A story is told of an artist who painted the picture of the
Crucifixion. When it was completed, he called in a lady friend
to see it, and pulling the curtain aside, withdrew into the
shade that he might see the effect on her face. He saw the
tears running down her cheeks, and she said, “You must love Him
to paint Him like that.” Her words touched his heart and he
replied, “I hope I do, but as I love Him more I will paint Him
better.”
(1913)