 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 702 pages
...considered as a liberal art, and sister to poetry, »is imitation being merely mechanical, in which the painter of genius cannot stoop to drudgery, in...imagination ? To this power the painter of genius directs his aim ; in this sense he studies nature, and often arrives at his end, even by being unnatural in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 482 pages
...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...for the painter of genius cannot stoop to drudgery, irr which the understanding has no part; and what pretence has the art to claim kindred with poetry,... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 536 pages
...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 imaignation ? To this power the Painter of genius directs his aim ; in this sense he... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 514 pages
...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 imaignation ? ! To this power the Painter of genius directs his aim ; in this sense... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1846 - 506 pages
...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... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1856 - 450 pages
...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 him ; in this sense he studies... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1856 - 452 pages
...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 him ; in this sense he studies... | |
 | 1857 - 992 pages
...This imitation being merely mechanical, in which the 170 Manchester Exhibition of Art- Treasures. 171 slowest intellect is always sure to succeed best,...painter of genius cannot stoop to drudgery, in which tho understanding has no part ; and what pretence has an to claim kindred with poetry but ;ts powers... | |
 | Thomas Sutton - 1858 - 344 pages
...considered as a liberal art, and sister to poetry, this imitation being merely mechanical, in wbich the slowest intellect is always sure to succeed best,...pretence has the art to claim kindred with poetry, but its power over the imagination ? To this power the painter of genius directs his aim ; in this sense... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1872 - 418 pages
...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 best ; for the painter of genins cannot stoop to drudgery, in which the understanding has no part ; and what pretence has the... | |
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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,... 
