh5t4 ,!re is t5d] beauty 9 ,jan's ,/4 ,b>b>a1 & inf9ite mo!rly love express$ 9 8 ,holy ,virg94 ,hugo van d] ,goes's portrait ( ,?omas ,portun>i is a m>vel ( *>act]isation4 ,t]burg has a m&ol9 play] & ,hobbema a mill sc5e4 ,! ,van ,orleys are int]e/+1 & also ! ,van ,ve5s4 ,g]>d ,david1 a pa9t] ( exquisite t\* & feel+1 %[s a ,repose 9 ,egypt4 ,lucas ,crana*'s ,l',am\r is "o ( 8 ,virg9s transpos$ to ! my?ological key4 ,we h b>ely indicat$ ! ri*ness ( ?is collection1 9 :i*1 ( c\rse1 ,rub5s plays fir/ fiddle--r ! full or*e/ra4 ,& ) :at sonority & lum9osity6 ,at ! ,ca!dral 8 ?ree ma/]pieces draw _! accu/om$ audi5ces ) ! usual guide lectur+ 9 ?ree languages1 po9t+ out ! :it5ess ( ! clo? 9 ! ,desc5t & ! anatomy 9 ! ,asc5t4 ,?is latt] "w is always slight$ by sightse]s because ,ba$ek]1 or "s "o else1 _h pron\nc$ its composition inf]ior to ! ,desc5t1 b !re are _m m difficult problems involv$ 9 ! ,asc5t4 ,its patt]n is n s pleas+ z ! ,desc5t1 ! subject is less appeal+1 & m /]nly treat$4 ,!re are m virile acc5ts 9 ! ,asc5t1 ?\gh x w\ld be idle to d5y t 9 pa9t quality !re is a fall+ (f4 ,bo? pictures %[ ! too? ( "t & ! ravages ( ! re/or]s4 ,at ,/4 ,jacques1 ) its wond]fully c>v$ pulpit1 ! ,/4 ,george ( ,rub5s hangs 9 a *apel4 ,x has d>k5$ mu* dur+ ! la/ tw5ty ye>s4 ,also !re is ano!r ,rub5s family gr\p ) wives & o!r relatives4 ,!y ?\ght well ( !mselves1 ! ,rub5s family1 & little wond]4 ,! mod]n pictures at ! museum are ( v>y+ int]e/--,braekele]1 ,/obba]ts1 ,v]lat1 ,s*eff]1 ,cabanel1 ,david 7,j4,l471 ,wi]tz1 ,waut]s1 ,wapp]s1 "s elegant ,alfr$ ,/ev5ses1 ,de ,bock ! l&scapi/1 ,clays1 ,van ,be]s1 ,meuni]1 ,breton1 ,b\gu]eau1 & a lot ( nondescript lumb]4 ,9 ! spaci\s approa* !re is "o ( ,con/ant9 ,meuni]'s fam\s figures4 ,y rejoice t he foll[$ ,rod9's advice & gave up ! bru% = ! *isel4 ,z a pa9t] he 0 n m ?an m$iocre4 ,! f\r ,van d] ,weyd5s 9 ! gall]y ( ,primitives are n all ( equal m]it4 ,! ,annunciation is ! mo/ /rik+4 ,! e>ly ma/] ( ,meml+ is di/+ui%$ by a sweetness 9 composition & s(tness 9 col\r+4 ,m5tion mu/ be made ( ! ,de ,vos pictures by ! ,cornelis1 ,m>t91 & ,simon4 ,a portrait ( ,abraham ,grapheus by ! fir/-nam$ is "o ( ! mo/ /rik+ 9 ! museum1 & ! self-portrait ( ! latt]1 smil+1 is brilliant4 ,romb\ts is a sort ( ,adrian ,br\w]2 8 ,cavali]s ,play+ at ,c>ds recalls ,c>avaggio4 ,daniel ,myt5s's portrait ( a lady is ,rub5esque4 ,& all t *oir ( elevat$ s\ls unkn[n to u by "n1 m]ely call$ aft] ! city !y inhabit$1 su* z ! ,ma/] ( ,bray1 or by "s odd device or monogram--:at _c be writt5 ( ?is small army :i* prais$ ! ,"l1 ,8 "m & ! sa9ts 9 =m & col\r1 on missals1 illum9at$ manuscripts1 or on panels6 ,! ,antw]p ,museum has its %>e ( ,anonym\s1 t ma/] ( :om x has be5 said t he 0 probably ! ma/] ( ! ma/]s4 ,antw]p is a city ( _m *>ms1 ) its ,/4 ,jacques1 ,/4 ,&res 7& its c>v$ pulpit71 ,/4 ,paul & ! ,ca!dral1 & its pres]vation ( ! ,flemi% _s & ,flemi% cu/oms2 b = u its museum 0 all 9 all4 ,,museums ,,( ,,brussels ,consid]+ its size & significance1 ,brussels has m ?an its %>e ( museums4 ,at ! beg9n+ ( ! ,rue de la ,rg5ce1 ne> ! ,place ,royale1 /&s ! impos+ ,royal ,museum ( old pa9t+s & sculpture4 ,! ,museum ( ,mod]n ,art is ar\nd ! corn] & adjo9s ! ,national ,libr>y1 :i* is said to h>b\r ov] six hundr$ ?\s& volumes4 ,9 ! gall]y ( old art ! effect ( ! sculptors' hall1 :i* is 9 ! c5tre & utilises ! entire height ( ! build+1 is noble4 ,! be/ sculpture !re9 is by ,rod9 & ,meuni]2 ! rema9d] is g5]ally academic or simply bad4 ,rod9's ,?9k]1 9 bronze1 is a repetition ( ! orig9al4 ,aft] ! wrea!d prett9ess ( ! conv5tional s*ool--nei!r ,greek nor ,go?ic--& ! wri?+ diabl]ie ( ,rod9 imitators ! simplicity & directness ( ,con/ant9 ,meuni] is refre%+4 ,he 0 a man ^: imag9ation became inflam$ at ! sight ( suff]+ & inju/ice4 ,he is clos] to ,millet ?an to 8 fri5d ,rod91 b he lacks ! sweetness & /r5g? ( ,millet4 ,select+ ! ,belgian workman--! m9]1 ! hew] ( wood & draw] ( wat]1 ! prolet>ian1 9 a ^w--= 8 !me1 ,meuni] obs]v$ closely & reproduc$ 8 vision 9 t]ms ( rugg$ beauty4 ,! s5tim5t is evid5tly sociali/ic4 ,l ,pr9ce ,kropotk9 & ! bro!rs ,rclus1 ! ,belgian sculptor revolts aga9/ ! cruelty ( man to man4 ,he %[s u ! m9] cr\*$ 9 a pitiful mann] f9d+ a pocket ( coal2 m5 nak$ to ! wai/1 _! torsos bulg+ ) muscles1 _! small heads on bull necks1 are puddl]s2 o!r gr\ps pati5tly haul heavy c>ts--lab\r n 9 its h]oic aspect1 b z x is 9 reality1 is ! core ( ,meuni]'s art4 ,t he is lit]>y at times may n be d5i$1 b p[] he has4 ,! e>ly ,flemi% s*ool ( ! fifte5? c5tury is /rongly repres5t$ 9 sev]al ( ! gall]ies up-/airs4 ,& ,rogi] de la ,pa/ure1 o!rwise kn[n z ,rogi] van d] ,weyd51 is %[n 9 five pictures1 & at 8 be/4 ,! ,*evali] ) ! ,arr[1 a bu/ portrait1 w be famili> to ^? :o h visit$ ! ,rijks ,museum1 :]e a copy hangs4 ,! robe is black1 ! hat1 conical1 is br[n1 ! backgr\nd blue-gre54 ,! silh\ette is vigor\sly modell$1 ! expression "o ( dignity1 ! glance p5etrat+1 sev]e4 ,:at *>act]isation6 ,! ,*ri/ is a small panel surpass+ly ri* 9 col\r & *>g$ ) pr(\nd pity4 ,! body lies 9 ! arms ( ! ,"m1 ,magdal5 & ,john on ei!r side4 ,! sun is sett+4 ,! subject 0 a fav\rite ( ,weyd52 !re is a tripty* 9 ,b]l9 & a panel at ,! ,hague4 ,?is ,brussels picture has evid5tly be5 %orn ( its w+s4 ,!re are replicas ( ! ,virg9 & ,*ild 7,no4 #fej 9 ! catalogue7 at ,b]l91 ,cassel1 & ,frank=t1 also 9 ! rec5tly disp]s$ collection ( ,rudolph ,kann4 ,ano!r /rik+ tableau is ! head ( a woman :o weeps4 ,! m9ute/ te> is n miss+4 ,hub]t & ,jan ,van ,eyck's ,adam & ,eve are ! w+s 7volets7 f ! gr& composition 9 ! ,ca!dral ( ,/4 ,bavo1 ,gh5t4 ,!y are gigantic figures1 nude1 nei!r graceful nor attractive1 b magnific5tly pa9t$4 ,^! portraits 7!y don't look z if !y _h be5 f9i%$ 9 p>adise7 ( our fir/ p>5ts r fav\r ! evolution>y !ory ( developm5t4 ,eve is unlovely1 h] limbs lanky1 h] bu/ m$ival1 h] flanks ,flemi%4 ,9 h] "r h& %e holds ! fatal apple4 ,adam's head is full ( "*2 x is ,*ri/-l2 8 torso ugly1 8 legs wood54 ,yet h[ sup]ior to ! copies :i* are n[ atta*$ to ! orig9al picture at ,gh5t4 ,!re ! figures are clo!d1 clumsy1 & mean+less4 ,di]ick ,b\ts's ,ju/ice ( ,emp]or ,o?o ,,iii is a /rik+ picture4 ,! subject has t t\* ( repulsive cruelty :i* 0 a sign ( ! times4 ,hans ,meml+'s ,m>tyrdom ( ,/4 ,seba/ian is ano!r treasure2 ) 8 portraits ( a man1 ( ,guillaume ,morel & ( ,b>b>a de ,vl&5b]g mak+ an immortal qu>tet4 ,! head ( ! man is ! fav\rite 9 reproduction4 ,morel is portray$ z 9 pray]1 8 h&s clasp$1 8 expression rapt4 ,a l&scape is se5 at ! back4 ,! ,virg9 ,surr\nd$ by ,virg9s1 by an unkn[n ma/] ( ! fifte5? c5tury 7s*ool ( ,bruges71 is "o ( ! mo/ amaz+ pictures 9 ! collection4 ,x has a nuance ( ! ,byzant9e & ( ! hi]atic1 b ! portraits are en*ant+ 9 _! cry/all9e quality4 ,qu5t9 ,matsys' ,leg5d ( ,/4 ,anne is mu* admir$1 ?\gh = s9c]ity we pref] ,! ,passion ( ! ,ma/] ( ,oultremont4 ,g]>d ,david's ,adoration ( ! ,magi is no long] attribut$ to him4 ,x 0 always 9 d\bt3 n[ ! "n has be5 remov$1 ?\gh ! picture has mu* ( 8 mell[ness4 ,dr4 ,s*eur+1 ! old man ) ! %av$ upp] lip1 be>d1 & hair ov] 8 =ehead1 by ,lucas ,crana*1 & ,jean ,gossa]t's ,*evali] ( ! ,gold5 ,fleece1 are ma/]ly portraits4 ,van ,cleve1 ,van ,orlay1 ,key--p]haps a portrait ( ! bloody ,duke ( ,alva--also "o ( himself1 ,coello's ,m>ia ( ,au/ria1 are among ! /]l+ specim5s 9 ?is gall]y4 ,we ne$ n expect to f9d duplicat$ "h ! ,rub5s ( ,antw]p4 ,! mo/ impos+ example is ! ,adoration ( ! ,magi1 :ile 8 portraits ( ! ,ar*duke ,alb]t & 8 ,ar*du*ess1 ,isabella1 are p]haps ! be/ extant4 ,! ,calv>y is a spl5did canvas1 full ( movem5t & conta9+ sev]al memb]s ( ! well-kn[n ,rub5s family4 ,su* devotion is t\*+4 ,y f9d y\rself look+ = ,isabella ,br&t & ,hel5a ,f\rm5t among ! angels t hov] 9 ! sky above ! m>tyr$ ,/4 ,liev54 ,! f\r negro heads1 ! ,woman ,tak5 9 ,adult]y1 a ,susanna 7less conc]n$ ab\t h] pr$icam5t ?an any we h enc\nt]$71 a curi\s & p[]ful portrait ( ,!ophra/us ,p>acelsus 7,br[n+'s h]o71 ) a doz5 o!rs1 make a goodly %[+ = ! ,antw]p ma/]4 ,o?o ,vnius 7,octave ,van ,ve571 "o ( ! tea*]s ( ,rub5s1 is hung "h4 ,!re are ne>ly a doz5 ,van ,dycks1 ( prime quality all4 ,! ,crucifixion1 ! portrait ( an unkn[n g5tleman we>+ a huge ruff & ! w9n+ portrait ( a ,flemi% sculptor1 ,francesco ,duquesnoy1 7on a /&71 give y an excell5t notion ( 8 range1 ?\gh bett] ,van ,dycks are 9 ,france & ,engl&4 ,! portrait ( an old man1 by ,rembr&t1 is beg9n+ to fade1 b t ( an old woman is a sup]ior ,rembr&t4 ,( ,frans ,hals !re are two f9e specim5s2 "o1 a portrait ( ,willem van ,hey?us51 is a small picture1 ! figure sitt+1 ! legs cross$ 7boot$ & spurr$7 & ! figure lean+ lazily back4 ,on 8 head a black felt hat ) a broad upturn$ brim4 ,! expression ( ! be>d$ man is s]i\s4 ,! only ,jan ,v]me] is "o ( ! be/ portraits by t s+ul>ly gift$ pa9t] we recall4 ,x is call$ ,! ,man ) ! ,hat4 ,dr4 ,br$ius 9 #aije consid]$ ! picture by ,jean ,victor1 b x has be5 pron\nc$ ,v]me] by equal au?orities4 ,x 0 once a "p ( ! collection ( ,humphry ,w>d4 ,! man sits1 8 h& hold+ a glove re/+ neglig5tly ov] ! back ( a *air4 ,he faces ! spectator1 on 8 head a long1 po9t$ black hat ) a wide brim4 ,8 coll> is :ite4 ,a %ad[ cov]s ! face above ! eyes4 ,^! are r melan*oly1 inexpressive2 ! fle% t9ts are anaemic1 almo/ morbid4 ,we are f> away f ! ,v]me] ( ! ,milkmaid & ! ,lett]4 ,!re is some?+ disquiet+ 9 ?is portrait1 b x is a ma/]piece ( pa9t & "*4 ,! ,old ,lady ,dream+1 by ,n4 ,maes1 & ! ,jan ,/e5 7,! ,op]ator7 are good ?