Calvinism - pagina 229

CALVINISM AND ART. realm

the

to

equally far

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and Carriere, who himself was

of art,

from sympathizing with Calvinism, loudly

proclaims that Calvinism alone was able to plough the

on which

field It

free art could flourish.

has frequently been remarked, moreover, that the

by

grace has contributed not a

idea

of election

little

toward interesting art

of what

was

seemingly

common man, tention,

His

this

must lead the

day occurrence, issues of the

what

human

common and

is

heart in

Even

he has made.

travagances

merely

motive

of every-

to the emotions

and

to grasp with his

it,

by

his

interpret for the world at large the precious

to

discovery

became

the

revolutions,

as

manifestations

of

shown the image from evil. Thus his

one of

as

instinct, their ideal impulse, and, lastly,

artistic

pencil

God

artist also to find a

pay attention

to

If a

insignificant.

the world pays no special at-

for his artistic studies in

the

and

small

whom

to

hidden importance

in the

valued and even chosen by

is

elect,

free

human of far

motive

of the

his

life.

folly,

and drastic ex-

foolish

art-productions,

for

human

heart

Man was

and

as

to

be

also

he might depart

that

the artist had only traced

upon

canvass the idealized figures of prophets and apostles,

of saints and priests

God had chosen he

Himself, figure

people,

the porter and the wage-earner for

found

and the

now however, when he saw how

;

interest

entire

not only

every

of

all

rank and

station.

And

the head, the

of the

personality

but began to reproduce the

of

in

if

human

man

of the

expression

thus far the eyes

had been fixed constantly and solely upon the

sufferings

of the ""^Man of Sorrows",

some now began 15

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