 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - 2003 - 496 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... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - 2003 - 494 Seiten
...slowest intellect is alwavs sure to succeed best; 1or the Painter ol genius cannot stoop to drudgerv, in which the understanding has no part; and what pretence has the art to claim kindred with Poetrv, but bv its power over the imagination?To this power the Painter o1 genius directs his aim;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 2006 - 496 Seiten
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 | John Ruskin - 1989 - 484 Seiten
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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,... 
