The 7 Lively
Arts
by
Gilbert Seldes

“... But, beside those great men, there is a certainnumber of artists who have a distinct facultyof their own by which they convey to us a peculiarquality of pleasure which we cannot get elsewhere;and these, too, have their place in generalculture, and must be interpreted to it by those whohave felt their charm strongly, and are often theobjects of a special diligence and a considerationwholly affectionate, just because there is not aboutthem the stress of a great name and authority.”

—Walter Pater