Луна и грош

Chapter XLIV

           Ifeeltheneedtoascribetohimfantastictheoriesabouthispredecessors,anditiswithacertainsenseofdisillusionthatIconfesshethoughtaboutthemprettymuchasdoeseverybodyelse.IdonotbelieveheknewElGreco.HehadagreatbutsomewhatimpatientadmirationforVelasquez.Chardindelightedhim,andRembrandtmovedhimtoecstasy.HedescribedtheimpressionthatRembrandtmadeonhimwithacoarsenessIcannotrepeat.TheonlypainterthatinterestedhimwhowasatallunexpectedwasBruegheltheElder.Iknewverylittleabouthimatthattime,andStricklandhadnopowertoexplainhimself.Irememberwhathesaidabouthimbecauseitwassounsatisfactory.

           "He’sallright,"saidStrickland."Ibethefoundithelltopaint."

           Whenlater,inVienna,IsawseveralofPeterBrueghel’spictures,IthoughtIunderstoodwhyhehadattractedStrickland’sattention.Here,too,wasamanwithavisionoftheworldpeculiartohimself.Imadesomewhatcopiousnotesatthetime,intendingtowritesomethingabouthim,butIhavelostthem,andhavenowonlytherecollectionofanemotion.Heseemedtoseehisfellow-creaturesgrotesquely,andhewasangrywiththembecausetheyweregrotesque;lifewasaconfusionofridiculous,sordidhappenings,afitsubjectforlaughter,andyetitmadehimsorrowfultolaugh.Brueghelgavemetheimpressionofamanstrivingtoexpressinonemediumfeelingsmoreappropriatetoexpressioninanother,anditmaybethatitwastheobscureconsciousnessofthisthatexcitedStrickland’ssympathy

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