...in painting the springs of action hidden in the heart. The face of a great man may resemble the face of a mean man, but their hearts will not be alike....Therefore, to paint a likeness which does not exhibit these heart impulses; — leaving it an open question whether the sitter is a great man or a mean man —...

...not even been confined to European masters. A Chinese writer of the twelfth century informs us that "there is no branch of painting so difficult as portrait...man or a mean man, is to be unskilled in the art of protraiture." 3 Characterization, then, is one of "their lines." Why, then, should the disposition...

...record of what he said.] PORTRAITURE. HERE is no branch of painting so difficult as portrait-painting. It is not that reproduction of the features is difficult;...man, is to be unskilled in the art of portraiture. SUNG TZ'U. MIDDLE OF 13TH CENTURY AD [A scholar who is known for a work entitled "The Washing Away...

...record of what he said.] PORTRAITURE J- HERE is no branch of painting so difficult as portraitpainting. It is not that reproduction of the features is difficult...man, is to be unskilled in the art of portraiture. SUNG TZ'U MIDDLE OF 13TH CENTURY AD [A scholar who is known for a work entitled "The Washing Away of...