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ting as it were fome certain laws for the proportion of every 

 member; not thinking it poflible for a Painter to undertake 

 the expreffion of thofe motions which are in the mind, with- 

 out a concurrent harmony in the natural meafure : For that 

 which is out of its own kind and meafure, is not received from 

 Nature, whofe motion is always right. On a ferious confide- 

 ration of this matter, it will be found, that the Art of Painting 

 has a wonderful affinity with that of Poetry, and that there is 

 betwixt them a certain common imagination. For, as the 

 Poets introduce the Gods- and Heroes, and all thofe things 

 which are either majedical, honeft, or delightful ; in like 

 manner, the Painters, by the virtus of their outlines, colours, 

 lights, and fhadows, reprefent the fame things and perfons in 

 their pictures." 



Thus, as convoy mips either accompany, or (hould accom- 

 pany-their merchants, till they may profecute the reft of their 

 voyage without danger ; fo Philoftratus has brought me thus 

 far on my way, and lean now fail on without him. He has be- 

 gun to fpeak of the great relation betwixt Painting and Poetry, 

 and thither the greateft pa*t of this difcourfe, by my promife, 

 was directed. I have not engaged myfelf to any perfect me- 

 thod, neither am I loaded with a full cargo : It is furHcient 

 if I bring a fample of fome goods in this voyage. It will be 

 eafy for others to add more, when the commerce is fettled : 

 For a treatife, twice as large as this, of Painting, could not 

 contain all that might be faid on the parallel of thefe two 

 Sifter- Arts. I will take my rife from Bellori before I proceed 

 to the Author of this Book. 



The bufmefs of his Preface is to prove, that a learned 

 Painter mould form to himfelf an Idea of perfect Nature. 

 This image he is to fet before his mind in all his undertakings, 

 and to draw from thence, as from a ftorehoufe, the beauties 



which 



