MODESTIE (n. f.)

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Eyndelingh soo moetmen neffens alle ‘t gene voorseyt is, voornamentlijck tot het Schildern, arbeyden om grondigh den aert, kracht en vermogen der Verwen, Olyen en Vernissen, ontrent het Coloreeren te kennen, die oock wel ende veranderlijck te ordineeren, ende na vereys van saecken, aengenaem ende met modestie op sijn jyste plaets wel te schicken en natuerlijck aen yder dingh toe te eygenen; {Aert der Verwen moet verstaen worden.} ten eynde men niet en late blijcken, datmen sich opde schoone Coleuren verlaten, of de ware Deught van sijn Tafereel door een enckel Verwengepronck gesocht heeft. Van gelijcken moetmen weten, hoemen de Verwen, soo in het Doodt-Verwen als in ’t Op-Schilderen sal temperen, handelen en aenleggen, en hoedanigh deselve helder, gloeyent, ende schoon op den ander komen te decken, ende sich mackelijk Schilderen laten: {Handelingen der Verwen moet verstaen worden.} invoeghen sy verstandigh ghehandelt en playsant gecololeert [sic, ndr.] moghen schijnen.

[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] At last one should, besides all that has been said thus far, for Painting one should principally work to thoroughly know the nature, power and capacity of the Colors, Oils and Varnishes, with regard to coloring, also knowing how to compose these well and with variety, and pleasantly and modestly placing it on the right place and apply it to each thing in a natural way after the demand of the case; {The nature of the Colors should be understood.} so that one does not show that one has leaned on the beautiful colors or has based the Virtue of his Painting only by the splendor of colors. Similarly one should know, how to mix, treat and apply the colors, both in the dead-coloring and in finishing, and how they will cover the other [colors] in a clear, glowing and beautiful [way] and let them be applied with ease: { The handling of the colors should be understood.} so that they may appear wisely treated and pleasantly colored.

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EFFET PICTURAL → qualité de la composition