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I INTRODUCTION
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But we must tread lightly in these rarefied regions and get on to more practical concerns. By finding and emphasising in his work those elements in visual appearances that express these profounder things, the painter is enabled to stimulate the perception of them in others.
In the representation of a fine mountain, for instance, there are, besides all its rhythmic34 beauty of form and colour, associations touching35 deeper chords in our natures—associations connected with its size, age, and permanence, &c.; at any rate we have more feelings than form and colour of themselves 24are capable of arousing. And these things must be felt by the painter, and his picture painted under the influence of these feelings, if he is instinctively36 to select those elements of form and colour that convey them. Such deeper feelings are far too intimately associated even with the finer beauties of mere11 form and colour for the painter to be able to neglect them; no amount of technical knowledge will take the place of feeling, or direct the painter so surely in his selection of what is fine.
There are those who would say, "This is all very well, but the painter's concern is with form and colour and paint, and nothing else. If he paints the mountain faithfully from that point of view, it will suggest all these other associations to those who want them." And others who would say that the form and colour of appearances are only to be used as a language to give expression to the feelings common to all men. "Art for art's sake" and "Art for subject's sake." There are these two extreme positions to consider, and it will depend on the individual on which side his work lies. His interest will be more on the aesthetic37 side, in the feelings directly concerned with form and colour; or on the side of the mental associations connected with appearances, according to his temperament. But neither position can neglect the other without fatal loss. The picture of form and colour will never be able to escape the associations connected with visual things, neither will the picture all for subject be able to get away from its form and colour. And it is wrong to say "If he paints the mountain faithfully from the form and colour point of view it will suggest all those other associations to those who want them," unless, as is possible with a simple-minded painter, he 25be unconsciously moved by deeper feelings, and impelled to select the significant things while only conscious of his paint. But the chances are that his picture will convey the things he was thinking about, and, in consequence, instead of impressing us with the
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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artistic
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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phenomena
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n.现象 | |
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undoubtedly
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supplant
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temperament
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elusive
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faculty
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proceeding
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证明…有理( justify的第三人称单数 ); 为…辩护; 对…作出解释; 为…辩解(或辩护) | |
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intentionally
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ad.故意地,有意地 | |
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inadequate
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adj.(for,to)不充足的,不适当的 | |
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stimulate
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vt.刺激,使兴奋;激励,使…振奋 | |
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purely
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adv.纯粹地,完全地 | |
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accurately
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adv.准确地,精确地 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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sentient
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adj.有知觉的,知悉的;adv.有感觉能力地 | |
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portrayed
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v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 );描述;描绘;描画 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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primitive
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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awe
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n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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reverence
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n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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contemplating
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深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想 | |
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throbbing
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a. 跳动的,悸动的 | |
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motive
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n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的 | |
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motives
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n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 ) | |
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stimulated
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a.刺激的 | |
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impelled
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v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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penetrate
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v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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repose
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v.(使)休息;n.安息 | |
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strictly
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adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地 | |
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rhythmic
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adj.有节奏的,有韵律的 | |
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touching
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adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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instinctively
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aesthetic
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adj.美学的,审美的,有美感 | |
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grandeur
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n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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poetic
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adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的 | |
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sensuous
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adj.激发美感的;感官的,感觉上的 | |
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innate
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adj.天生的,固有的,天赋的 | |
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uncommon
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adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的 | |
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devoutly
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adv.虔诚地,虔敬地,衷心地 | |
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dispel
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vt.驱走,驱散,消除 | |
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ego
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n.自我,自己,自尊 | |
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animating
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v.使有生气( animate的现在分词 );驱动;使栩栩如生地动作;赋予…以生命 | |
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expressive
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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underlying
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adj.在下面的,含蓄的,潜在的 | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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recital
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n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会 | |
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solely
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adv.仅仅,唯一地 | |
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utilitarian
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adj.实用的,功利的 | |
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pretensions
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自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力 | |
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illustrate
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v.举例说明,阐明;图解,加插图 | |
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analogous
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adj.相似的;类似的 | |
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derived
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vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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sublime
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adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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laboriously
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adv.艰苦地;费力地;辛勤地;(文体等)佶屈聱牙地 | |
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pretentious
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adj.自命不凡的,自负的,炫耀的 | |
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skilfulness
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巧妙 | |
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possessed
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adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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worthy
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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