Are you certain that his conclusion is drawn from reading Vergil, or reading Vergil and sitting atop mountains...and not simply from sitting atop mountains? Whatever the case, I'd like to learn the logic behind his conclusion. Best, Brian Gallagher
On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Joachim Pissarro wrote: > In a letter dated January 1885, Gauguin describes Cézanne to a friend of > his. He depicts Cézanne as a recluse who spends his time on top of mountains > reading and reciting Virgil. Gauguin then draws this strange conclusion: > "Hence, Cézanne's horizon lines are high, his skies are painted in intense > blues, and his reds are especially vibrant." > > If anyone has any clue as to how to interpret these lines, I would be > grateful to hear it. > > All the best, > > Joachim Pissarro > > Department of the History of Art > Yale University > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. > Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message > "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You > can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