\gh n rem>kable examples4 ,jacob ,jorda5ses flood ! v>i\s gall]ies2 ,rub5s run to se$ z f> z quality1 yet exhibit+ enorm\s muscul>ity1 is ! trait ( ?is gross pa9t]4 ,! ,k+ ,dr9ks--8 k+s are always dr9k+ or bl9d drunk--8 nudes1 :i* look l ! cont5ts ( ! but*] %ops 9 ,brussels1 attract ?rongs1 = ! anecdote is writ l>ge across ! wall1 & y don't h to run to read4 ,panoramas w\ld be a bett] title = ^! robu/ compositions4 ,david ,t5i]s's ,la ,k]messe is ! mo/ important "w he ev] f9i%$4 ,x is 9 good pres]vation4 ,am/]dam has n its sup]ior4 ,!re is an ord9>y ,el ,greco1 a poor ,goya1 & a ,rib]a d[n/airs4 ,! ,fr5* art is n enliv5+4 ,philip ,*ampaigne's self-portrait is famili>3 x has be5 reproduc$ frequ5tly4 ,jean ,bapti/e ,huysmans1 a l&scape ) animals2 he is said to be an ance/or ( ! late ,joris ,k>el ,huysmans4 ,! ,mors 7,antonio ,moro7 is ( value4 ,b ! lode/one ( ! collection is ! ,primitives4 ,! pictures 9 ! mod]n gall]y are l>gely ,belgian1 "s ,fr5*1 & a few ,dut* & ,engli%4 ,x is n a collection ( arti/ic significance4 ,9 ! black-&-:ite room may be se5 a few orig9al draw+s ( ,rops4 ,! ,muse ,wi]tz is wor? visit+ only z a *amb] ( horrors4 ,:5 ,wi]tz is n morbid & repulsive he is ( ! va/y inane1 a man ( g5ius gone daft1 obsess$ by ! mighty %ades ( ,rub5s & ,mi*ael ,angelo4 ,wi]tz 0 born 9 #ahjf & di$ 9 #ahfe4 ,! ,belgian ,gov]nm5t1 9 ord] to make "s sort ( rep>ation = its neglect ( ! pa9t] dur+ 8 tr\bl$ & unhappy lifetime1 acquir$ 8 c\ntry resid5ce & made x a repository ( 8 art4 ,! pictures are ( a scale truly h]oic4 ,! pa9t] pitt$ himself aga9/ ,rub5s & ,mi*ael ,angelo4 ,he said3 ,i1 too1 am a great pa9t]6 ,& !re is no d5y+ 8 p[]4 ,8 tones recall ! pte ( ,rub5s )\t its w>m? & spl5d\r4 ,:5 ,wi]tz 0 cont5t to keep )9 b\nds 8 portraits & fem99e nudes are n )\t beauty4 ,he 0 fanciful r ?an poetic1 & ! picture ( ,napoleon 9 hell endur+ ! reproa*es ( 8 victims 7:y %\ld !y be !re87 is />tl+4 ,/>tl+1 too1 are ! tricks play$ on y\r n]ves by ! peepholes4 ,y see a woman craz$ by hung] ab\t to cook "o ( h] murd]$ *ildr52 behead$ m51 m5 cru%$ by sup]ior p[]1 ! h>ness$ body ( ,patroclus1 ,polyphemus dev\r+ ! companions ( ,ulysses1 & o!r mon/r\s conceptions1 are all pa9t$ ) ref]5ce to ! ills ( ! poor4 ,anton ,joseph 0 a sociali/ 9 s5tim5t4 ,if 8 executive ability _h be5 on a p> ) 8 ideas1 & if ^? ideas _h be5 less extravagant1 ! _w w\ld h _h "o m great pa9t]2 b 8 n]v\s sy/em 0 flaw$ & he di$ a melan*olic1 a victim to misplac$ ideals4 ,he wi%$ to revive ! h]oic age at a "t ( easel pictures4 ,he1 ! half g5ius1 saw himself outwitt$ by ! sleek pa9t ( ,alfr$ ,/ev5s4 ,born out ( 8 due "t1 a dream] ( dreams1 ,wi]tz is a sad example ( ! futility ( look+ backw>d 9 art4 ,,bruges ,,! ,,beautiful ,on ! way up f ,brussels to ,bruges x is well to alight at ,gh5t = a few h\rs4 ,!re are attractions en\gh to keep "o = sev]al days1 b z our objective 0 ,/4 ,bavon 7,/4 ,bavo1 or ,s9t ,baafs7 we did n /ay m ?an ! allott$ "t4 ,& an adv5tur\s "t x 04 ,! ,o/5d express l&$ its pass5g]s at ! ,/4 ,pi]re /ation & t meant ! loss ( half an h\r4 ,! ,ca!dral is rea*$ by ! tramway1 & !re we f\nd t z an (fice 0 ab\t to be sung no "o w\ld be all[$ 9 ! ambulatory until aft] its completion4 ,x 0 p\r+ live ,belgian ra9 )\t2 already ! *ori/]s 9 surplices 7 fil+ into ! *oir4 ,n a mom5t to be sp>$6 ,! sacri/an 0 a practical man4 ,he hu/l$ u into a side *apel1 lock$ ! heavy doors1 & left u 9 company ) ! great picture ( ! bro!rs ,hub]t & ,jan ,van ,eyck4 ,a monk knelt 9 pray] outside1 ! ra9 cl\ds made ! light+ obscure4 ,we 7 hemm$ 91 b by angels & m9i/]s ( grace4 ,! *ant+ began4 ,atmosph]e 0 n ne$$ 9 ?is l>ge & gloomy edifice1 only m light4 ,gradually ! picture began to burn ?r\gh ! artificial dusk1 gradually its glories became m p]ceptible4 ,begun by ,hub]t 9 #adbj & f9i%$ by ,jan 9 #adcb1 its pri/9e spl5d\r has vani%$2 & ! loss ( ! w+s--! ,adam & ,eve are 9 ,brussels1 ! rema9+ volets 9 ! ,b]l9 ,museum--is irrep>able despite ! copies4 ,b ?is ,adoration ( ! ,my/ic ,lamb1 ) its jewell$ figures ( ! ,*ri/1 ( ,/4 ,john ! ,bapti/1 ,/4 ,cecilia1 & ! c5tral panel ) its my/ical symbolism1 pa9t$ 9 sumptu\s tones1 ! lamb on ! alt>1 ! prophets & ecclesia/ics 9 wor%ip1 ! s++ angels1 is truly an angelic composition4 ,! ra9 _h ceas$4 ,a %aft ( sun%9e pi]c$ ! rosy glass w9d[s & fell ^u ! hi]atic figure ( ! be>d$ ,*ri/1 :i* gl[$ sup]nally4 ,9 ! *ancel ! ,psalms _h di$ away & ! only s\nd 0 t ( s&als %uffl+ ov] m>ble floors4 ,! man turn$ ! lock4 ,x 0 a return to ! _w z if "o _h p>ticipat$ 9 a sacr$ c]emony4 ,bruges is inv>iably call$ ,bruges-la-,morte1 b x is f> f be+ dead1 or ev5 desp]ately melan*oly4 ,delft1 9 ,holl&1 aft] n9e o'clock at night1 is quiet] ?an ,bruges4 ,bruges ! ,dead8 ,no1 ,bruges ! ,beautiful is ne>] ! tru?4 ,aft] read+ ,rod5ba*'s morbid romance ( ,bruges-la-,morte we felt sure t a /ay 9 ,bruges w\ld be l a holiday 9 a cemet]y4 ,our exp]i5ce dispell$ ?is unpleasant illusion4 ,bruges is 9 daylight a bu/l+ & 9 c]ta9 spots a noisy place4 ,its inhabitants are n lugubri\s ( visage1 b wideawake1 practical p1 close at a b>ga91 curi\s l all ,belgians1 & on fte days giv5 to mu* fea/+4 ,bruges is inf9itely m int]e/+ ?an ,brussels4 ,x is real1 :ile mod]n ,brussels is only mock-turtle4 ,& ,bruges is m picturesque1 ! food is z well flav\r$1 !re are sev]al resorts :]e ripe old ,burgundy may be _h at n an extravagant price1 & ! t[nsfolk are less grasp+1 m he>ty ?an 9 ,brussels4 ,! city is nicknam$ a ,nor!rn ,v5ice1 b ( ,v5ice !re is naught1 except ! scum on ! canal wat]s4 ,! secul> od\r ( ,bruges 0 n unpleasant 9 ,octob]2 9 ,augu/ x may h be54 ,we "k t ! glory ( ! city ha? dep>t$1 b !re rema9 ! ,meml+s1 ! ,g]>d ,davids1 at lea/ "o ,van ,eyck1 n to m5tion sev]al magnific5t old *ur*es4 ,let u /roll to ! ,bgu9age4 ,reproductions ( ,meml+ & ,van ,eyck are 9 almo/ e w9d[4 ,! cafs on ! squ>e1 :]e /&s ! ,belfry ( ,longfell['s poem1 are ov]fl[+ ) p at table4 ,x is ,friday1 & to-morr[ w be m>ket day2 ) p]haps a fair or a procession ?r[n 94 ,y rea* ! ,ca!dral ( ,/4 ,sauveur 7,s9t ,salvator71 erect$ 9 ! t5? c5tury1 ?\gh ! f\ndations date back to ! sev5?4 ,! n>r[ lane-l /reet w9ds ar\nd ! re> ( ! *ur*4 ,pres5tly ano!r *ur* is disc]n$ ) a t[] t mu/ be ne>ly f\r hundr$ feet high1 built1 y le>n1 "s "t betwe5 ! t5? & f\rte5? c5turies4 ,notre ,dame conta9s ! tombs ( ,*>les ! ,bold & ,m>y ( ,burgundy1 a lovely :ite m>ble /atue ( ! ,virg9 & ,*ild ascrib$ ) ju/ice to ,mi*ael ,angelo1 & a f9e b[-w9d[4 ,we pass ! ,hospital ( ,/4 ,jean1 turn up an alley full ( cobble/ones & *ildr51 & f9ally see ! canal t passes ! h\ses ( ! ,bgu9age4 ,! view is ( exce$+ *>m4 ,! spire ( ,notre ,dame & ! apsis may be se5 up 7or is x d[n87 /ream4 ,a bridge cuts ! riv] precisely :]e x %\ld2 weep+ will[s to ! left l5d an elegiac note to ! ensemble1 & !re is a gabl$ h\se to ! "r :i* seems to h ent]$ ! sc5e s z to give an arti/ ! exact balance = 8 composition4 ,nature & ! h&icraft ( man pa9t pictures all ov] ,bruges4 ,we ent] ! enclosure ) ! little h\ses ( ! bgu9es1 or lay si/]hood4 ,!re is no?+ p>ticul> to see1 except a man "u a tree admir+ 8 daub$ canvas1 ne> by a dog sleeps4 ,! s5se ( peace is pr(\nd4 ,ev5 ,antw]p seems a creation ( ye/]day comp>$ ) ! brood+ calm ( ,bruges1 :ile ,brussels is z noisy z a boil] %op4 ,! ,m9newat] 7,lac d',am\r7 is ano!r pretty /ret*1 & s we sp5t ! entire day ?r\gh %y alleys1 d[n crook$ /reets1 twi/+ e few feet & =m+ deceptive vi/as innum]able1 lead+ tir$ legs into *ur*es1 out ( museums1 up t[] /eps4 ,t fir/ h>d /roll told u h[ little we c\ld "k ( ,bruges 9 a day1 a week or a mon?4 ,bag & baggage we mov$ up f ,brussels & wi%$ t ! clock & ! cal5d> c\ld be set back sev]al c5turies4 ,at twilight ! unusual happ5$3 ! ,s&man appe>$ ) 8 h\r-glass & beckon$ to b$4 ,!re is no night 9 ,bruges = ! visitor )9 ! gates2 !re is only slumb]4 ,p]haps t is :y ! cockneys call x ,bruges ! ,dead4 ,! old horse t drags ! hotel bus 0 /amp+ its ho(s 9 ! c\rt-y>d2 ! wall ( ,/4 ,jacques1 eat5 away by ! ye>s1 fac$ u4 ,! sun1 some:]e1 0 try+ to rub its sleepy eyes1 ! od\r ( omelet 0 9 ! air1 & all 0 well4 ,?is is ! home-l side ( its life4 ,x may /ill h>b\r arti/s :o lead a my/ic1 ec/atic exi/5ce1 b we met none ( !m4 ,poetic images are ar\s$ at dusk along ! banks ( canals1 ba!d 9 spectral light4 ,"h ,georges ,rod5ba*1 t poet ( delicate images1 plac$ 8 h]o1 a man :o _h lo/ a belov$ wife4 ,he saw h] wrai?-l =m 9 ! mi/ & at ! end w5t mad4 ,! ,meml+s hang 9 a *amb] at ! ,hospital ,/4 ,jean2 ! ,*sse ( ,/4 ,ursula is a reliqu>y1 ,go?ic 9 design4 ,!y consi/ ( a doz5 t9y panels pa9t$ 9 exquisite fa%ion1 ) all ! bright cl>ity & precision ( a m9iaturi/1 c\pl$ ) a solidity ( =m & lyric elegance ( expression4 ,!y repres5t ! side ( ,meml+'s art :i* might be comp>$ to ! illum9ators ( manuscripts or to ! artific]s 9 gold & preci\s /ones4 ,!re is a jewell$ quality 9 ?is illu/ration ( ! pi\s life & m>tyrdom ( ,/4 ,ursula at ,cologne4 ,b x is n ! greate/ ,meml+1 to our ?9k+4 ,a portrait ( ,m>t9 van ,nieuw5hov51 ! donator ( ! dipty*1 ,la ,vi]ge aux ,pommes1 is z sup]b a ,meml+ z "o c\ld wi% =4 ,! little hairs are a sign ( clev]1 m9ute bru%4 ,x is ! modell+1 ! ri* manipulation ( tones 7yes1 values 7 kn[n 9 ^? b>b>\s times71 ! graceful fall ( ! hair treat$ q z mu* en masse z ) microscopic f9i%2 ! almo/ miracul\s pa9t+ ( ! fold$ h&s1 & ! g5]al expression ( pi\s rev]ie1 t c\nt mo/4 ,! ductile1 gl[+ col\rs make ?is a portrait to be comp>$ to any ( ! ma/]'s we h /udi$ at ,london1 ,b]l91 ,dresd51 ,lbeck1 ,p>is1 ,am/]dam1 & ,brussels4 ,b ,bruges is ! natural frame = 8 exalt$ g5ius4 ,if ! ,van ,eycks 7 really ! fir/ to use oil-col\r--a fable1 x is said--,meml+1 :o foll[$ !m1 taught _m great ,italian pa9t]s ! quality & expressiv5ess ( beautiful pa9t4 ,!re is ! portrait ( ,sybilla ,sambe?a1 ! s]i\s girl ) ! lace veil4 ,did any ( ! lat] ,dut* conjur]s 9 pa9t atta9 su* transp>5cy8 ,! ,my/ic ,m>riage ( ,/4 ,ca?>9e1 a tripty* ) its w+s repres5t+ ! behead+ ( ,/4 ,john ! ,bapti/--! ,salome is q melan*oly--& ,/4 ,john at ,patmos1 is "o ( ! _w pictures4 ,! ,adoration ( ! ,magi1 ) its w+s1 ,! ,nativity1 & ,pres5tation 9 ! ,temple1 is equally t\*+4 ,= me ,meml+'s ,desc5t f ! ,cross s\nds deep] music ?an ,rub5s--:i* is op]atic 9 comp>ison4 ,! ,virg9 type ( ,van ,eyck is less insipid ?an ! ,italian2 !re is no pagan dissonance1 z 9 ! conception ( ,botticelli4 ,fai? blaz$ m fi]cely 9 ! brea/s ( ^! ,primitive arti/s4 ,!y felt ,*ri/'s ,passion & ! sorr[ ( ! ,holy ,"m m poignantly ?an did ! ,italians ( ! gold5 r5aissance4 ,we h always held a brief = ! ,art = ,art !ory4 ,! arti/ mu/ ?9k fir/ ( 8 mat]ial & its te*nical manipulation2 b aft] t1 if 8 pulse beat to spiritual rhy?ms !n 8 "w may atta9 ! heights4 ,x is n pa9t+ t is ! lo/ art1 b fai?4 ,m5 l ! ,van ,eycks1 ,rogi] van d] ,weyd51 ,meml+1 & ,g]>d ,david 7 pr9ces ( _! craft & saw _! religion ) eyes undimm$ by d\bt4 ,james ,weak has de/roy$ ! leg5d t ,hans ,meml+ pa9t$ 8 ,/4 ,ursula = ! b5efit ( ,/4 ,jean's ,hospital z a recomp5se = treatm5t :ile sick !re4 ,he 0 a burgh] liv+ com=tably at ,bruges4 ,! museum is a %ort di/ance f ! hospital4 ,its ,van ,eyck 7,jan71 ,la ,vi]ge et l',enfant--kn[n z ! ,donator because ( ! portrait ( ,george van d] ,paele--is its *ief treasure1 ?