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126 os Drawing, Limning) and Painting.
Job. 2*>*16.
^ T/ faii-fA*,-
sor.
Valleyes; the forms and colours of all Fruits, seve-
rall beauties of their Flowers; ofmediciaableSim-
ples never before seen or heard of: the orient Co-
lours, and lively Pi&ures of their Birds, the (hape
of their Beasts, Fisties, Worms, Flyes, &c. It presents
our eyes with the Complexion, Manner, and their
Attyre. It (hews us the Rites of their Religion, their
Houses, their Weapons, and manner of Warre. Be-
side, it preserveth the memory of a dearcst Friend, or
fairest Mistress. And since it is only the imitation of
the surface of Nature, by it as in a book of golden
and rare-limmed Letters, the chief end of it, we
read a continuall Le&ure of the Wisdome of the
Almighty Creator, by beholding even in the fea-
ther of the Peacock^, a ^ Miracle; as Aristotle
saith.
And that you (boiild not esteembasely of the pra-
&ise thereof, let me tell you, that in ancient times ;
Painting was admitted into the first place among the
liberall Arts, and throughout all Greece taught only
to the children of Noble men in the Schools, and alto-
gether forbidden to be taught toservantsor (laves.
In no less honour and esteem was it held among the
Romans, as we find in Pliny and many others who eve-
ry where advance the Professors; and the dignity os
the pra&ise thereofnothingbaseor servile, sinceone
of the most Noble Families in R$we, the fabii thought
themselves much honoured by the addition os that
Sirnamc Pitfor. For the first ofthat name, although
he was most honourably deseended, honoured with
many Titles, Consulstiips and Triumphes, excellent-
ly learned in thelawes, and beside accounted in the
number os the Orators of his time 5 yet bethought
his skill in painting added to these Honours, and
his memory would hear the better ©f posterity, for
that he was endued with so excellent a quality .* for
after with his own hand he had painted the Temple
©f Salus round about within , and fini/hed his work.
Job. 2*>*16.
^ T/ faii-fA*,-
sor.
Valleyes; the forms and colours of all Fruits, seve-
rall beauties of their Flowers; ofmediciaableSim-
ples never before seen or heard of: the orient Co-
lours, and lively Pi&ures of their Birds, the (hape
of their Beasts, Fisties, Worms, Flyes, &c. It presents
our eyes with the Complexion, Manner, and their
Attyre. It (hews us the Rites of their Religion, their
Houses, their Weapons, and manner of Warre. Be-
side, it preserveth the memory of a dearcst Friend, or
fairest Mistress. And since it is only the imitation of
the surface of Nature, by it as in a book of golden
and rare-limmed Letters, the chief end of it, we
read a continuall Le&ure of the Wisdome of the
Almighty Creator, by beholding even in the fea-
ther of the Peacock^, a ^ Miracle; as Aristotle
saith.
And that you (boiild not esteembasely of the pra-
&ise thereof, let me tell you, that in ancient times ;
Painting was admitted into the first place among the
liberall Arts, and throughout all Greece taught only
to the children of Noble men in the Schools, and alto-
gether forbidden to be taught toservantsor (laves.
In no less honour and esteem was it held among the
Romans, as we find in Pliny and many others who eve-
ry where advance the Professors; and the dignity os
the pra&ise thereofnothingbaseor servile, sinceone
of the most Noble Families in R$we, the fabii thought
themselves much honoured by the addition os that
Sirnamc Pitfor. For the first ofthat name, although
he was most honourably deseended, honoured with
many Titles, Consulstiips and Triumphes, excellent-
ly learned in thelawes, and beside accounted in the
number os the Orators of his time 5 yet bethought
his skill in painting added to these Honours, and
his memory would hear the better ©f posterity, for
that he was endued with so excellent a quality .* for
after with his own hand he had painted the Temple
©f Salus round about within , and fini/hed his work.