Анна Каренина

Chapter 11

           OfcoursethereistheexpressionofanofficialinPilateandofpityinChrist,seeingthatoneistheincarnationofthefleshlyandtheotherofthespirituallife.AllthisandmuchmoreflashedintoMihailov’sthoughts.

           “Yes,andhowthatfigureisdonewhatatmosphere!Onecanwalkroundit,”saidGolenishtchev,unmistakablybetrayingbythisremarkthathedidnotapproveofthemeaningandideaofthefigure.

           “Yes,there’sawonderfulmastery!”saidVronsky.“Howthosefiguresinthebackgroundstandout!Thereyouhavetechnique,”hesaid,addressingGolenishtchev,alludingtoaconversationbetweenthemaboutVronsky’sdespairofattainingthistechnique.

           “Yes,yes,marvelous!”GolenishtchevandAnnaassented.Inspiteoftheexcitedconditioninwhichhewas,thesentenceabouttechniquehadsentapangtoMihailov’sheart,andlookingangrilyatVronskyhesuddenlyscowled.Hehadoftenheardthiswordtechnique,andwasutterlyunabletounderstandwhatwasunderstoodbyit.Heknewthatbythistermwasunderstoodamechanicalfacilityforpaintingordrawing,entirelyapartfromitssubject.Hehadnoticedoftenthateveninactualpraisetechniquewasopposedtoessentialquality,asthoughonecouldpaintwellsomethingthatwasbad.Heknewthatagreatdealofattentionandcarewasnecessaryintakingoffthecoverings,toavoidinjuringthecreationitself,andtotakeoffallthecoverings;buttherewasnoartofpaintingnotechniqueofanysortaboutit.

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