\gh !re is ! portrait ( ,jan's wife2 ,g]>d ,david's ,judgm5t ( ,k+ ,cambyses1 & ! savage execution companion picture2 ,meml+'s tripty*1 ,/4 ,*ri/oph] be>+ ! ,*ri/ ,*ild1 & ,david's ma/]piece1 ,! ,baptism ( ,*ri/4 ,holbe9 nev] pa9t$ a head ) great] v]isimilitude ?an ,van ,eyck's r5d]+ ( ! ,donator4 ,:at an eye6 ,:at h&l+1 miss+ n a wr9kle1 a fold ( ! ag$ sk91 ! ve9s 9 ! s5ile temples1 or ! ?9 s(t hair above ! e>s6 ,:at syn!sis6 ,!re are no niggl+ details1 bread? is n lo/ 9 ?is multitude ( closely obs]v$ & record$ facts4 ,! l>ge eyes gaze dev\tly at ! vision ( ! ,*ild1 & if nei!r ,virg9 nor ,son is comely !re is "* del9eat$4 ,! accessories mu/ fill ! latt]-day pa9t] avid ( surface lovel9ess ) consum+ envy4 ,b x is "t = sleep4 ,! ,brugeois cocks h cr[$1 ! sun is sett+1 & eyelids are l[]+4 ,lucky y are if y\r dreams evoke ! brilliant col\rs1 ! magical %apes ( ! ,primitives ( ,bruges ! ,beautiful4 ,,! ,,moreau ,,museum ,out ( ! beat5 track ( sight-se]s1 & n notic$ ) p>ticul> fav\r by ! guide-books1 ! museum f\nd$ by ,gu/ave ,moreau at #ad ,rue de la ,ro*ef\cauld 9 ,p>is1 is kn[n only to a comp>atively few arti/s & amateurs4 ,y seldom he> ,am]icans speak ( ?is r>e collection1 x is nev] writt5 ab\t 9 ! magaz9es4 ,9 ,septemb]1 #ahig1 ,moreau made a w leav+ 8 h\se & its cont5ts to ! ,/ate4 ,he di$ 9 #ahih 7n 9 #aijb1 z ,bryan's diction>y has x71 & 9 #aijb ,presid5t ,l\bet au?oris$ ! ,m9i/] ( ,public ,in/ruction to accept ?is ri* legacy 9 ! "n ( ! republic4 ,! arti/ 0 n kn[n to /rang] c\ntries2 inde$ he 0 little kn[n to 8 fell[-c\ntrym54 ,huysmans _h cri$ him up 9 a revolution>y article2 b to be prais$ by ,huysmans 0 n always a c]tificate ( fame4 ,t critic 0 m successful 9 attract+ public att5tion to ,degas & ,rops2 & ,moreau1 a born eclectic1 ?\gh )\t any int5tion ( c>ry+ wat] on bo? %\ld]s1 0 reg>d$ suspici\sly by 8 associates at ! ,beaux-,arts1 :ile ! new m5 he prais$1 ,c\rbet1 ,manet1 ,:i/l]1 ,monet1 w\ld hold no comm]ce ) him4 ,to ?is day op9ion is divid$ z to 8 m]its1 he be+ call$ a pa/i*eur or else a great pa9t]-poet4 ,huysmans saw /raight into ! he>t ( ! enigma--,gu/ave ,moreau is poet & pa9t]1 a highly end[$ man :o _h ! pictorial vision 9 an unusual degree2 ^: bru% respond$ to ! ard5t bra9 t direct$ x1 ! skill$ h& t manipulat$ x2 always respond$1 we say1 except 9 ! creation ( life4 ,8 pa9t+s are1 /rictly speak+1 magnific5t /ill-life4 ,no vital curr5t animates _! airless1 gorge\s1 & sometimes cadav]\s surfaces4 ,l 8 fri5d ,gu/ave ,flaub]t1 ) :om he _h s mu* 9 common 7at lea/ on ! ,salammb side ( t writ]71 ,moreau 0 born to afflu5ce4 ,8 fa!r 0 a gov]nm5t ar*itect2 he w5t e>ly to ! cole des ,beaux-,arts1 & also /udi$ "u ,picot4 ,9 #aheb he _h a ,piet 9 ! ,salon 7he 0 born ,april #f1ahbf71 & foll[$ x ! next season ) a ,d>ius & a l>ge canvas depict+ an episode f ! ,song ( ,songs4 ,! latt] 0 pur*as$ = ! ,dijon ,museum4 ,at ! ,univ]sal ,exhibition ( #ahee he %[$ a mon/] "w1 ,! ,a!nians & ! ,m9otaur4 ,he )drew f ! public until #ahfd1 :5 8 ,o$ipus & ! ,sph9x set ,p>is talk+4 ,he exhibit$ until #ahhj v>i\s canvases illu/rative ( 8 /udies 9 classic lit]atures & receiv$ sundry m$als4 ,he 0 elect$ a memb] ( ! ,acadmie des ,beaux-,arts 9 #ahhh1 replac+ ,b\lang]4 ,he 0 decorat$ 9 #ahge ) ! ,legion ( ,hon\r & made (fici] 9 #ahhc4 ,:5 a memb] ( ! ,in/itute he _h few fri5ds1 & z pr(essor at ! ,beaux-,arts he di/urb$ ! au?orities by 8 w>m praise ( ! ,primitives4 ,altoge!r a c>e] meagre 9 excit+ incid5t1 ?\gh s+ul>ly ri* & significant on ! intimate side4 ,a fir/ visit to ! museum prov$ />tl+4 ,we _h se5 & admir$ ! fifte5 wat]-col\rs at ! ,luxemb\rg1 among !m ! fam\s ,app>ition1 b = ! enorm\s numb] ( pictures1 oil1 wat]-col\r1 pa/els1 draw+s1 c>tons1 /udies1 we 7 unprep>$4 ,! bulky catalogue regi/]s #a1acb pieces1 & rememb] t :ile !re are "s unf9i%$ canvases ! am\nt ( "w execut$--x is true dur+ half a c5tury--is nev]!less a te/imony to ,moreau's muscul> & n]v\s en]gy1 poetic conception1 & int5sity ( conc5tration4 ,ev5 8 unf9i%$ pictures are c>ri$ to a /ate ( elaboration t w\ld madd5 _m mod]n improvis]s 9 col\r4 ,ap>t f %e] execution1 !re is a multitude ( visions t mu/ h be5 /ruggl$ = z ,jacob wre/l$ ) ! ,angel1 = ,moreau's 0 n a facile m9d4 ,he brood$ ov] 8 dreams1 he saw !m be=e he gave !m %ape4 ,he 0 famili> ) all ! ,asiatic my?ologies1 & = him ! pan!on ( ,*ri/ian sa9ts mu/ h be5 bone ( 8 bone4 ,! ,ori5tal fantasy1 ! ,buddhi/ic ideas1 ! flu5t k ( ,p]sian1 ,indian1 & ,byzant9e hi/ories1 cu/oms1 & co/umes sets u to wond]+ if ?is arti/ wasn't too cultur$ ev] to be spontane\s4 ,he recalls ,pre/] ,john & 8 composite fai?s4 ,!re 0 besides ! pr(\nd arti/ic erudition ano!r /umbl+-block to simplicity ( /yle & unity ( conception4 ,moreau began by imitat+ bo? ,delacroix & ,+res4 ,n[1 su* a prec$ure is manife/ly dang]\s4 ,huysmans speaks ) contempt ( promiscuity 9 ! admiration ( art4 ,y c't admire ,manet & ,ba/i5-,lepage--le ,grv9 de cab>et1 le ,siraud9 de banlieue1 he names ! g5tle ,ba/i52 nor ought y to admire ,manet & ,moreau1 we may add4 ,& ,huysmans did precisely :at he prea*$ aga9/4 ,moreau 0 a man ( wide intellectual int]e/s4 ,devoid ( ! creative en]gy t c eject an individual /yle at "o jet1 z a volcano ca/s =? a rock1 he attempt$ to aid nature by ! process ( an exquisite selection4 ,8 ta/e 0 tra9$1 8 range wide--too wide1 "o is tempt$ to add2 & ?us by a consci\s act ( ! w he orig9at$ an art t recalls an antique *ryselephant9e /atue1 a be+ rigid ) preci\s gems1 pa/$ ) /range col\rs1 some?+ ) m9]al eyes )\t ! brea? ( life--contempor>y life--yet *>g$ ) its au?or's magnetism1 be>+ a *>m$ exi/5ce1 t might come f a cold1 black magic2 mon/r\s1 )al possess+ a /range fev]i% beauty1 z ,flaub]t's ,salammb is beautiful1 9 a remote1 exotic way4 ,h[ev]1 x is n fair to d5y ,moreau human sympa?ies4 ,!re are _m ( 8 pa9t+s & draw+s1 notably ! latt]1 t %[ him z possess+ he>t4 ,8 h&l+ ( 8 m$ium ?\gh heavy is nev] timid1 & at times is ma/]ly4 ,delacroix inspir$ _m ( 8 l&scape backgr\nds1 z ,+res gave him ! proportions ( 8 female figures4 ,y cont9ually enc\nt] v>iations ( ,+res1 ! sweet1 s]5e l9e1 ! tap]+ feet & h&s4 ,"s critics h disc]n$ ! toe =ms ( ,p]ug9o2 b su* me*anical measurem5ts /ra9 our notion ( eclecticism4 ,c]ta9ly ,moreau /udi$ ,bell9i1 ,mantegna1 & ,da ,v9ci )\t ev] atta9+ ! fre$om & di/9ction ( any ( !m4 ,8 col\r1 too1 is (t5 h>d & cold1 ?\gh n 9 ! sumptu\s surfaces ( 8 fabrics2 !re ,v5etian spl5d\r is app>5t4 ,he c be fi]y & insipid1 metallic & morbid2 8 ,ori5talism is at times transpos$ f ! "w ( 8 old fri5d ! pa9t] ,*ass]iau into ! key ( a brilliant1 if pomp\s rhetoric4 ,,! ,,moreau ,,museum ,?is h]culean attempt at reassembl+ _m /yles 9 a unique /yle t w\ld be/ express a c]ta9 froz5 symbolism 0 ! amiable mania 8 life long ( ,moreau4 ,he compell$ ! spirits to come to 8 bidd+4 ,! mom5t y cross ! ?re%old ( 8 h\se ! spell beg9s to "w4 ,x is dissipat$ by ! daylight ( ,p>is1 b :ile y are "u ! ro( ( ! museum y c't escape x4 ,nor is x z ) ,rossetti1 a my/ic opiate1 or ) ,wi]tz1 a madman's deliri\s fancy4 ,moreau 0 a philosophic poet1 & ?\gh he disclaim$ be+ a lit]>y pa9t]1 x is lit]ature t is ! ma9spr+ ( 8 elevat$ & decorative art4 ,op5 at r&om ! catalogue full ( quotations f ! pa9t]'s p5 & y enc\nt] su* titles z ,l$a & ! ,swan1 treat$ ) poetic re/ra9t2 ,jupit] & ,semele1 ,tyrtu ,s++ ,dur+ ! ,combat1 ,/4 ,elizabe? & ! ,miracle ( ! ,roses1 ,lucretia & ,t>qu91 ,pasiphae1 ! ,triumph ( ,alex&]1 ,salome1 ,dante & ,virgil1 ,ba?%eba1 ,jason & ! ,gold5 ,fleece4 ,all lit]atures 7 ransack$ = !mes4 ,?is pa9t] suff]$ f ! no/algia ( ! ideal4 ,:5 a subject co9cid$ ) 8 te*nical expression ! result approximates p]fection4 ,consid] ! ,salome1 s m>vell\sly p>aphras$ 9 prose by ,huysmans4 ,! aqu>elle 9 ! ,luxemb\rg is m pla/ic1 m jewell$ ?an ! oil2 ,moreau (t5 fail$ 9 ! work+-out ( 8 ideas4 ,yet1 nev] 9 art has a halluc9ation be5 ?us set be=e u ) su* uncompromis+ reality4 ,! sombre1 luxuri\s dcor1 ! voluptu\s silh\ette ( ! danc+ girl1 ! hi]atic pose ( ! ,tetr>*1 ev5 ! aureol$ head ( ,john1 are =gott5 9 ! contemplation ( ,salome1 :o is become cataleptic at sight ( ! app>ition4 ,arre/$ h] attitude h] fle% crisps ) fe>4 ,h] face is contract$ into a mask ( dea?4 ,! lascivi\s dance seems susp5d$ 9 midair4 ,to h pa9t$ s impossible a picture be>s witness to ! extraord9>y quality ( ,moreau's complex art4 ,nor is ! ,salome 8 ma/]piece4 ,9 ! realm ( ! decorator he mu/ be plac$ high4 ,8 g5ius is ,byzant9e4 ,jupit] & ,semele1 ) its colossal & acrian ar*itectures1 its gigantic figure ( ! god1 f ^: augu/ head emanate spokes ( light1 is ,byzant9e ( a wild luxuri\sness 9 patt]n & fancy4 ,moreau excels 9 repres5t+ cat>acts ( nude wom51 ivory-ton$ ( fle%1 exquisite 9 proportion1 set (f by radiant jewels & wond]-bre$+ brocades4 ,8 skies are 9 viol5t ignition1 or else z s(t z ,lydian airs4 ,:at c\ld be m gr&iose ?an ! ,triumph ( ,alex&] 7,no4 #gj 9 ! catalogue78 ,n ,john ,m>t9 or ,piranesi excell$ ! ,fr5*man 9 biz>re ar*itectural backgr\nds4 ,& ! ,*im]as1 :at a ,baudelairian imag9ation6 ,baudelaire ( ! bitt] he>t6 ,all luxury1 all s91 all t is ! %ame & ! glory ( mank9d is "h1 z 9 a tape/ry dull$ by ! smoke ( dreams2 b z 9 8 mo/ sangu9>y combats n a s\nd1 n a motion comes f ?is canvas4 ,:5 ! slaves1 lovely females1 are ?r[n to ! fi% to fatt5 !m = "s ,roman patrician's banquet1 we admire ! beauty ( col\r1 ! cle> /atic /yle1 ! solidity ( ! ar*itecture1 b we are unmov$4 ,if !re is su* a ?+ z dis9t]e/$ art x is ! clau/ral art ( ,moreau--:i* c be bo? p]v]se & maje/ic4 ,8 v]satility amazes4 ,he did n always pa9t ! same picture4 ,! ,*ri/ ,betwe5 ,two ,?ieves is academic1 yet attracts because ! expression ( ! conv]t$ ?ief is rem>kable4 ,! ,?ree ,magi & ,moses ,)9 ,sight ( ! ,promis$ ,l& d n give "o ! fulle/ s5se ( satisfaction1 z d ,! ,daught]s ( ,!spus or ,! ,rape ( ,europa2 yet !y sugge/ :at might be t]m$ a tragic sort ( decoration4 ,moreau is a pa9t] :o c\ld h illu/rat$ ,m>l[e's fatu\s l9e1 ,holla1 ye pamp]$ jades ( ,asia1 & sup]bly2 or1 ,see :]e ,*ri/'s blood /reams 9 ! firmam5t4 ,he is an exotic blossom on ! /em ( ,fr5* art4 ,he saw ivory1 apes1 & peacocks1 purple1 gold1 & ! heav5s aflame ) a my/ic message4 ,he nev] translat$ t message1 = 8 0 an art ( sil5ce2 b ! pa9t] ( ,! ,maid5 ) ! ,head ( ,orpheus1 ( ,salome1 ( ,jason & ,m$ea1 ( ,jupit] & ,semele1 w nev] fail to w9 ! admiration & homage ( ^? art lov]s :o ye>n = dreams ( vani%$ ages1 :o long to escape ! commonplaces ( ! pres5t4 ,gu/ave ,moreau w be _! poet-pa9t] by pr$ilection4 ,once 9 ! /reets ( prosaic ,p>is he is z unreal z ,rossetti or ! ,pre-,raphaelites 7?