 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 Seiten
...fure to fucceed beft ; for the Painter of genius cannot ftoop to drudgery, in which the underftanding has no part ; and what pretence has the art to claim...power the Painter of genius directs him ; in this fenfe he ftudies Nature, and often arrives at his end, even by being unnatural in the confined fenfe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 Seiten
...fure to fucceed beft; for the painter of genius cannot ftoop to drudgery, in which the underftanding has no part ; and what pretence has the art to claim...power the painter of genius directs him ; in this fenfe he ftudies nature, and often arrives at his end, even by being unnatural in the confined fenfe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 Seiten
...fure to fucceed beft; for the painter of genius cannot ftoop to drudgery, in which the underftanding has no part ; and what pretence has the art to claim...power the painter of genius directs him ; in this fenfe he ftudies nature, and often arrives arrives at his end, even by being unnatural in the confined... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 Seiten
...fure to fucceed beft; for the painter of genius cannot ftoop to drudgery, in which the underftanding has no part ; and what pretence has the art to claim...imagination ? To this power the painter of genius dire£ts him ; in this fenfe he ftudies nature, and often arrives at his end, even by being unnatural... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 450 Seiten
...longer considered as a liberal art, and sister to Poetry ; this imitation being merely mechanical, in which the slowest intellect is always sure to succeed...the art to claim kindred •with Poetry, but by its power over the imagination ? To this power the Painter of genius directs his aim; in this sense he... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 452 Seiten
...considered as a liberal art, and sister to Poetry ; this imitation being merely mechanical, in which tne slowest intellect is always sure to succeed best ;...has the art to claim kindred with Poetry, but by its power over the imagination ? To this power the Painter of genius directs his aim; in this sense he... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 442 Seiten
...longer considered as a liberal art, and sister to Poetry; this imitation being merely mechanical, in which the slowest intellect is always sure to succeed...has the art to claim kindred with Poetry, but by its power over the imagination? To this power the Painter of genius directs his aim; in this sense he studies... | |
 | 1792 - 620 Seiten
...fure to fucceed belt; for the painter of genius cannot Hoop to drudgery, in which the undcrftanding has no part; and what pretence has the art to claim...poetry, but by its powers over the imagination ? To be too great an indulgence, aswell tliis power the painter of genius directs too great a reftraint... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 Seiten
...longer considered as a liberal art, and sister to poetry, this imitation being merely mechanical, in which the slowest intellect is always sure to succeed...painter of genius cannot stoop to drudgery, in which the understandinghas no part ; and what pretence has the art to claim kindred with poetry, but by its powers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 Seiten
...longer considered as a liberal art, and sister to poetry, this imitation being merely mechanical, in which the slowest intellect is always sure to succeed...? To this power the painter of genius directs him ; iu this sense he studies nature, and often arrives at his end, even by being unnatural in the confined... | |
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... perhaps, to hear this sense of the rule disputed ; but it must be considered, that, if the excellency of a painter consisted only in this kind of imitation, painting must lose its rank, and be no longer considered as a liberal art, and sister to poetry,... 
