![]() ![]() Master Frenhofer’s discourse on Porbus’ masterpiece reminded me the on-going battle in the world of art and art criticism about *drum roll* the nature of beauty. You may know your syntax thoroughly and make no blunders in your grammar, but it takes that and something more to make a great poet! Porbus finds out the next day that Frenhofer has died after burning all of his artworks. When the work of art is done, Poussin and Porbus came to see it – but they did not see the “beauty” that Frenhofer talked about. In his desire to see the artwork, Poussin offered his mistress, Gillete, to Frenhofer as a model in order to complete the work and behold it. The two younger artists soon find out that Frenhofer has been for 10 years in the process of creating a work of art that he does not want to expose until perfected. There was much ado about the life and soul of a work of art as the master lectures. Whilst there, Porbus’ master arrives and young Poussin witnesses the master, Frenhofer’s lively discourse about art and art-making. Summary: Nicolas Poussin, a young aspiring novice artist, went to visit a rather well-known artist, Porbus. ![]() ![]() I found a lot of quotable quotes on the nature of art-making and purpose of artists. It can be read in one seating, and I recommend that you must. The novel is a short and very intriguing story set within the world of artists and art-making. This is for the NYRB reading challenge arranged by Mrs. ![]()
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