\gh _! sup]ior z "o :o c\ld make palpable 8 visions74 ,9 ! ,l\vre--:]e ! ,salon ,c>r is little *ang$--,manet's ,olympe1 ) h] e-day s$uctiv5ess1 resolves ! phantasies ( ,moreau into ?9 air4 ,"h is reality = y1 famili> z x may be4 ,x is wond]ful h[ long x took ,fr5* critics to discov] t ,manet 0 un pe9tre de race4 ,he is v ,fr5* 9 ! ,fr5* gall]y :]e he n[ hangs4 ,he %[s ! l9eage ( ,david1 "o ( ^: declamatory portraits ) beady eyes hangs ne> by4 ,he is simpl] ?an ,david 9 8 me?ods--,mr4 ,c4,s4 ,ricketts critically describ$ ,david z possess+ ! m9d ( a policeman--& z a pa9t] m greatly end[$4 ,b ,goya also peeps out f ! ,olympe4 ,aft] see+ ! ,maja desnuda at ! ,prado y realise t ,manet's trip to ,madrid 0 n )\t important results4 ,betwe5 ! noble lady :o 0 ! ,du*ess ( ,alba & ! ignoble girl call$ ,olympe !re is only ! diff]5ce betwe5 ! respective h&l+s ( ,goya & ,manet4 ,,pictures ,,9 ,,madrid ,i ,! noble/ ca/le 9 ,spa9 is ! museum on ! ,prado4 ,n[ e great capital ( ,europe boa/s its picture or sculpture gall]y2 no ne$ to enum]ate ! treasures ( art to be f\nd 9 ,london1 ,p>is1 ,vi5na--! latt] too little kn[n by ! av]age globe-trott]--,b]l91 ,dresd51 ,cassel1 ,frank=t1 ,brussels1 ,bruges1 ,antw]p1 ,am/]dam1 ,flor5ce1 ,rome1 ,naples1 ,/4 ,pet]sburg1 or ,v5ice4 ,!y all boa/ special excell5ces1 b ! ,prado collection conta9s pictures by c]ta9 ma/]s1 ,titian1 ,rub5s1 ,correggio1 & o!rs1 t _c be se5 else:]e4 ,sett+ aside ,velasquez & ! ,spani% s*ool1 n 9 ,v5ice1 ,flor5ce1 or ,london are !re ,titians ( su* quality & 9 su* quantity z 9 ,madrid4 ,& ! ,rub5ses are ( a peculi> lovely ord]1 n to be f\nd 9 ,antw]p1 ,brussels or ,p>is4 ,ev5 )\t ,velasquez ! try+ trip to ! ,spani% capital is a necess>y & excit+ exp]i5ce = ! pa9t] & amateur ( art4 ,! ,prado is l>gely re9=c$ by =eign pictures & is sadly lack+ 9 hi/orical cont9uity :e!r =eign or dome/ic s*ools4 ,x is ab\t n9ety ye>s old1 hav+ be5 op5$ 9 "p 7?ree rooms7 to ! public 9 ,novemb]1 #ahai4 ,at t "t !re 7 ?ree hundr$ & elev5 canvases4 ,o!r gall]ies 7 respectively add$ 9 #ahba1 #ahbh1 #ahcj1 & #ahci4 ,9 #ahij ! ,que5-"m _h ! ,sala de la ,re9a ,isabel re>rang$ & bett] light$4 ,x conta9$ !n ! ma/]pieces1 b 9 #ahii1 ! t]c5t5>y ( ,velasquez's bir?1 a gall]y 0 built to hold 8 works1 ) a special room = t ma/]piece among ma/]pieces ,las ,m59as4 ,_m notable pictures t _h hung = ye>s 9 ! ,academia de ,nobles ,artes de ,san ,f]n&o1 at ! ,escorial ,palace1 & & ! collection ( ! ,duke ( ,osuna are n[ h\s$ )9 ! walls ( ! ,prado4 ,at ! entrance y enc\nt] a monum5tal figure ( ,goya1 sitt+1 9 bronze1 ! "w ( ! sculptor ,j4 ,llaneses4 ,! ,prado has be5 call$ a gall]y = connoisseurs1 & x is ! happie/ title t c\ld be giv5 x1 = x is n a great museum 9 :i* all s*ools are repres5t$4 ,y look 9 va9 = ! *a9 hi/oric t holds toge!r disp>ate /yles2 !re are omissions1 om9\s gaps1 & ! v nation t ought to put its be/ foot =emo/1 ! ,spani%1 does n1 ) ! exception ( ,velasquez4 ,( him !re are ov] sixty au!ntic works2 ( ,titian ov] ?irty4 ,bryan only all[s him tw5ty-?ree2 ?is is an error4 ,!re are fifte5 ,titians 9 ,flor5ce1 divid$ betwe5 ! ,uffizi & ! ,pitti2 9 ,p>is1 ?irte51 b "o is ! ,man ) ! ,glove4 ,quality c\nts heavie/1 !re=e ! surprise is n t ,madrid boa/s numb]s b ! wond]ful quality ( s _m ( !m4 ,to l5d additional lu/re to ! specim5s ( ! ,v5etian s*ool1 ! collection />ts (f ) a sup]b ,giorgione2 ,giorgione1 ! pa9t] :o taught ,titian 8 magic col\r secrets2 ! pa9t] ^: works are1 ) a few exceptions1 ascrib$ to o!r m5--m is ! pity6 7,9 ?is we are at "o ) ,h]b]t ,cook1 :o /ill cl+s to ! belief t ! ,conc]t ( ! ,pitti ,palace is ,giorgione & n ,titian4 ,at lea/ ! ,conc]t ,*amptre ( ! ,l\vre has n be5 tak5 f ,big ,george47 ,! ,madrid ma/]piece is ,! ,virg9 & ,*ild ,jesus ) ,/4 ,an?ony & ,/4 ,ro*4 ,x is easy to beg9 ) ! ,titians1 "o ( :i* is ! fam\s ,bac*anal4 ,!n !re are ,! ,madonna ) ,/4 ,bridget & ,/4 ,hulfus1 ,! ,g>d5 ( ! ,loves1 ,emp]or ,*>les ,v4 at ,mhlb]g1 an eque/rian portrait2 ano!r portrait ( ! same ) figure /&+1 ,k+ ,philip1 ,isabella ( ,portugal1 ,la ,gloria1 ,! ,entombm5t ( ,*ri/1 ,v5us & ,adonis1 ,dana & ! ,gold5 ,%[]1 a v>iation ( ?is picture is 9 ! ,h]mitage1 ,/4 ,pet]sburg1 ! o!r 9 ! ,national ,museum1 ,naples2 ,v5us ,li/5+ to ,music1 two v]sions1 ! /ately nude evid5tly a memory ( ! ,v5us repos+ 9 ! ,uffizi3 ,adam & ,eve 7also a copy ( ?is by ,rub5s72 ,prome!us1 ,sisyphus--long suppos$ to be copies by ,coello2 ,*ri/ ,be>+ ! ,cross1 ,/4 ,m>g>et1 a portrait ( ! ,duke ( ,e/e1 ,salom1 ,ecce ,homo1 ,la ,dolorosa1 ! once admir$ ,allocution2 ,flight ,into ,egypt1 ,/4 ,catal9a1 a self-portrait1 ,/4 ,j]ome1 ,diana & ,acton1 ,! ,s]mon on ! ,m\nt--! li/ is mu* long]4 ,!re are _m ,goyas2 ! museum is ! home ( ?is rem>kable b unev5 pa9t]4 ,we confess to a disappo9tm5t 9 8 col\r1 ?\gh 8 pa9t 0 n new to u2 b "t has l5t no pleas+ pat9a to 8 canvases1 ! majority ( :i* are ru/y-look+1 crack$1 discol\r$1 d+y or d>k4 ,!re are sev]al exceptions4 ,! nude & dress$ full-l5g?s ( ! ,du*ess ( ,alba are 9 excell5t pres]vation1 & brilliant audaci\s pa9t+ x is4 ,a lovely creature1 bett]-look+ :5 recl9+ ?an /&+1 z a glance at h] full-l5g? portrait 9 ! ,new ,york ,hispanic ,museum proves4 ,"o ( ,goya's be/ portraits hangs 9 ! ,prado1 ! seat$ figure ( 8 bro!r-9-law1 ! pa9t] ,bayeu4 ,! ,family ( ,*>les ,,iv1 8 patron & patroness1 ) ! %eep-l head ( ! fav\rite ,de la ,paz1 is "h 9 all its bitt] hum\r2 x might be call$ a satiric p5dant to t o!r ,familia1 n _m y>ds away1 ,las ,m59as4 ,!re are ! designs = tape/ries 9 ! basem5t2 ,bl9d ,man's ,buff & o!r !mes illu/rat+ national traits4 ,! eque/rian portraits ( ,*>les ,,iv & 8 sweet1 s9i/] sp\se1 ,que5 ,m>ia ,luisa1 reveal a ,goya n kn[n to ! _w4 ,he c\ld assume ! gr& mann] :5 he s will$4 ,he c\ld play ! dignifi$ ma/] ) ! same v]satility t he play$ at bull-fight+4 ,b 8 col\r is (t5 hot & muddy1 & p]haps he w g d[n to t d\btful quantity1 po/]ity1 z an et*] & design] ( g5ius4 ,aft] leav+ ! ,prado y rememb] only ! ,caprices1 ! ,bull-fights1 & ! ,disa/] ( ,w> plates2 p]haps ! ,du*ess ( ,alba1 undress$1 & 9 h] da9ty toreador co/ume4 ,! hi/oric pictures are a tissue ( horrors1 patriotic z !y are meant to be2 !y sugge/ ! slaught]-h\se4 ,goya has pa9t$ a portrait ( ,villanueva1 ! ar*itect ( ! museum2 & !re is a solidly con/ruct$ portrait ( ,goya by ,v4 ,lopez4 ,! ,raphaels h be5 r$uc$ to two at ! ,prado3 ,! ,holy ,family ) ! ,lamb1 pa9t$ a ye> aft] ! ,ans$ei ,madonna1 & t wond]ful head ( "y ,c>d9al ,bibbi5a1 ke5-ey$ & ascetic ( features4 ,alas6 = ! s*ol>%ip t attribut$ to ! ,div9e ,y\? ,la ,p]la2 ! ,madonna ( ! ,fi%2 ,lo ,spasimo1 ,*ri/ ,be>+ ! ,cross1 & sev]al o!r ma/]pieces4 ,giulio ,romana1 ,p5ni1 & p]haps ano!r1 turn$ out ^! once celebrat$ & ov]prais$ pictures--ov]prais$ ev5 if !y _h come f ! bru% ( ,raphael himself4 ,! ,c>d9al's portrait is wor? ! entire bat* ( !m4 ,!re is a ,murillo gall]y1 full ( repres5tative "w1 ! mo/ important be+ ,/4 ,elizabe? ( ,hung>y ,t5d+ ! ,sick1 =m]ly 9 ! ,escorial4 ,! v>i\s ,conceptions & sa9ts' heads are n miss+1 pa9t$ 9 8 famili> col\r key ) 8 famili> false s5tim5t & always an eye to ! appeal popul>4 ,a mighty magnet = ! public is ,murillo4 ,! peasants flock to him on ,sundays z to a sanctu>y4 ,!re ! girls see !mselves on a high foot+1 a heav5ly s>ab& among woolly cl\ds1 _! prett9ess idealis$1 _! co/ume ( exce$+ grace4 ,aft] a :ile y tire ( ! sac*>9e ,murillo & 8 /udio begg> boys1 & turn to 8 draw+s ) relief4 ,8 l&scapes are m s9c]e ?an 8 religi\s canvases1 :i* are almo/ z s5su\s & e>?ly z ,correggio )\t ! magi/]ial bru%-"w & comm&+ conception ( ! ,p>ma pa9t]4 ,to be q fair1 x may be admitt$ t ,murillo c\ld make a good portrait4 ,bo? 9 ,madrid & ,seville y may v]ify ?is4 ,a beautiful ,fra ,angelico1 a beautiful ,mantegna op5 y\r eyes1 = ! ,italian ,primitives are conspicu\s by _! abs5ce4 ,correggio is magnific5t4 ,! well-kn[n ,magdal5 & ,*ri/ ,ris51 ,noli ,me ,tang]e6 ,8 ,virg9 ) ,jesus & ,/4 ,john is 9 8 accu/om$ melt+ pte4 ,"o ,del ,s>to is ( prime quality1 ,! ,virg91 ,jesus & ,/4 ,john1 call$ ,asunto ,mi/ico at ! ,prado4 ,truly a mov+ picture1 by a pa9t] :o owes mu* ( 8 fame to ,rob]t ,br[n+4 ,8 ,lucrezia is a pretty portrait ( 8 fai?less wife4 ,!re are ,lotto1 ,p>migian9o1 ,b>occio1 ,t9toretto1 ,bassano1 ,v]onese1 ,dom5ico ,tiepolo1 & 8 celebrat$ fa!r ! fanta/ic ,giambatti/a ,tiepolo--n />tl+ specim5s any ( !m4 ,9 ! ,spani% section ,rib]a comes at y ! /ronge/4 ,he 0 a p]sonality z well z a p[]ful pa9t]4 ,consid] 8 ,m>tyrdom ( ,/4 ,b>?olomew4 ,zurb>an foll[s next 9 int]e/1 ?\gh morbid at times2 b ( ,b]ragueta1 ,borgona1 ,morales1 ,juanes1 ,nav>ette1 ,coello--an excell5t portraiti/1 imitator ( ,moro--,la ,cruz1 ,alfonso ,cano1 ,luis de ,tri/an1 ,esp9osa1 ,bias del ,prado1 ,orr5te1 ,e/eban de ,m>*--two reali/ic heads ( an old man & an old woman mu/ be set d[n to 8 cr$it--,ribalta1 influ5c$ by ,c>avaggio1 9 turn influ5c+ ,rib]a--,juan de las ,roelas 7el ,cl]igo71 ,del ,mazo--son-9-law ( ,velasquez1 & responsible = doz5s ( false attributions--,c>reo de ,mir&a1 ,jos ,leon>do1 ,juan ,rizi ,v4 ,iri>te1 ! two ,h]r]as1 ! eld] a trucul5t *>latan1 ! y\ng] a non5tity1 & o!rs ( ! ,spani% s*ool may be dismiss$ 9 a ^w--m$iocrities4 ,,ii ,! secret ( ,titian's col\r1 ! ,v5etian secret1 0 produc$1 "s exp]ts believe1 by fir/ pa9t+ a solid mono*rome 9 temp]a on :i* ! picture 0 f9i%$ 9 oil4 ,unque/ionably ,titian correct$ & am5d$ 8 "w z mu* z did ,velasquez4 ,x is a pleas+ if some:at !atric belief t ,titian & ,velasquez1 duell$ ) _! canvases1 _! rapi] a bru%4 ,aft] inspect+ _m ( ! ,hals portraits ! evid5ces ( direct pa9t+1 swift ?