Meissonier, his life and his art . forms an entity of its own, the very essence of which is that it isunique ; its power is immediate, it works in and by itself. Of all works of art, a picture is the only one of which its ownercan say that he possesses something really unique, which no repro- 144 MEISSONIER duction could replace, even were thai reproduction by the hand ot the author. What painter would maintain that it is possible to make a copy of Correggios Antiope, ofLeonardos Gioconda, ofRembrandts Syndics!However perfect it maybe, do you suppose thatthe copy of Titians Deathof S. Peter JM
Meissonier, his life and his art . forms an entity of its own, the very essence of which is that it isunique ; its power is immediate, it works in and by itself. Of all works of art, a picture is the only one of which its ownercan say that he possesses something really unique, which no repro- 144 MEISSONIER duction could replace, even were thai reproduction by the hand ot the author. What painter would maintain that it is possible to make a copy of Correggios Antiope, ofLeonardos Gioconda, ofRembrandts Syndics!However perfect it maybe, do you suppose thatthe copy of Titians Deathof S. Peter JMartyr canreplace the original pic-ture in San Giovanni ePaolo, destroyed by firea few )cars ago ? Here is consummatemodelling of a head ! Iam enraptured by this redchalk drawing of Andreadel Sartos ! Old as I am,I should like to sit downand try to copy it. . These young peoplehave numbers of master-pieces in the national col-lections, heads by Titian,by Leonardo . . theyshould copy them. Thiswill put them on the ?I HE LAUtilllNG MAN. (M. Chauchards collection.) Raphael was not original, in any strict sense. He passed amongall the masters, taking the best from each, like a bee compounding hisdivine honey. . t- ^ e:;
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