Thatwasamistakeoflargedimensions。TheOldMasterswerestillunpleasingtome，buttheyweretrulydivinecontrastedwiththecopies。Thecopyistotheoriginalasthepallid，smart，inanenewwax-workgroupistothevigorous，earnest，dignifiedgroupoflivingmenandwomenwhomitprofessestoduplicate。Thereisamellowrichness，asubduedcolor，intheoldpictures，whichistotheeyewhatmuffledandmellowedsoundistotheear。Thatisthemeritwhichismostloudlypraisedintheoldpicture，andistheonewhichthecopymostconspicuouslylacks，andwhichthecopyistmustnothopetocompass。ItwasgenerallyconcededbytheartistswithwhomItalked，thatthatsubduedsplendor，thatmellowrichness，isimpartedtothepicturebyAGE。
ThenwhyshouldweworshiptheOldMasterforit，whodidn\'timpartit，insteadofworshipingOldTime，whodid?Perhapsthepicturewasaclangingbell，untilTimemuffleditandsweetenedit。
InconversationwithanartistinVenice，Iasked:\"WhatisitthatpeopleseeintheOldMasters?IhavebeenintheDoge\'spalaceandIsawseveralacresofverybaddrawing，verybadperspective，andveryincorrectproportions。
PaulVeronese\'sdogstonotresembledogs；allthehorseslooklikebladdersonlegs；onemanhadaRIGHTlegontheleftsideofhisbody；inthelargepicturewheretheEmperorBarbarossa?isprostratebeforethePope，therearethreemenintheforegroundwhoareoverthirtyfeethigh，ifonemayjudgebythesizeofakneelinglittleboyinthecenteroftheforeground；
andaccordingtothesamescale，thePopeissevenfeethighandtheDogeisashriveleddwarfoffourfeet。\"