\gh calculat$1 are n to be d5i$4 ,?is may acc\nt1 ) ! temp]am5tal equation1 = ! less pr(\nd psy*ological int]e/ ( 8 portraiture :5 comp>$ ) ! ,raphael1 ,titian1 ,velasquez1 & ,rembr&t heads4 ,yet1 :at sup]iority 9 bru%-"w _h ,hals ov] ,raphael & ,rembr&t4 ,! ,raphael surfaces are z a rule h>d1 dry1 & lu/reless1 :ile ,rembr&t's heavy1 tr\bl$ pa9t is no mate = ! airy t\* ( ! ,m]cutio ( ,ha>lem4 ,b ,titian's impa/o is lyric4 ,x s+s on ! lea/ ( 8 canvases4 ,no d\bt 8 pictures 9 ! ,prado h be5 sk9n$ ( _! delicate glaze by ! iconocla/ic re/or]2 yet !y bloom & *ant & ev] bloom4 ,! ,bac*anal1 :i* be>s a fa9t family resemblance to ! ,bac*us & ,ariadne ( ! ,london ,national ,gall]y1 fairly exults 9 its joy ( life1 9 its frank paganism4 ,:at ri* rev]b]at+ tones1 :at p[]s ( evocation6 ,! ,g>d5 ( ! ,loves is a vision ( *ildhood at its sweete/2 ! surface ( ! canvas seems alive ) fe/oon$ babies4 ,! m voluptu\s ,v5us or ,dana d n s /ir y\r pulse z ?is immortal *oir ( cupids4 ,! two portraits ( ,*>les ,v--"o eque/rian--are *>g$ ) ! noble1 ard5t gravity & spl5d\r ( phras+ we expect f ! greate/ ,v5etian ( !m all4 ,we d\bt1 h[ev]1 if ! ,prado ,entombm5t is z f9ely wr\ght z ! same subject by ,titian 9 ,p>is2 b x s\nds a poignant note ( sorr[4 ,rembr&t is m dramatic :5 deal+ ) a simil> !me4 ,! ,/4 ,m>g>et ) its subtle gre5 g[n is a figure t is t\*+ & almo/ tragic4 ,! ,madonna & ,*ild1 ) ,/4 ,bridget & ,/4 ,hulfus1 has be5 call$ ,giorgionesque4 ,/4 ,bridget is ( ! sumptu\s ,v5etian type2 ! modell+ ( h] head is lovely1 h] col\r+ ri*4 ,rub5s 9 ! ,prado is s+ul>ly attractive4 ,!re are ov] fifty1 n all ( ! be/ quality1 b numb]+ su* works z ! ,?ree ,graces1 ! ,rondo1 ! ,g>d5 ( ,love1 & ! ma/]ly unf9i%$ portrait ( ,m>ie de ,m$icis4 ,! ,braz5 ,s]p5t is a ,van ,dyck1 ?\gh ! catalogue ( #aijg cr$its x to ,rub5s4 ,!n !re are ! ,&rom$a & ,p]seus1 ! ,holy ,family & ,diana & ,cali/a4 ,! portrait ( ,m>ie de ,mdicis1 /\t1 smil+1 amiability p]sonifi$1 has be5 call$ "o ( ! f9e/ fem99e portraits extant--:i* is a slight exagg]ation4 ,x is bo? mell[ & magnific5t1 & unless hi/ory or ,rub5s li$ ! lady mu/ h be5 z mild z "m's milk4 ,! ,?ree ,graces1 execut$ dur+ ! latt] ye>s ( ! ,flemi% ma/]1 is ,rub5s at 8 pagan be/4 ,^! /alw>t & h&some females1 )\t a h9t ( sleek ,italian delicacy1 include ,rub5s's second wife1 ,hel5a ,f\rm5t1 ! ox-ey$ beauty4 ,:at blond fle% tones1 :at solidity ( human ar*itecture1 :at positive beauty ( surfaces & nobility ( cont\rs6 ,! ,rondo is a mad1 :irl+ dance1 ! ,diana & ,cali/a sugge/ive ( a ,turki% ba? outdoors1 b a picture t might h impell$ ,walt ,:itman to write a sequel to 8 ,*ildr5 ( ,adam4 ,su* wom5 7 born n alone to be> *ildr5 b to rule ! de/9ies ( mank9d2 g5u9e matri>*s4 ,rembr&t f>es ill4 ,8 ,artemisia ab\t to dr9k h] husb&'s a%es f a co/ly cup reveals a pond]\s h&4 ,x is b indiff]5t ,rembr&t1 despite sev]al jewell$ passages4 ,van ,dyck %[s at lea/ "o great picture1 ! ,betrayal ( ,*ri/4 ,! ,braz5 ,s]p5t only ranks second to x2 bo? are ma/]pieces1 & ,antw]p mu/ envy ! ,prado4 ,! ,cr[n ( ,?orns1 & ! portraits1 p>ticul>ly t ( ! ,c\ntess ( ,wex=d1 are arre/+4 ,8 ,musician1 be+ ! portrait ( ,lanire ! lute-play]1 & 8 own portrait on ! same canvas ) ,c\nt ,bri/ol1 are *]i%$ treasures4 ,! luti/ is especially fasc9at+4 ,t some:at my/]i\s ,dut* ma/]1 ,moro1 or ,mor 7,antonis2 born 9 ,utre*t1 #aeab2 di$ at ,antw]p1 #aegf or #aegh71 is repres5t$ by m ?an a doz5 portraits4 ,to "k :at a ma/] ( physiognomy he 0 we ne$ only /udy 8 ,m>y ,que5 ( ,engl&1 ! ,buffoon ( ! ,b5ev5tas1 ! ,philip ,,ii1 & ! v>i\s heads ( royal & noble born dames4 ,! subdu$ fire & subtlety ( ?is s]ies1 ! pi]c+ vision & sup]ior h&icraft ( ! pa9t] h plac$ him high 9 ! arti/ic hi]>*y2 b n high en\gh4 ,at 8 be/ he is n f> beh9d ,holbe94 ,t great ,g]man's art is %[n 9 a solit>y ma/]piece1 ! portrait ( an unkn[n man1 ) %rewd cold eyes1 an enorm\s nose1 ! h&s full ( mean+1 ! fabrics scrupul\s z to detail4 ,next to ?is ,holbe91 ^: glance foll[s y ar\nd ! gall]y1 are ! two ,dr]s1 ! portrait ( ,hans ,imh(1 a _w-r5[n$ picture1 & 8 own portrait 7#adih71 a magical r5d]+ ( a ,*ri/-l head1 ! r+lets curly1 ! be>d y\?ful1 ! h&s fold$ z if 9 pray]4 ,a m>vell\s composition4 ,x =m]ly hung too high1 above ! ,hans ,imh(2 x n[ hangs next to x4 ,a simil> head 9 ! ,uffizi is a copy1 ,sir ,walt] ,arm/rong to ! contr>y not)/&+4 ,! ,flemi% s*ools are to be se5 9 ! basem5t1 n altoge!r a fav\rable place1 ?\gh 9 ! aft]noon !re is an agreeable light4 ,l ,rub5s1 ,jan van ,eyck visit$ ,spa9 & left ! impress ( 8 /yle4 ,b ! ,van ,eycks at ! ,prado are n[ all qu]i$1 ?\gh sev]al are notewor?y4 ,! ,m>riage ( ! ,virg9 is discr$it$4 ,! ,virg91 ,*ri/ & ,/4 ,john "u ! gold5 canopy1 call$ a ,hub]t van ,eyck1 is probably by ,gossa]t de ,mabuse1 & a clev] transposition ( ! alt> piece 9 ,/4 ,bavon's at ,gh5t4 ,! ,f\nta9 ( ,life1 also 9 ! catalogue z a ,jan van ,eyck1 has be5 pron\nc$ a sixte5?-c5tury copy ( a lo/ picture by 8 bro!r ,hub]t4 ,we may add t n "o ( ^! s-call$ ,van ,eycks recalls 9 all _! native delicacy & ri*ness ! real ,van ,eycks ( ,bruges1 ,gh5t1 & ,brussels2 ?\gh ! ,virg9 ,read+1 giv5 z ,jan's h&iwork1 is ( a *>m4 ,! ,depositions1 attribut$ to ,rogi] van d] ,weyd5 7,de la ,pa/ure71 are ackn[l$g$ to be old sixte5?-c5tury copies ( ! ,deposition 9 ! ,escorial4 ,! alt> piece is excell5t4 ,b !re is a f9e ,meml+1 gl[+ 9 pigm5t & ( beautiful design1 ,! ,adoration ( ! ,k+s1 a tripty*1 l ! "o at ,bruges4 ,9 ! c5tre panel we see ! k+s ador+1 "o a black man2 ! two w+s1 or doors1 respectively depict ! bir? ( ,*ri/ 7"r7 & ! pres5tation 9 ! temple 7left74 ,!re is a retablo 7r]$os7 9 f\r comp>tm5ts1 by ,petrus ,cri/us1 & two ,j]ome ,pat9irs1 "o1 a ,temptation ( ,/4 ,an?ony1 be+ enjoyable4 ,! pa9t]-p]secut$ sa9t sits 9 ! =egr\nd ( a fre%ly pa9t$ l&scape1 h>ass$ by ! att5tions ( wit*es1 sev]al ( !m comely & clo!d4 ,to be precise1 ! composition sugge/s a mu*-m>ri$ man li/5+ to ! reproa*es ( 8 sp\ses4 ,hang+ 9 a doorway we f\nd a ,h]ri ,met de ,bles t is n m>k$ d\btful4 ,x is a tripty*1 an ,adoration1 9 :i* ! ?ree k+s1 ! ,que5 ( ,%eba be=e ,solomon1 & ,h]od p>ticipate4 ,a brilliantly t9t$ "w ?is1 :i* once hung 9 ! ,escorial1 &1 mirabile dictu1 attribut$ to ,lucas van ,leyd54 ,no ne$ to speak ( ! lat] ,dut* & ,flemi% s*ool1 ,t5i]s1 ,o/ade1 ,d\1 ,p\rbus1 & ! m9or ma/]s4 ,!re are ,breughels & ,bos*es apl5ty1 & none too good4 ,b !re are sev]al ,jorda5s ( quality1 a family gr\p1 & ?ree heads ( /reet musicians4 ,we =got to m5tion an attribution to ,jan van ,eyck1 ,! ,triumph ( ,religion1 :i* is a curi\s affair no matt] ^: bra9 conceiv$ x4 ,! att5dant always po9ts out its religi\s features ) ill-conceal$ glee4 ,a gr\p ( ecclesia/ics h conf\nd$ a gr\p ( rabbis at a f\nta9 :i* is ! f\ndation ( an alt>2 ! old f]v\r burns 9 ! eyes ( ! gall]y s]vitor z he %[s y ! discomfit$ ,hebrew doctors ( ! law4 ,we may dismiss z h>mless ! ,p9turic*io & o!r ,italian attributions 9 ^! basem5t gall]ies4 ,!re is ! usual crew ( ,anonimos1 & a lot ( ^? fanta/ic pa9t]s :o are nicknam$ by critics )\t a s5se ( hum\r z ,! ,ma/] ( ! ,fi]y ,h5coop1 ,! ,ma/] ( ! ,ecc5tric ,omelet1 or "s su* idiotic title4 ,up-/airs famili> names su* z ,dom5i*9o1 ,bassano1 ,cortona1 ,crespi1 ,bell9o1 ,pietra della ,vec*ia1 ,allori1 ,v]onese1 ,m>atta1 ,guido ,r5i1 ,romano ne$ n deta9 u4 ,! catalogue numb]s ( ! ,italian s*ool g z high z #fbh4 ,! ,titians1 h[ev]1 are ! glory ( ! ,prado4 ,! ,spani% s*ool beg9s at #fbi1 ends at #a1jbi4 ,! ,g]man1 ,flemi%1 & ,holl& s*ools beg9 at #a1adf1 runn+ to #a1heb4 ,!re are supplem5ts to all ( ! =ego+4 ,! ,fr5* s*ool runs f #a1ifi to #b1aaa4 ,b ! examples 9 ?is section are n inspir+1 ! ,watteaus except$4 ,!re is ! usual ,*ampagne1 ,coypel1 ,claude ( ,lorra9e 7#aj71 ,l>gillire1 ,lebrun1 ,van ,loo1 ,mign>d 7#e72 "o ( ,le ,na9--by bo? bro!rs4 ,natti] 7#d71 ,nicolas ,p\ss9 7#bj71 ,rigaud1 & two delici\s ,watteaus2 a ru/ic betro?al & a view ( ! g>d5 ( ,/4 ,cl\d1 ! two exhal+ melan*oly grace & display+ subdu$ ri*ness ( tone4 ,tiepolo has be5 call$ ! la/ l9k 9 ! *a9 ( ,v5etian col\ri/s1 :i* began ) ! ,bell9i1 foll[$ by ,giorgione1 ,titian1 ,t9toretto1 ,palma ,vec*io1 ,bonifazio1 ,v]onese--& to ?is li/ might be add$ ! "n ( ! ,fr5*man ,watteau4 ,*>d9 0 also a col\ri/1 & h[ _m ( ! ,p\ss9s at ?is gall]y might be sp>$ to make room = "o ( 8 cool1 *>m+ pa9t+s6 ,! ,prado ab\t exhau/s ! art treasures ( ,madrid4 ,9 ! ,escorial1 t mo/ mon/r\s & gloomie/ ( ! tombs ( k+s1 are pictures t %\ld be se5--"s ,grecos among ! re/--ev5 if ! palace does n w9 y\r sympa?y4 ,9 ,madrid :at 0 once call$ ! ,academia de ,san ,f]n&o is n[ ! ,real ,academia de ,bellas ,artes4 ,x is at #aa ,calle de ,alcal & conta9s a ,murillo ( quality1 ! ,dream ( ! ,roman ,knight1 ,zurb>an's ,c>?usians1 an ,ecce ,homo by ,rib]a1 ( p[]2 ! ,dea? ( ,dido by ,fragon>d2 a ,rub5s1 ,/4 ,francis1 ! "w ( 8 pupils2 ,alonzo ,cano1 two ,murillos1 ,dom5i*9o1 ,tri/an1 ,m5gs1 ,giovanni ,bell9i2 ,goya's bull-fights1 mad-h\se sc5es1 & sev]al portraits--"o ( ! ,due de la ,paz2 a ,p]$a1 a ,da ,v9ci 7871 ,madrazo1 ,zurb>an1 & ,goya's eque/rian portrait ( ,*>les ,,iv4 ,a m9or ga!r+1 ! dbris ( a =m] sup]b collection1 & n ev5 catalogu$4 ,!re are museums devot$ to artill]y1 arm\r1 natural sci5ces1 & ar*ology4 ,9 ! impos+ ,national ,libr>y1 full ( preci\s manuscripts1 is ! museum ( mod]n art--also )\t a catalogue4 ,x does n make mu* ( an impression aft] ! ,prado4 ,! ,=tuny is n *>act]i/ic1 ?