Анна Каренина

Chapter 11

           Iftoalittlechildortohiscookwererevealedwhathesaw,itorshewouldhavebeenabletopeelthewrappingsoffwhatwasseen.Andthemostexperiencedandadroitpaintercouldnotbymeremechanicalfacilitypaintanythingifthelinesofthesubjectwerenotrevealedtohimfirst.Besides,hesawthatifitcametotalkingabouttechnique,itwasimpossibletopraisehimforit.Inallhehadpaintedandrepaintedhesawfaultsthathurthiseyes,comingfromwantofcareintakingoffthewrappingsfaultshecouldnotcorrectnowwithoutspoilingthewhole.Andinalmostallthefiguresandfaceshesaw,too,remnantsofthewrappingsnotperfectlyremovedthatspoiledthepicture.

           “Onethingmightbesaid,ifyouwillallowmetomaketheremark....”observedGolenishtchev.

           “Oh,Ishallbedelighted,Ibegyou,”saidMihailovwithaforcedsmile.

           “Thatis,thatyoumakeHimtheman-god,andnottheGod-man.ButIknowthatwaswhatyoumeanttodo.”

           “IcannotpaintaChristthatisnotinmyheart,”saidMihailovgloomily.

           “Yes;butinthatcase,ifyouwillallowmetosaywhatIthink....Yourpictureissofinethatmyobservationcannotdetractfromit,and,besides,itisonlymypersonalopinion.Withyouitisdifferent.Yourverymotiveisdifferent.ButletustakeIvanov.IimaginethatifChristisbroughtdowntothelevelofanhistoricalcharacter,itwouldhavebeenbetterforIvanovtoselectsomeotherhistoricalsubject,fresh,untouched.”

           “Butifthisisthegreatestsubjectpresentedtoart?”

           “Ifonelookedonewouldfindothers

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