Sir Joshua Reynolds, like Wilson, had his secrets of color and his
mysteries of painting. He was fond of endeavoring to discover the
secrets of the old painters.
It was his wont to dissect some of their works in order to
find out their art of coloring and finishing. He pursued his
experiments secretly and kept his discoveries to himself. In
this search for the hidden secrets of his art he destroyed many
old paintings of the Venetian school to the serious loss of the
world of art. (Text.)
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=Secrets Will Out=--See UTTERANCE.
=Securities=--See PRECAUTIONS.