\gh a r>ity2 a sket* = 8 ,battle ( ,tetuan1 ! orig9al an unf9i%$ pa9t+1 is at ,b>celona4 ,!re are special gall]ies su* z ! ,sala ,haes ) its sev5ty pictures1 :i* are depress+4 ,! mod]n ,spani>ds ,zuloaga1 ,sorolla1 ,angla-,cam>osa are ei!r n repres5t$ or else are n at _! be/4 ,!re is a ,diaz1 :o 0 ( ,spani% orig92 b ! ,madrazos1 ,villegas1 ,mont5as1 & ! o!rs are academic e*oes or else feeble & mann]$4 ,!re are "s adroit wat]-col\rs by mod]n ,fr5*m51 & !re is a seem+ attempt to make ! collection contempor>y 9 _s1 b x is all z dead z ! allegorical dorm\se1 :ile ov] at ! ,prado !re is a vitality manife/$ by ! old fell[s t bids fair to outla/ ! drums1 trampl+s1 & conque/s ( _m g5]ations4 ,we h n m ?an allud$ to ! sculpture at ! ,prado2 x is n p>ticul>ly di/+ui%$4 ,! be/ sculpture we saw 9 ,spa9 0 display$ 9 wood-c>v+s4 ,! pride ( ! ,prado is c5tr$ ^u its ,titians1 ,raphaels1 ,rub5ses1 ,murillos1 ,el ,grecos1 &1 above all1 ^u ,don ,diego de ,silva1 bett] kn[n z ,velasquez4 ,,el ,,greco ,,at ,,tol$o ,tol$o is less ?an ?ree h\rs f ,madrid2 x might be ?ree ye>s away = all ! resemblance x be>s to ! capital4 ,bo? situat$ 9 ,new ,ca/ille1 ,madrid seems %>ply mod]n1 z mod]n z ! e>ly n9ete5? c5tury1 :5 comp>$ to ! m$ival clu/] ( build+s on ! horse%oe-%ap$ granite heights almo/ entirely hemm$ 9 by ! riv] ,tagus4 ,x is n only "o ( ! mo/ orig9al cities 9 ,spa91 b 9 all ,europe4 ,no o!r boa/s its incomp>able pr(ile1 few ! extraord9>y vicissitudes ( its hi/ory4 ,n romantic 9 ! op]atic moonlit ,gr5ada fa%ion1 )\t ! sp>kle & col\r ( ,seville or ! mundane sav\r ( ,madrid1 ,tol$o inc>nates 9 its cold1 deta*$1 pr\d1 pi\s way all t we feel z ,spa9 ! ari/ocratic1 ,spa9 ! !ocratic4 ,to ?is city on a crag !re once came1 by way ( ,v5ice1 a w&]] f ,crete4 ,tol$o 0 ! f9al frame ( ! /range g5ius ( ,el ,greco2 he made x ! consecrate gr\nd ( 8 new art4 ,x is difficult to imag9e him develop+ 9 luxuriant ,italy z he did 9 ,spa94 ,8 nature ne$$ a sombre & magnific5t backgr\nd2 ?is city gave x to him2 = no arti/ c entirely isolate himself f life1 c "w 9 vacuo4 ,& ,el ,greco's %iv]+1 spiritual art c\ld h be5 born on no o!r soil ?an ,tol$o4 ,he is z orig9al z ! city4 ,! place %[s traces ( its ma/]s--,romans1 ,go?s1 ,s>ac5s1 & ,*ri/ians4 ,x is1 inde$1 z mu* ,moori% z ,*ri/ian--! n>r[ /reets1 high1 n>r[ h\ses (t5 w9d[less1 ! inn] c\rt replac+ ! op5 squ>es t are to be f\nd 9 ,seville4 ,miscall$ ! ,spani% ,rome1 ,gauti]'s description /ill holds good3 ,tol$o has ! "* ( a conv5t1 a prison1 a =tress ) some?+ ( a s]aglio4 ,! enorm\s ca!dral1 :i* dates back to ,visigo?ic ,*ri/ianity1 is1 next to ,seville's1 ! mo/ beautiful 9 ,spa94 ,su* a faade1 su* /a9$ glass1 su* ceil+s6 ,blanco ,ibaez has writt5 pages ab\t ?is /ructure4 ,! synagogues1 ! ,moori% mosque1 ! ,alcz> are picturesque4 ,& !n !re are ! ,pu5te de ,alcnt>a1 ! ,casa de ,c]vantes1 ! ,pu]ta del ,sol1 ! ,prison ( ! ,inquisition1 ! ,*ur* ( ,santo ,tom--:i* holds ! mo/ preci\s example ( ,greco's art--! ,s9agogo del ,transito1 ! ,*ur* ( ,san ,vic5te--) ,grecos--,santo ,dom+o 7m ,grecos72 ! ,conv5t1 ne> ! ,*ur* ( ,san ,juan de los ,reyes1 conta9s ! ,museo ,prov9cial 9 :i* 7 =m]ly a numb] ( ,grecos2 _m ( ^! h be5 transf]r$ to ! new ,museo ,el ,greco1 f\nd$ by ! ,m>quis de la ,vega-,inclan1 an admir] ( ! pa9t]4 ,?is museum 0 once ! home ( ,greco1 & has be5 re/or$1 s t if ! arti/ return$ he might f9d himself 9 famili> qu>t]s4 ,pictures1 furniture1 c>v+s ( 8 are !re1 :ile ! adjo9+ h\se is rebuilt 9 a h>moni\s /yle ( old mat]ial4 ,rema9 v>i\s antique patios or c\rt-l int]iors1 ! sword manufactory1 & ! g5]al view f ! top ( ! t[n4 ,el ,greco's romantic portraym5t ( 8 adopt$ city is z true n[ z ! day x 0 pa9t$--"o cat*es a glimpse ( ! sc5e :5 ! contra/s ( light & %ad[ are /rong4 ,dur+ a ?und]/orm illum9at$ by blaz+ %afts ( ,p59sul> lightn+ ,tol$o resembles a page torn f ! ,apocalypse4 ,! ca!dral is ! usual objective2 in/ead1 we fir/ w5t to ! *ur* ( ,santo ,tom4 ,x is a small ,go?ic /ructure1 rebuilt f a mosque by ,c\nt ,orgz4 ,9 commemoration ( ?is gift a l>ge canvas1 entitl$ ,el ,enti]ro1 depict+ ! fun]al ( ,orgz1 by ,el ,greco1 has made ,santo ,tom m celebrat$ ?an ! ca!dral4 ,x is an amaz+1 a ?rill+ "w1 nev]!less1 on a scale t prev5ts x f giv+ completely ! qu9tess5ce ( ,el ,greco4 ,no d\bt he 0 a pupil ( ,titian2 ,gauti] b repeat$ curr5t gossip :5 he said t ! ,greek w5t mad 9 8 attempt to emulate 8 ma/]4 ,b ,t9toretto's influ5ce c\nts heavi] 9 ?is picture ?an ,titian's1 a picture assign$ by ,cossi midway betwe5 ,greco's fir/ & second p]iod4 ,decorative z is ! g5]al s*eme1 ! emotional int5sity ar\s$ by ! r[ ( portraits 9 ! second plan1 ! t\*+ expression ( ! two sa9ts1 ,augu/9e & ,/eph51 z !y g5tly be> ! corpse ( ! ,c\nt1 ! murky light ( ! tor*es 9 ! backgr\nd1 :ile ov]head ! sa9tly hi]>*y t]m9at+ 9 a :ite radiance1 ,*ri/ ! ,com=t]1 ,8 "m at ,8 "r h&1 quir+ ho/s at ,8 left--all ^! figures make an ensemble t at fir/ glance b5umbs ! critical faculty4 ,y recall ! solemn & spasmodic music ( ,mi*ael ,angelo 7( :om ,el ,greco is report$ to h irrev]5tly decl>$ t he c\ldn't pa9t72 !n z y\r p]spective sl[ly %apes itself y note t ,t9toretto1 plus a c]ta9 p]sonal acc5t ( morbid magnific5ce1 is ! arti/ic prog5itor ( ?is art1 an art :i* o!rwise furi\sly boils ov] ) ,spani% *>act]i/ics4 ,no?+ c\ld be m vivid & v>i\s ?an ! tw5ty-odd heads ne> ! bottom ( ! picture4 ,expression1 "*1 race are n pu%$ beyond normal limits4 ,! ,spani>d1 truly noble "h1 is se5 at a half-doz5 p]iods ( life4 ,el ,greco himself is said to be 9 ! gr\p2 ! portrait c]ta9ly tallies ) a reput$ "o ( 84 ,! sumptu\sness ( ! ecclesia/ical ve/m5ts1 c\rt co/umes1 ruffs1 & eloqu5t h&s1 ! grays1 :ites1 golds1 blues1 blacks1 *ord roll+ ^u *ord ( subtle tonalities1 ! supreme illum9ation ( ! sc5e1 ) its sugge/ion ( a mom5t swiftly trapp$ =ev] 9 et]nity1 hook ?is ma/]piece firmly to y\r memory4 ,x is n "o ( ! greate/ pictures 9 ! pan!on ( art1 n ,rembr&t1 ,velasquez1 ,hals1 ,raphael1 ,mi*ael ,angelo1 ,titian1 or ,rub5s2 yet x /&s close to !m all because ( its mass$ effect ( light1 life1 & emotional situation4 ,we confess to lik+ x bett] ?an ! ,gloria at ! ,escorial ,palace4 ,?is glorification ( a dream ( ,philip ,,ii does n pluck electrically at y\r he>t-/r+s z does ! ,burial ( ,c\nt ,orgz1 ?\gh ! two canvases are simil> 9 ar*itectonic4 ,! ,expolio is 9 ! ca!dral2 x belongs to ! fir/ p]iod1 be=e ,el ,greco _h %ak5 (f ,italian influ5ces4 ,! col\r+ is r cold4 ,! ,/4 ,maurice 9 ! *apt] hall ( ! ,escorial is a long /ep t[>d a new me?od ( expression4 7,a replica is 9 ,bu*>e/47 ,! ,asc5sion alt> piece1 =m]ly 9 ,santo ,dom+o1 n[ hangs 9 ! ,art ,in/itute1 ,*icago4 ,at ,tol$o !re are ab\t eighty pieces ( ! ma/]1 n includ+ 8 sculpture1 retablos2 l ,t9toretto1 he 0 accu/om$ to make little models 9 clay or wax = ! figures 9 8 pictures4 ,8 la/ mann] is be/ exemplifi$ 9 ! ,div9e ,love & ,pr(ane ,love1 belong+ to ,seor ,zuloaga1 9 ,! ,adoration ( ! ,%eph]ds1 at ! ,metropolitan ,museum ( ,art1 & ! ,assumption at ! ,*ur* ( ,/4 ,vic5te1 ,tol$o4 ,8 *alky :ites1 poison\s gre5s1 violet %ad[s1 discordant passages ( light+ are1 z ,ar?ur ,symons puts x3 ,%>p & dim1 gray & gre51 ! col\r ( ,tol$o4 ,greco compos$ 8 palette ) :ite v]milion1 lake1 yell[ o*re1 ivory black4 ,seor ,b]uete says t he g5]ally laid on an impa/o = 8 fle%1 put on 9 little t\*es1 & !n add$ a few def9ite /rokes ) ! bru% :i*1 ?\gh acc5tuat$1 are v delicate444 ,! gradations ( ! values is 9 itself in/ructive4 ,8 human =ms became m elongat$ z he ag$2 ?is applies only to 8 males2 8 wom5 are ( sweetness comp\nd$ & graceful 9 cont\r4 ,"s a m]e arabesque1 or liv+ flames2 "s s9i/] & fanta/ic2 f ! sublime to ! silly is ) ,greco n a wide /ride4 ,b 9 all 8 surg+1 wri?+ sea ( wrai?s1 sa9ts1 k+s1 damn$ s\ls & ble/1 a c]ebral grip is manife/4 ,he knew a hawk f a h&saw despite 8 temp]am5t ( a my/ic4 ,he :o c>ries 8 own mo/ intimate emotions to _! highe/ po9t becomes ! fir/ 9 a file ( a long s]ies ( m52 b1 adds ,mr4 ,ellis3 ,to be a lead] ( m5 "o mu/ turn "o's back on m54 ,el ,greco1 l ,*>les ,baudelaire1 cultivat$ 8 hy/]ia4 ,he develop$ 8 individuality to ! bord] l9e across :i* looms madness4 ,! transmogrification ( 8 temp]am5t aft] liv+ 9 ,tol$o 0 pr(\nd4 ,born ,greek1 9 art a ,v5etian1 ! atmosph]e ( ! ,ca/ilian pla9 *ang$ ! col\r ( 8 s\l4 ,9 him !re 0 mat]ial en\gh = bo? a ,savon>ola or a ,torquemada--8 piety 0 at once iconocla/ic & fanatical4 ,& 8 re/lessness1 8 ceaseless exp]im5ts1 8 absolute discov]ies ( new tonalities1 8 s5se ( my/ic gr&eur--:y "h y h1 if y w1 a ,b]lioz ( pa9t1 a man ( cold ard\rs1 hot ec/asies1 visions apocalyptic1 ) a bra9 l a gloomy ca!dral 9 :i* ! ,tuba ,mirum is sonor\sly *ant$4 ,b ,greco is on ! side ( ! angels2 ,b]lioz1 l ,goya1 too (t5 jo9$ 9 ! inf]nal antiphonies ( ,satan ,mekatrig4 ,& ,greco is z dramatic z ei!r4 ,b]uete admits t 8 idol1 ,velasquez1 0 affect$ by ! /udy ( ,el ,greco's col\r+4 ,canaille ,sa9t-,sans1 :5 ,liszt & ,rub9/e9 7 comp>$1 exclaim$3 ,two great arti/s :o h no?+ 9 common except _! sup]iority4 ,x is bootless to bracket ,velasquez ) 8 eld]4 ,& ,gauti] 0 (f ! track :5 he spoke ( ,greco's resemblance to ! biz>re romances ( ,mrs4 ,radcliffe2 biz>re ,greco 01 b n trivial nor a *>latan4 ,z to 8 decad5t t5d5cies we side ) ! op9ion ( ,mr4 ,frank ,jewett ,ma!r1 ,jr43 ,c]ta9 p$ants h writt5 z if ! _w w\ld be bett] )\t its disord]ly g5iuses4 ,!re c\ld1 ,i ?9k1 be no sor] error4 ,we ne$ ! unbalanc$ tal5ts1 ! potes damns ( e craft4 ,!y /rew ! passions t enri* a lordli] art ?an _! own4 ,!y fight valiantly1 a little at ! exp5se ( _! fame1 aga9/ ! only unp>donable s9s1 /upidity & indiff]5ce4 ,greco %\ld always be an hon\r$ "n 9 ?is ill-de/9$ company4 ,9 ! ,prado ,museum !re is a goodly collection4 ,! ,annunciation1 ,! ,holy ,family1 ,jesus ,*ri/ ,dead1 ,! ,baptism ( ,*ri/1 ,! ,resurrection1 ,! ,crucifixion--a trem5d\s conception2 & ,! ,com+ ( ! ,holy ,gho/2 ?is latt]1 ) its tongues ( fire1 its flick]+ tor*es1 its ec/atic apo/les & ,m>y1 h] face flood$ by a sup]nal illum9ation1 mightily /irs ! /hetic pulse4 ,! ,prado has two doz5 specim5s1 ?