DEUGD (n. f.)

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Aengaende nu de meeste nuttigheyt diemen uyt het navolgen ende bestudeeren van oude ende geleerde stucken moet halen, is, datmen de Konst ende kracht van soodanige Schildery, aen sijne eygen Wercken leert toepassen, en daer in als sijn eygen Werck vertoont, dat is datmen de Deught van een beroemt Meesters Wercken, ontrent ende in een Nieuwe Inventy geleerdelijck oeffent. Hierom is ‘et datmen de Konst-stucken met geen losse, of loopende ooge mach besichten; {Gebruyck uyt het gene men in ’t Copieeren geleert heeft.} maer deselve wel nadencken, ende die bedenckingen andermael hervatten, de stucken in de handt nemen, en bespeculeeren die wel naeuwe door en door, op datmen alsoo na een veelvoudighe op-merckingh, de ware Deught der Konste ende geest door welke soodanigen Meester is geleyt geworden, verstaende, die ons selfs eygen kome te maken. Doet ‘er by dat daerom eenen Jongelingh ontrent de Konst van soodanigen navolgingh, sich moeste versien, met de hulpe ende onderwijsinge van een getrouw Leer-Meester, op dat hy ontrent het gheseyde, sijne onervaerne sinnen ende handen geleerdelijck bestieren mochte.

[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] Regarding the best use that one has to obtain from the imitation and study of old and learned pieces, one should learn to apply the Art and power of such a Painting to his own works, and show it as his own work, i.e. that one intelligently practices the Virtue of the Works of a famous Master regarding and in a New Invention. This is why one should never look at the Art works with a loose or moving eye; {Use from that which one has learned by Copying.} but think well about it and take up these considerations once again, taking the pieces in one’s hands and considering them closely through and through, so that one may appropriate after a multiple observation, understanding the true Virtue of Art and the spirit by which such a Master was driven. Add to this that this is why, regarding the Art of such imitation, a young man must ascertain himself, the assistance and education by a loyal Teacher, so that regarding that which has been said, he may guide his inexperienced senses and hands intelligently.

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