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not; for there I see a person, face, air, and a&ion, which no words
can sufficiently describe, but which assure me as much as those can,
that that man mud speak good sense, and to the purpose. And the
different sentiments of his auditors are as finely expressed; some ap-
pear to be angry, and malicious, others to be attentive, and reason-
ing upon the matter within themselves, or with one another ; and one
especially is apparently convinced. These last are the free-thinkers
of that time, and are placed before the apostle ; the others are be-
hind him, not only as caring less for the preacher, or the doctrine,
but to raise his apostolic character, which would loose something of
its dignity, if his maligners were supposed to be able to look him in
the face.
Elymas, the sorcerer, is blind from head to foot, but how admira-
bly is terror, and astonishment expressed in the people present, and
how varioussy, according to the several characters! the proconsul
has these sentiments but as a Roman, and a gentleman, the rest in
several degrees, and manners.
The same sentiments appear also in the carton of the death of
Ananias, together with those of joy, and triumph, which naturally
arises in good minds upon the sight of the effects of divine justice,
and the victory of truth.
The airs of the heads in my holy family after Rafaelle, are perfectly
fine, according to the several characters ; that of the Blessed Mother
of God has all the sweetness, and goodness that could possibly ap-
pear in herself; what is particularly remarkable is, that the Christ,
and the St. John are both fine boys, but the latter is apparently hu-
mane, the other, as it ought to be, divine.
Nor is the expression in my drawing of the descent of the Holy
Ghost less excellent than the other parts of it. (I wish it had been
equally well preserved.) The Blessed Virgin is seated in the princi-
pal part of the picture, and so distinguished as that none in the com-
pany seems to pretend to be in competition with her; and the devo-
tion,
not; for there I see a person, face, air, and a&ion, which no words
can sufficiently describe, but which assure me as much as those can,
that that man mud speak good sense, and to the purpose. And the
different sentiments of his auditors are as finely expressed; some ap-
pear to be angry, and malicious, others to be attentive, and reason-
ing upon the matter within themselves, or with one another ; and one
especially is apparently convinced. These last are the free-thinkers
of that time, and are placed before the apostle ; the others are be-
hind him, not only as caring less for the preacher, or the doctrine,
but to raise his apostolic character, which would loose something of
its dignity, if his maligners were supposed to be able to look him in
the face.
Elymas, the sorcerer, is blind from head to foot, but how admira-
bly is terror, and astonishment expressed in the people present, and
how varioussy, according to the several characters! the proconsul
has these sentiments but as a Roman, and a gentleman, the rest in
several degrees, and manners.
The same sentiments appear also in the carton of the death of
Ananias, together with those of joy, and triumph, which naturally
arises in good minds upon the sight of the effects of divine justice,
and the victory of truth.
The airs of the heads in my holy family after Rafaelle, are perfectly
fine, according to the several characters ; that of the Blessed Mother
of God has all the sweetness, and goodness that could possibly ap-
pear in herself; what is particularly remarkable is, that the Christ,
and the St. John are both fine boys, but the latter is apparently hu-
mane, the other, as it ought to be, divine.
Nor is the expression in my drawing of the descent of the Holy
Ghost less excellent than the other parts of it. (I wish it had been
equally well preserved.) The Blessed Virgin is seated in the princi-
pal part of the picture, and so distinguished as that none in the com-
pany seems to pretend to be in competition with her; and the devo-
tion,