\gh two ( !m at lea/--a poor replica ( ! ,orgz burial1 & ano!r--are kn[n to be by ,el ,greco's son1 ,jorge ,manuel ,!otocopuli2 ( ! num]\s portraits & o!r pictures disp]s$ by "t & *ance to ! f\r qu>t]s ( ! globe1 we h writt5 e>li] 9 ?is volume1 :5 deal+ ) ! def9itive "w on ?is ,greek by ,seor ,manuel ,b4 ,cossio4 ,el ,greco1 ?r\gh %e] int5sity ( temp]am5t & fi]ce s9c]ity1 c\ld pluck out f m5 :o _h become1 because ( _! apa?y & grotesque pride1 m]e vegetable gr[?s1 _! v s\ls afire2 or if /a9$ by crimes1 ^! s\ls1 he %ot !m up to ,god l gre5 meteors4 ,to be sure !y h eyes drunk ) dreams1 ! po9t$ skull ( ! my/ic1 & betray a pl5tiful lack ( *9 & (t5 an atrabili\s nature4 ,:5 old 8 sa9ts resemble him1 :5 "y he mu/ h look$ l 8 sa9ts1 ,seba/ian & ,m>t94 ,) 8 ard5t fai? he c\ld h confut$ ! ,gno/ic or ! ,mani*ean h]esies 9 col\rful allegory1 b in/ead he sang f]vid hosannahs on 8 canvases to ! great] glory ( ,*ri/ & ,8 sa9ts4 ,p]haps if he _h liv$ 9 our times he might h pa9t$ heads ( fa%ionable c\rtesans or equivocal /atesm54 ,b :e!r primitive or mod]n1 reali/ or symboli/1 he w\ld always h be5 a pa9t] ( dramatic g5ius4 ,he is ! unicorn among arti/s4 ,,velasquez ,,9 ,,! ,,prado ,fe>ful t y\r eye has lo/ its innoc5ce aft] he>+ s mu* ( ! picture1 y ent] ! t9y room at ! museum on ! ,prado 9 :i* is hung ,las ,m59as--,! ,maids ( ,hon\r1 pa9t$ by ,velasquez 9 #afef4 ,my exp]i5ce 0 a typical "o4 ,i w5t ha/ily ?r\gh ! l>g] ,velasquez gall]y 9 n only a *all5g+ b an irritable mood4 ,! holy ( holies ,i 0 enrag$ to f9d1 seem+ly1 cr[d$4 ,!re 0 ! picture1 b a big easel /ood 9 ! =egr\nd blott+ out ! left side2 "s selfi% arti/ copy+1 "s fell[ ?ru/+ himself betwe5 u & ! float+ illusion ( art4 ,9 despair ,i look$ into ! mirror t reflects ! picture4 ,i suspect$ trick]y4 ,surely t little pr9cess ) h] wilful1 di/rait expression1 surely ! kneel+ maid1 ! dw>fs1 ! sprawl+ dog1 ! pa9t] ,velasquez--) 8 wig--! heads ( ! k+ & que5 9 ! oblong mirror1 ! figure ( ,seor ,nieto 9 ! doorway1 ! light fram+ 8 silh\ette--surely !y are all real4 ,"h are ! et]nal simplicities4 ,y realise t no "o is 9 ! room b ^! pa9t$ effigies ( ! c\rt & family ( ,philip ,,iv2 t ! canvas ^: b>e ribs deceiv$ is 9 ! picture1 n on ! floor2 t ,velasquez & ! o!rs are eidolons1 arre/$ 9 space by ! :ite magic ( 8 art4 ,= ! mom5t all o!r arti/s & _! works are z =gott5 z ! secrets 9 ! lo/ & sacr$ books ( ! ,magi4 ,!re is b "o pa9t] & 8 "n is ,velasquez4 ,?is mood ( ec/atic absorption is nev] outliv$2 ! miracle op]ates :5ev] a visit is made to ! %r9e4 ,b y soon note t ! canvas has be5 depriv$ ( its delicate glaze4 ,!re are pat*es om9\sly eloqu5t ( ! ye>s t h pass$ s9ce ! bir? ( ?is magi/]ial composition4 ,! tonal key is said to be high] because ( re/orations2 yet to ! wor%ipp] ^! %ortcom+s are ( m9or importance4 ,ev5 ,giordano's exclamation3 ,sire1 ?is is ! !ology ( pa9t+1 falls flat4 ,ess5ce ( pa9t+1 w\ld h be5 a tru] /atem5t4 ,!re is no o!r-worldl9ess "h1 b some?+ m normal1 a sugge/ion ( solid reality1 a vision ( life4 ,! v>i\s figures brea!2 s pot5t is _! vitality t my prime impression 9 ent]+ ! room 0 a s5se ( ! pres5ce ( o!rs4 ,p]haps ?is is n z consummate art z ! voluptu\s col\r-symphonies ( ,titian1 ! gold5 exub]ance ( ,rub5s1 ! ab/ract spac+ ( ,raphael1 ! my/ic opium ( ,rembr&t2 b x is an art m ak9 to nature1 an art t is a l5s ?r\gh :i* y may spy ^u life4 ,y recall ,ibs5 & 8 f\r? wall4 ,velasquez has let u into ! secret ( human exi/5ce4 ,n1 h[ev]1 9 ! reali/ic ord] ( inanimate objects copi$ s fai?fully z to fool ! eye4 ,pres5tation1 n repres5tation1 is ! he>t ( ?is col\r$ imag]y1 & s mov+1 s r$ol5t ( life is x t if ! _w 7 %att]$ & ,las ,m59as %ot to ! coa/ ( ,m>s1 its inhabitants w\ld be able to recon/ruct an idea ( ! creatures t once inhabit$ old ,"m ,e>?2 m51 wom51 *ildr51 _! %apes1 attitudes1 ge/ures1 & attributes4 ,! my/]y ( s5ti5t be+s lurks 9 ?is canvas1 ! illusion ( atmosph]e has nev] be5 s contriv$4 ,9 ! upp] "p ( ! picture space is indicat$ 9 a mann] t recalls bo? ,rembr&t & ,raphael4 ,velasquez1 too1 0 a space-compos]4 ,velasquez1 too1 pluck$ at ! he>t ( d>kness4 ,b 8 air is lum9\s1 ! logic ( 8 proportion faultless1 8 syn!sis absolute4 ,:]e o!r pa9t]s juxtapose he composes4 ,despite ! c\ntless nuances ( 8 ?91 slipp]y bru% /rokes1 ! picture is always a f9ely spun :ole4 ,:5 ,fragon>d 0 />t+ = ,rome1 ,b\*] said to him3 ,if y take ^? p ov] !re s]i\sly y are done =4 ,luckily ,frago did n1 &1 despite 8 two ,italian j\rneys1 ,velasquez 0 n s$uc$ into tak+ ^? p s]i\sly4 ,8 record$ op9ion ( ,raphael is corroborative ( 8 attitude t[>d ,italian art4 ,titian 0 8 sole god4 ,= ne>ly a ye> he 0 9 daily int]c\rse ) ,rub5s1 b ( ,rub5s's influ5ce ^u him !re is little trace4 ,las ,m59as is ! p]fect fl[]+ ( ! g5ius ( ! ,spani>d4 ,x has be5 call$ impressioni/ic2 ,velasquez has be5 claim$ z ! fa!r ( impressionism z ,/5dhal 0 hail$ by ,zola z ! lit]>y prog5itor ( naturalism4 ,b ,velasquez is too univ]sal to be labell$ 9 ! int]e/s ( any s*ool4 ,8 !mes are ( ?is e>?1 8 religi\s pa9t+s are ! lea/ cr$ible ( 8 ef=ts4 ,!y are ,italianate z if ! arti/ d>$ n des]t ! famili> religi\s /5cil4 ,8 art is n correlat$ to ! o!r arts4 ,"o does n dream ( music or poetry or sculpture or drama 9 front ( 8 pictures4 ,"o ?9ks ( life & !n ( ! beauty ( ! pa9t4 ,velasquez is nev] rhetorical1 nor does he pa9t = ! sake ( mak+ beautiful surfaces z (t5 does ,titian4 ,8 practice is n art = art z mu* z art = life4 ,z a portraiti/1 ,titian's is ! only "n to be c\pl$ ) t ( ,velasquez4 ,he nei!r flatt]$ 8 sitt]s1 z did ,van ,dyck1 nor mock$ !m l ,goya4 ,& consid] ! m$iocrities1 ! dull1 ugly1 royal p]sons he 0 =c$ to pa9t6 ,he has wrung ! neck ( banal eloqu5ce1 & 8 prose1 sob]1 ri*1 noble1 sonor\s1 rhy?mic1 is to my ta/e pref]able to ! exalt$1 v]satile volubility & l(ty poetic tumbl+s 9 ! azure ( any s*ool ( pa9t+4 ,8 palette is ev] cool & fa/idi\sly re/rict$4 ,x has be5 said t he lacks imag9ation1 z if creation or evocation ( "* is n ! l(tie/ attribute ( imag9ation1 ev5 ?\gh x deals n ) ! /uff ( :i* my?ologies are made4 ,we admire ! en?usiasm ( ,mr4 ,ricketts = ,velasquez1 & 8 analysis is second to none save ,r4,a4,m4 ,/ev5son's4 ,yet we d prote/ ! pa9t] 0 n ! bundle ( negations ,mr4 ,ricketts has made ( him 9 8 evid5t anxiety t "s homage may be div]t$ f ,titian4 ,titian is incomp>able4 ,velasquez is unique4 ,b to describe him z an arti/ :o cauti\sly /udi$ ! "w ( o!r m51 & !n avoid$ by a s]ies ( ma/]ly omissions & evasions _! faults z well z _! excell5ces1 is a /atem5t t robs ,velasquez ( 8 orig9ality4 ,he is n an eclectic4 ,he is a man ( affirmations1 ,velasquez4 ,a /ud5t to 8 dea?1 he work$ sl[ly1 revis$ pa9fully1 above all1 made h]oic sacrifices4 ,ea* new canvas 0 a discov]y4 ,! ?+s he left out ( 8 pictures w\ld fill a second ,prado ,museum4 ,& ! ?+s he pa9t$ 9 are ! glories ( ! _w4 ,because ( 8 simplicity1 abs5ce ( fuss9ess1 avoidance ( ! mock-h]oic1 ( ! inflat$ gr& mann]1 critics h press$ too heavily ^u ?is same simplicity4 ,!re is no?+ z subtle z 8 simplicity1 = x is a simplicity t conceals subtlety4 ,no matt] ! "t ( day or season ( ! ye> y visit ,velasquez1 y nev] f9d him (f 8 gu>d4 ,ari/ocratic 9 8 ease1 he dis>ms y fir/4 ,y may *ange y\r love1 y\r politics1 y\r religion1 b once a ,velasquez wor%ipp]1 always "o4 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ov]-anxi\s at precisely plac+ him1 writes ( 8 di/9ction4 ,he is ! mo/ di/+ui%$ pa9t] 9 hi/ory4 ,b we cont5d t ?is phrase eludes precise def9ition4 ,di/+ui%$ 9 :at8 we ask4 ,/yle1 "*1 pa9t quality1 vision ( ! beautiful8 ,:y n come out plumply ) ! tru?3 ,velasquez is ! supreme h>moni/ 9 art4 ,no "o ev] approa*$ him 9 8 h&l+ save ,hals1 & ,hals h>dly boa/s ! arti/ic in*es ( ,velasquez4 ,bo? possess$ a daylight vision ( ! _w4 ,reality came to !m 9 ! %>pe/ guise2 b ! vision ( ,velasquez came 9 a m beautiful envelope4 ,& 8 psy*ology is pr(\nd]4 ,he pa9t$ ! sp>kle ( ! eyes & also ! look 9 !m1 ! *all5g+ glance t asks3 ,are we1 too1 n humans8 ,titian saw col\r z a poet1 ,velasquez z a *>m] & a reflective temp]am5t4 ,hals doesn't ?9k at all4 ,he sla%es out a figure = y & !n he is done4 ,! grav]1 deep] ,spani>d is n satisfi$ until he has kept 8 pact ) nature4 ,s 8 vision ( h] is m r\nd$1 concrete1 & tru?ful ?an ! vision ( o!r pa9t]s4 ,! balance 9 8 "w ( ! mo/ disp>ate & complex relations ( =m1 space1 col\r1 & rhy?m has ! unprem$itat$ quality ( life2 yet ! massive h>monic gr&eurs ( ,las ,m59as h be5 plac$ by c]ta9 critics 9 ! category ( glorifi$ g5re4 ,"s pref] ,las ,hil&]as 9 ! out] gall]y4 ,aft] ! /ately eque/rian s]ies1 ! ,philip1 ! ,oliv>es1 ! ,baltas> ,c>los2 aft] ! bu/ portraits ( ,philip 9 ! ,prado & 9 ! ,national ,gall]y1 ! hunt+ s]ies2 aft] ! ,crucifixion & its sombre backgr\nd1 y return to ,! ,sp9n]s & wond] anew4 ,its subtitle might be3 ,v>iations on ! ,!me ( ,sun%9e4 ,9 x ! pa9t] pursues ! col\r$ adv5tures ( a ray ( light4 ,rhy?mically m involv$ & contrapuntal ?an ,! ,maids1 ?is canvas1 ) its brilliant brok5 lights1 its air t circulates1 its t5d] yet pot5t conduct+ ( ! eye f ! r\nd$ arm ( ! s$uctive girl at ! loom to ! ar*$ area ) its lean+1 old-"t bass-viol1 its human figures melt+ dream-l into ! tape/ri$ backgr\nd1 ar\ses )9 ! spectator mu* m complicat$ tats d'me ?an does ,las ,m59as4 ,! silv]y sorc]ies ( t picture soo! ! _s & pose no riddles2 ,! ,sp9n]s is a ca!dral cramm$ ) implications4 ,is x n ! la/ ^w ( ! art ( ,velasquez--?\gh x prec$$ ,! ,maids8 ,w ! eye ev] tire ( its glori\s gloom1 its core ( tonal ri*ness1 its virile exaltation ( ev]yday exi/5ce8 ,is x only a trick ( ! wri/1 a deft bl5d+ ( col\rs by ?is arti/1 :o has be5 call$1 wrongfully--! ,%akespe>e ( ! bru%8 ,is all ?is no?+ m ?an di/+ui%$8 ,mr4 ,ricketts ju/ly calls ,las ,lanzas ! unique hi/oric picture4 ,pa9t$ at ! v flu% ( 8 g5ius1 pa9t$ ) sympa?y = ! conqu]$ & ! conqu]or--,velasquez accompani$ ! ,m>quis ( ,sp9ola to ,italy--?is ,surr5d] ( ,br$a has receiv$ ! homage ( _m g5]ations4 ,sir ,jo%ua ,reynolds ass]t$ t ! greate/ picture at ,rome 0 ! ,velasquez head ( ,pope ,innoc5t ,x 9 ! ,doria ,palace 7a v>iant is 9 ! ,h]mitage ,gall]y1 ,/4 ,pet]sburg74 ,:at w\ld he h said 9 ! pres5ce ( ?is captivat+ evocation ( a hi/oric ev5t8 ,! battle pieces ( ,mi*ael ,angelo1 ,da ,v9ci1 & ,titian are de/roy$2 ,las ,lanzas rema9s a te/imony to ! p[]s ( imag9ative recon/ruction & ar*itectonic ( ,velasquez4 ,x is ! mo/ complete1 ! mo/ natural picture 9 ! _w4 ,! rhy?ms ( ! bri/l+ lances are syncopat$ by a simple device2 !y are transpos$ to ano!r plane ( p]spective1 !re 9 company ) a l[]$ battle /&>d4 ,! acute rhy?ms ( ^! spe>s has giv5 to ! picture its title ( ,! ,lances1 & nev] 0 title m appropriate4 ,! picture is at once a decorative arabesque1 an ensemble ( tones1 & a slice ( hi/ory4 ,sp9ola receives f ! conqu]$ ,ju/9 ( ,nassau ! keys ( ! beleagur$ ,br$a4 ,velasquez creates two armies out ( eight figures1 a horse & f\rte5 heads--"h is ! recipe ( ,degas = mak+ a multitude c>ri$ to ! height ( ! incr$ible4 ,8 own portrait1 t ( a grave1 h&some man1 may be se5 to ! "r ( ! big horse4 ,! fir/ p]iod ( 8 art f\nd ,velasquez a reali/ heavy 9 col\r & bru%-"w1 & )\t mu* h9t ( ! transc5d5tal realism to be not$ 9 8 lat] /yle4 ,! dw>fs1 buffoons1 ! sop & ! ,m5ippus are ! result ( an ef=tless art4 ,9 ! la/ mann] ! secret ( ! e>? m+les ) ! my/]y ( ! />s1 z ,do/oevsky w\ld put x4 ,! ,top]s1 ,! ,=ge ( ,vulcan1 are pictures t en?rall because ( _! robu/ simplicity & va/ te*nical sweep ?