Анна Каренина

Chapter 9

           Thearticlereproachedthegovernmentandtheacademyforlettingsoremarkableanartistbeleftwithoutencouragementandsupport.

           “I’veseenit,”answeredGolenishtchev.“Ofcourse,he’snotwithouttalent,butit’sallinawrongdirection.It’salltheIvanov-Strauss-RenanattitudetoChristandtoreligiouspainting.”

           “Whatisthesubjectofthepicture?”askedAnna.

           “ChristbeforePilate.ChristisrepresentedasaJewwithalltherealismofthenewschool.”

           Andthequestionofthesubjectofthepicturehavingbroughthimtooneofhisfavoritetheories,Golenishtchevlaunchedforthintoadisquisitiononit.

           “Ican’tunderstandhowtheycanfallintosuchagrossmistake.ChristalwayshasHisdefiniteembodimentintheartofthegreatmasters.Andtherefore,iftheywanttodepict,notGod,butarevolutionistorasage,letthemtakefromhistoryaSocrates,aFranklin,aCharlotteCorday,butnotChrist.Theytaketheveryfigurewhichcannotbetakenfortheirart,andthen....”

           “AndisittruethatthisMihailovisinsuchpoverty?”askedVronsky,thinkingthat,asaRussianMæcenas,itwashisdutytoassisttheartistregardlessofwhetherthepictureweregoodorbad.

           “Ishouldsaynot.He’saremarkableportrait-painter.HaveyoueverseenhisportraitofMadameVassiltchikova?ButIbelievehedoesn’tcareaboutpaintinganymoreportraits,andsoverylikelyheisinwant.Imaintainthat....”

           “Couldn’tweaskhimtopaintaportraitofAnnaArkadyevna?”saidVronsky.

           “Whymine?”saidAnna.“AfteryoursIdon’twantanotherportrait.

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