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THE definite reaction, today, to any pictures that
' tell a story,' raises the obvious question as to how far a picture (like music) is keeping within its proper purpose by being literary. Late nineteenth century painters were never so happy as when they were painting subject-pictures, and of those painters Luko Fildes was among the most popular. In discussing this question,
Mr. Roger Fry will refer to Luke Fildes and, in contrast to him, to Giotto, the fourteenth century painter who took for granted in his public a foreknowledge of the story he was illustrating and so concentrated on the form and spiritual content.

Contributors

Unknown:
Luko Fildes
Unknown:
Mr. Roger Fry
Unknown:
Luke Fildes

This is the first of a series of 'Biographies in Brief', specially written by some of the most distinguished biographers of today.

The advance announcement of this series indicated that the biographies might be either real or imaginary; and we are not in a position to say for certain into which category Mr. Nicolson's present contribution will fall.

Contributors

Presenter:
The Hon. Harold Nicholson

2LO London and 5XX Daventry

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