\gh !y d n possess ! creative inv5tion ( ! ,m]cury & ,argus or ,! ,an*orites4 ,?is latt] is an amaz+ p]=mance4 ,two h]mits--,/4 ,antony ! ,abbot visit+ ,/4 ,paul ! ,h]mit--are %[n4 ,a fly+ rav51 bread 9 beak1 ne>s !m4 ,y c\ld swe> t ! waf] ( fl\r is pa/$ on ! canvas4 ,?is picture brea!s peace & sweetness4 ,! ,*ri/ ( ! ,spani>d is a man1 n a god1 crucifi$4 ,8 ,madonnas1 ma/]ly z !y are1 d n rea* out h&s across ! frame z d 8 fl[]-l royal *ildr5 & delicate mon/]s4 ,! cr9ol9$ pr9cess1 ,m>g>ita1 ) h] spangles & furbel[s1 is a companion to ! ,m>g>ita at ! ,l\vre & ! "o 9 ,vi5na4 ,%e is ! exquisite & lyric ,velasquez4 ,on 8 key-bo>d ( imbricat$ tones !re are grays t felicit\sly s+ across ali5 /rawb]ry t9ts1 !nce modulate into fretworks ( dim gold5 fire4 ,z a l&scapi/ ,velasquez is at 8 be/ 9 ! ,prado4 ,! v>i\s backgr\nds & ^? two views pa9t$ at ,rome 9 ! g>d5 ( ! ,villa ,m$ici--a liquid comm+lem5t ( ,corot & ,con/able1 z has be5 po9t$ out--prove ?is man ( protean gifts to h anticipat$ mod]n discov]ies 9 vibrat+ atmosph]ic effects & col\r-values4 ,b1 !n1 ,velasquez w always be mod]n4 ,& :5 "t has oblit]at$ 8 "w he may become ! leg5d>y ,p>rhasius ( a vani%$ epo*4 ,to see him 9 ! ,prado is to /& eye to eye ) ! mo/ en*ant+ realities ( art4 ,,coda ,:5 a man beg9s to *att] ( 8 prom5ades among ! ma/]pieces x may be assum$ t he has cross$ ! sill ( middle-age4 ,remy de ,g\rmont1 g5tle ironi/1 calls su* a p]iod l'heure insidieuse4 ,yet1 is x n some?+--a va9 virtue1 p]haps--to possess ! c\rage ( "o's w9dmills6 ,f ! ,p>is ( ! days :5 ,i haunt$ ! ateli]s ( ,grme1 ,bonnat1 ,meissoni]1 ,c\ture1 & sp5t my en?usiasms ov] ! col\r-s*emes ( ,decamps & ,=tuny1 to ! ,p>is ( ! revolutioni/s1 ,manet1 ,degas1 ,monet1 n[ seems a life long4 ,b "t fugues precipitately ?r\gh ! l& ( art4 ,9 reality bo? p]iods ov]lap2 ! di*otomy is spiritual1 n temporal4 ,! =ego+ memor&a are frankly 9 ! key ( impressionism4 ,!y are a record ( "s p]sonal pref]5ces1 n attempts at critical revaluations4 ,appe>+ fir/ 9 ! ,new ,york ,sun1 ! project ( _! publication 9 book =m met ) ! approbation ( its proprietor1 ,william ,mackay ,laffan1 ^: dea? 9 #aiji 0 an int]national loss to ! ,f9e ,arts4 ,if ^! op9ions read l a m$ley ( ha/ily cry/allis$ judgm5ts jott$ d[n aft] ! mann] ( a travell] press$ = "t1 !y are none ! less s9c]e4 ,my g>d5 is only a /raggl+ we$y plot1 b ,i h trav]s$ x ) delight2 9 x ,i h prom5ad$ my de>e/ prejudices1 my mo/ absurd illusions4 ,& c5tral 9 ?is g>d5 may be f\nd ! image ( ! supreme illusioni/ ( art1 ,velasquez4 ,s9ce writ+ ! prec$+ articles on ,el ,greco & ,velasquez ! museum ( ! ,hispanic ,society1 ,new ,york1 has be5 enabl$1 ?r\gh ! munific5t g5]osity ( ,mr4 ,ar*] ,m4 ,hunt+ton1 to exhibit 8 newly acquir$ ,el ,grecos & a ,velasquez4 ,! =m] comprise a brilliantly col\r$ ,holy ,family1 :i* exhales an atmosph]e ( s]5ity2 ! ,/4 ,joseph is said to be a portrait ( ,el ,greco2 & !re also is a l>ge canvas %[+ ,*ri/ ) sev]al ( 8 disciples4 ,notable examples bo?4 ,! ,velasquez comes f ! collection ( ! late ,ed\>d ,kann & is a life-size bu/ portrait ( a sweetly grave little girl4 ,seor ,b]uete believes h] to repres5t ! daught] ( ! pa9t] ,mazo & 8 wife1 ,francisca ,velasquez1 !re=e a gr&daught] ( ,velasquez4 ,! tonalities ( ?is picture are subtly beautiful1 ! modell+ my/]i\s1 ! expression vital & s+ul>ly *ild-l4 ,x is a fitt+ companion to a portrait hang+ on ! same wall1 t ( ! ari/ocratic "y ,c>d9al ,pamphili1 a nephew ( ,pope ,innoc5t ,x1 also by ! great ,spani>d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,books ,,by ,,james ,,hunek] ,,mezzot9ts ,,9 ,,mod]n ,,music ,,brahms1 ,,ts*a,,k[sky1 ,,*op91 ,,ri*>d ,,/rauss1 ,,liszt ,,& ,,wagn] #abmo4 #a4ej ,mr4 ,hunek] is1 9 ! be/ s5se1 a critic2 he li/5s to ! music & gives y 8 impressions z rapidly & 9 z few words z possible2 or he sket*es ! compos]s 9 f9e1 broad1 sweep+ /rokes ) a magnific5t disreg>d = unimportant details4 ,& z ,mr4 ,hunek] is1 z ,i h said1 a p[]ful p]sonality1 a man ( quick bra9 & an en]getic imag9ation1 a man ( moods & temp]am5t--a /r+ t vibrates & s+s 9 response to music--we get 9 ^! essays ( 8 a di/9ctly orig9al & v valuable contribution to ! _w's t9y musical lit]ature4--,j4 ,f4 ,runciman1 9 ,london ,saturday ,review4 ,,melomaniacs #abmo4 #ca4ej ,cont5ts3 ,! ,"l's ,pray] 9 ,b--,a ,son ( ,liszt--,a ,*op9 ( ! ,gutt]--,! ,pip] ( ,dreams--,an ,emotional ,acrobat--,isolde's ,"m--,! ,rim ( ,f9] ,issues--,an ,ibs5 ,girl--,tannhus]'s ,*oice--,! ,r$-,head$ ,piano ,play]--,brynhd's ,immolation--,! ,que/ ( ! ,elusive--,an ,involunt>y ,insurg5t--,hund+'s ,wife--,! ,corridor ( ,"t--,avat>--,! ,weg/affes give a ,musicale--,! ,iron ,virg9--,dusk ( ! ,gods--,siegfri$'s ,dea?--,int]mezzo--,a ,sp9n] ( ,sil5ce--,! ,dis5*ant$ ,symphony--,music ! ,conqu]or4 ,x w\ld be difficult to sum up ',melomaniacs' 9 a phrase4 ,nev] did a book1 9 my op9ion at any rate1 exhibit great] contra/s1 n1 p]haps1 ( /r5g? & weakness1 b ( cle>ness & obscurity4 ,x is inexplicably unev51 z if ! writ] 7 p]petually play+ on ! b\nd>y l9e t divides sanity ( ?\ght f intellectual *aos4 ,!re is me?od 9 ! madness1 b x is a me?od ( intangible ideas4 ,nev]!less1 !re is g5ius writt5 ov] a l>ge portion ( x1 & to a musician ! weal? ( musical imag9ation is a liv+ spr+ ( ?\ght--,h>old ,e4 ,gor/1 9 ,london ,saturday ,review 7,dec4 #h1 #aijf74 ,,books ,,by ,,james ,,hunek] ,,iconocla/s3 ,a ,book ( ,dramati/s #abmo4 #a4ej net ,,cont5ts3 ,h5rik ,ibs5--,augu/ ,/r9db]g--,h5ry ,becque--,g]h>t ,hauptmann--,paul ,h]vieu--,! ,qu9tess5ce ( ,%aw--,maxim ,gorky's ,na*tasyl--,h]mann ,sud5nann--,pr9cess ,ma?ilde's ,play--,duse & ,d',annunzio--,villi]s de l'lsle ,adam--,maurice ,maet]l9ck4 ,8 /yle is a little j]ky1 b x is "o ( ^? r>e /yles 9 :i* we are l$ to expect "s significance1 if n wit1 9 e s5t5ce4--,g4,k4 ,*e/]ton1 9 ,london ,daily ,news4 ,no o!r book 9 ,engli% has survey$ ! :ole field s compreh5sively4--,! ,outlook4 ,a capital book1 lively1 in=m+1 sugge/ive4--,london ,times ,saturday ,review4 ,eye-op5+ & m9d-cl>ify+ is ,mr4 ,hunek]'s criticism2 444 no "o hav+ read t op5+ essay 9 ?is volume w lay x d[n until ! f9al judgm5t ^u ,maurice ,maet]l9ck is rea*$4--,bo/on ,transcript4 ,,ov]tones3 ,a ,book ( ,temp]am5ts ,,) ,,frontispiece ,,portrait ,,( ,,ri*>d ,,/rauss #abmo4 #a4be net ,,cont5ts3 ,ri*>d ,/rauss--,p>sifal3 ,a ,my/ical ,melodrama--,lit]>y ,m5 :o lov$ ,music 7,balzac1 ,turg5ieff1 ,daudet1 etc47--,! ,et]nal ,fem99e--,! ,bee?ov5 ( ,fr5* ,prose--,nietzs*e ! ,rhapsodi/--,an>*s ( ,art--,aft] ,wagn]1 ,:at8--,v]di & ,boito4 ,! :ole book is highly refre%+ ) its bread? ( k1 its ca?olicity ( ta/e1 & its inexhau/ible en]gy4--,saturday ,review1 ,london4 ,9 "s respects ,mr4 ,hunek] mu/ be reckon$ ! mo/ brilliant ( all liv+ writ]s on matt]s musical4--,academy1 ,london4 ,no mod]n musical critic has %[n great] +5uity 9 ! attempt to correlate ! lit]>y & musical t5d5cies ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4--,spectator1 ,london4 ,,books ,,by ,,james ,,hunek] ,,egoi/s ,a ,,book ,,( ,,sup]m5 ,/5dhal1 ,baudelaire1 ,flaub]t1 ,anatole ,france1 ,huysmans1 ,b>rs1 ,hello1 ,blake1 ,nietzs*e1 ,ibs5 & ,max ,/irn]4 ,) portrait ( ,/5dhal1 unpubli%$ lett] ( ,flaub]t1 & orig9al pro( page ( ,madame ,bov>y4 #abmo4 #a4ej net ,! be/ ?+ 9 ! book happily comes fir/1 ! essay on ,/5dhal4 ,closely & yet lightly writt51 full ( facts yet z amus+ z a bit ( discursive talk1 p5etrat+1 c&id & v %rewd1 ?is /udy w\ld be h>d to beat 9 ,engli%1 or1 = t matt]1 9 ,fr5*4 ,x is1 too1 ! be/ ( ! essays z reg>ds discrim9ation4 ,!re are no %ades ( ,/5dhal's g5ius1 :e!r mak+ = good or = ill1 t are miss$ by ?is analy/1 &1 moreov]1 bo? ! lights & %ad[s are ju/ly di/ribut$444 ,he seeks to %[ y ! color ( a man's m9d1 & x is evid5ce ( 8 validity z an essayi/ t /raightway he int]e/s y 9 ! color ( 8 own4 ,he is an impressioni/ 9 criticism444 ,su* an essayi/ is ,mr4 ,hunek]1 a foe to dulness :o is also a man ( bra9s4--,royal ,cortissoz 9 ,new ,york ,tribune4 ,,james ,,hunek]3 ,,individuali/ ,z a critic1 :e!r ( music1 ! pla/ic arts1 ( poetry or fiction or philosophy1 he is ( ^? :o nev] atta9 f9ality2 b he is always /imulat+1 provocative ( ?\ght1 & by virtue ( ?is quality1 n inv>iably possess$ by critics1 he is entitl$ to a di/9ctive place 9 ,am]ican lett]s4 ,edw>d ,cl>k ,m>% 9 ,! ,=um4 ,,books ,,by ,,james ,,hunek] ,,vision>ies #abmo4 #a4ej net ,cont5ts3 ,a ,ma/] ( ,cobwebs--,! ,eigh? ,deadly ,s9--,! ,purse ( ,aholibah--,rebels ( ! ,moon--,! ,spiral ,road--,a ,mock ,sun--,anti*ri/--,! ,et]nal ,duel--,! ,en*ant$ ,yodl]--,! ,?ird ,k+dom--,! ,haunt$ ,h>psi*ord--,! ,tragic ,wall--,a ,s5tim5tal ,rebellion--,hall ( ! ,miss+ ,foot/eps--,! ,cursory ,light--,an ,iron ,fan--,! ,woman ,:o ,lov$ ,*op9--,! ,tune ( ,"t--,nada--,pan4 ,! au?or's /yle is sometimes grotesque 9 its desire bo? to />tle & to f9d true expression4 ,he has n foll[$ ^? great noveli/s :o write ,fr5* a *ild may read & und]/&4 ,he calls ! moon 'a spiritual gray waf]'2 x fa9ts 9 'a r$ w9d'2 'tru? beats at ! b>s ( a man's bosom'2 ! sun is 'a sulphur-color$ cymbal'2 a man moves ) '! jaunty grace ( a "y elephant4' ,b ev5 ^! oddities are significant & to be plac$ high above ! slip%od sequ5ces ( words t h done duty till !y are z mean+less z ! impr9t on a worn-out co94 ,besides1 9 ne>ly e /ory ! read] is arre/$ by ! idea1 & only a little tr\bl$ n[ & !n by an ov]-elaborate /yle4 ,if mo/ ( u are sane1 ! ideas *]i%$ by ^! vision>ies are insane2 b ! imag9ation ( ! au?or s illum9ates !m t we foll[ wond]+ & spellb\nd4 ,9 ',! ,spiral ,road' & 9 "s ( ! o!r /ories bo? fantasy & n>rative may be comp>$ ) ,haw?orne 9 8 mo/ une>?ly moods4 ,! y\ng] man has read 8 ,nietzs*e & has ca/ (f 8 h]itage ( simple morals4 ,haw?orne's ,puritanism f9ds no e*o 9 ^! mod]n s\ls1 all sceptical1 wav]+ & unbless$4 ,b ,haw?orne's spl5dor ( vision & 8 p[] ( sympa?y ) a torm5t$ m9d d live aga9 9 ! be/ ( ,mr4 ,hunek]'s /ories4--,london ,academy 7,feb4 #c1 #aijf74 99 99 99 99 99 ,,*op93 ,! ,man & ,8 ,music ,,) ,,et*$ ,,portrait #abmo4 #b4jj ,no piani/1 amateur or pr(essional1 c rise f ! p]usal ( 8 pages )\t a deep] appreciation ( ! new =ms ( beauty :i* ,*op9 has add$1 l s _m species ( or*ids1 to ! musical flora ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4--,! ,nation4 ,i ?9k x n too mu* to pr$ict t ,mr4 ,hunek]'s e/imate ( ,*op9 & 8 works is de/9$ to be ! p]man5t "o4 ,he gives ! read] ! cream ( ! cream ( all notewor?y previ\s comm5tators1 besides mu* t is :olly 8 own4 ,he speaks at once ) mode/y & au?ority1 always ) p]sonal *>m4--,bo/on ,transcript4