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There is an understanding that is reached with the material because of handling it, which facilitates one’s thought processes. A frequent view is that the epithet “art”, explicit in its elevated sense, requires a certain level of artistic experience by the artist, whether or not this be an illustration of technical ability, an originality in stylistic method, or a combination of those two. Traditionally skill of execution was considered as a quality inseparable from art and thus needed for its success; for Leonardo da Vinci, art, neither more nor lower than his other endeavors, was a manifestation of talent. Rembrandt’s work, now praised for its ephemeral virtues, was most admired by his contemporaries for its virtuosity. This led to Romantic rejections of this in favor of images of the emotional side and individuality of humans, exemplified within the novels of Goethe.

Drawn to Artis a comic book collection that illuminates …