Jean-François Millet, peasant and painter; . owever clever, can neverattain this end, for it is impossible that it should have the breath of life. Quotethe expression of Saint Paul, ^Aes sonans et cyjubalmn thuiietis.^ * * * 7th April, 1865. My Dear Feuardent: You are at last off for Italy! If you findphotographs, either from the antique, especially those less known here, orfrom the painters, from Cimabue to Michael Angelo inclusive, things at not toohigh a price, buy them, and we will arrange here to relieve you of place through which you go has its peculiar attractions; see them we
Jean-François Millet, peasant and painter; . owever clever, can neverattain this end, for it is impossible that it should have the breath of life. Quotethe expression of Saint Paul, ^Aes sonans et cyjubalmn thuiietis.^ * * * 7th April, 1865. My Dear Feuardent: You are at last off for Italy! If you findphotographs, either from the antique, especially those less known here, orfrom the painters, from Cimabue to Michael Angelo inclusive, things at not toohigh a price, buy them, and we will arrange here to relieve you of place through which you go has its peculiar attractions; see them the old masters, be sure to get only those done directly from the originals,and not from engravings. Do not take anything of Raphael ; he is to befound in Paris. Find out carefully at Naples whether the paintings in Hercu-laneum and Pompeii have been reproduced. In fact, bring whatever you find,figures and animals. Diazs son, the one who died, brought some verygood ones, sheep among other things. Of figures, take of course those that. V PEASANT AND PAINTER. 183 smack least of the Academy and the model,— in fact, all that is good, ancientor modern, licit or illicit. Enough. Send us your little brats. Another ideathat strikes me: if you find some books with pictures,— old books,— get themif you can. loth April, 1865. Dear Sensier : * * * [ cant remember what Michael Angelosays about academies. I have no Vasari; looking over the book you wouldfind some excellent things. Look at a book that Rousseau has, Le MoyenAge et la Renaissance, the article (I think) on the history of French art.* * * See Letourneurs preface for his translation of Shakspere. I thinkhe says some pretty good things about what makes the real superiority ofcreative men over those who are only learned and practice well their profes-sion. Rousseau has his work. You could enlarge on all this, and show thegulf between what is reasoned and what is felt. Barbizon, 22d August, 1865. My Dear Sensier: We wen
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