The sacred fire
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from Nuenen, c. 18-23 February 1884
Francois Coppee's "Desir dans le spleen" especially I think so true, it paints how, in those very souls that are exhausted and on the verge of dropping, there arises at moments that infinite renewal of desire, as if they had no past behind them. I thought of Rembrandt's "Jewish Bride," and what Thore says of it. Thore in his prime, and Theophile Gautier and so many others - how things have changed since then - and how much duller everything has become. If one wants to keep some of the sacred fire alive nowadays, in short, one must show it as little as possible to others.
Letter 357
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Francois Coppee's "Desir dans le spleen" especially I think so true, it paints how, in those very souls that are exhausted and on the verge of dropping, there arises at moments that infinite renewal of desire, as if they had no past behind them. I thought of Rembrandt's "Jewish Bride," and what Thore says of it. Thore in his prime, and Theophile Gautier and so many others - how things have changed since then - and how much duller everything has become. If one wants to keep some of the sacred fire alive nowadays, in short, one must show it as little as possible to others.
Letter 357
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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