painting by Pierre-August Renoir
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EN ESPANOL CLICAR AQUI: Matisse encuentra Renoir
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As a young man, the painter Henri Matisse used to pay a weekly visit to the great Renoir in his studio. When Renoir was afflicted by arthritis, Matisse began to visit him daily, taking him food, brushes, paints, but always trying to persuade the master that he was working too hard and needed to rest a little.
One day, noticing that each brushstroke made Renoir cry out with pain, Matisse could contain himself no longer:
‘Master, you have already created a vast and important body of work, why continue torturing yourself in this way?’
‘Very simple,’ Renoir replied. ‘Beauty remains, but pain passes.’
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Maybe the everlastingness is standing open if you do something with blood of your heart,
with passion of your soul and pain of your mind.
I realize Creation is beyond body and mind.
exactly as my mom says,that physical pain will be with her till she dies but she can’t stop living because of that…….so keep trying your best till the end……….
God bless you n your mom!
Hey Paulo, isn’t this one a bit contradictory with the one you gave yesterday about sacrifice ?….xx
Life is a Paradox!
Apparently you didn’t get the meaning of the one he gave yesterday…
No
cuz the one from yesterday said that sacrifice is not mandatory… love is the one that matters.
But here, Renoir painted out of love, not because he wanted to sacrifice himself.
Dearest Florence, the two stories are the same, they relate to only one thing, which is Love. For Love is the greatest which make us forget about pain and suffering. We always need to seek Love, and from there, we are free, and we won’t even see it as a sacrifice. My humble opinion and interpretation.
Beauty is around us, but we need to forget our pain for a little to enjoy it
Precioso comentario. Con toda la razón del mundo. Eso si que es tener vocación.
pain passes?
Indeed, it will pass. However, people keep holding it, not willing to let it pass.
How must they be able to let it pass?
Is it only by thinking that it will pass?
Awesome!!!!!!!
possibly a real story.
A truly beautiful story and very inspiring!
I like this … “beauty remains but pain”… fades.. I shall say! :) love;y, lovely indeed!
Yes, beauty remains, anyone can tell that from the picture.
I’ve been subject to this strange tool of God in great doses since last year and I can say that it passes making way to a more elevated spirit and the purest of love. Thanks over and over.
Caro Paulo, devo leggere, riflettere e pensare e poi nel caso mettere in atto.Perchè tu scritto tutto.
‘Beauty remains, but pain passes.’ sweetxxx
Pain is inevitable, but it is worth it :)
I like Matisse compassion and his honesty towards his master.
“Matisse et Renoir se rencontrent”
“Quand il etait jeune, le peintre Henri Matisse avait l’habitude de rendre visite, une fois par semaine, au grand Renoir dans son atelier. Lorsque Renoir fut afflige par de l’arthrite, Matisse commenca de lui rendre visite tous les jours, lui apportant de la nourriture, des pinceaux, des peintures, mais toujours essayant de persuader le maitre qu’il travaillait trop et avait besoin de se reposer un peu.
Un jour, remarquant que chaque coup de pinceau que Renoir appliquait provoque un cri de douleur, Matisse ne put s’empecher de dire:
“-Maitre vous avez deja cree un vaste et important volume de travail,pourquoi continuez-vous a vous torturer de cette facon?”
-”C’est fort simple” repondit Renoir. “La beaute reste, mais la douleur passe.”
indeed, so true…
great…..
yes ,pain passes .we leave this world but our deeds r left behind they r like the impressions and long after we r remembered for our works . where as matisse is a friend and a companion we all need
As always you are come up with an inspiration story. All these are helpful in coming through the stressful life. Thanks for all the posts, keep continuing this.
art and beauty. they are absolutely soul mate!!!
art is a center of life…
art is us….
art is something that we can’t see by logic…
Brings tears to my eyes… Not being able to do what what you love due to pain..It`s terrible, so we continue despite the pain, even if it kills us.
if pain remains and beauty passes
In real hard work , we have to face lots of difficulties but finally it results in some thing great, ever beautiful.
when the pain passes…………..we feel the beauty is still there.now what????????????????.we should smile n think…….comparitively the better thing with us.god is great.
pain nd beauty both r unconditional where beauty is everlasting but thankgod pain is not…………
All great art comes from suffering and determination…. such greats aspirations
Wow! Matisse was privileged to have been a disciple of “Master” Renoir. Thank you for sharing this out.
Reading paulo coelho’s books and blogs is NOT a waste of time…
I´m glad Renoir didn´t give up!! :)
Transformation.
I live with a lot of physical pain, but once immersed in doing things that I love, the magic of enthusiam drives me forward and awareness of pain disappears.
In this way, pain is a blessing.
With Love,
Jane xo
Thankyou Renior and Matisse!!
Another thing that their friendship reminds me of:
Forgot to mention also, pain during natural childbirth.
From the moment my children were born, I didn’t think of the pain of labour. Overcome with love and gratitude to god, for the incredible gifts.
More Love xo
La belleza pasa, la belleza cansa, pero si experimentas algún dolor, la contemplación y ejecucuión de algo bello, puede hacer olvidar un dolor y sentir que paso.
I love the reminder here about the power of beauty. I think that in today’s society, this is so often forgotten. It’s not that people don’t care about beauty, but they are so purpose-driven that they can’t appreciate it for its own sake. Everything has to have some kind of practical function. We need to remember how to appreciate beauty for beauty’s sake, and that it doesn’t need a purose outside of that. Renoir not only recognize that but made it his legacy.
I didn’t realize that Renoir and Matisse had any kind of relationship. I wonder if this was a big inspiration in the life of Matisse? He seems to have taken Renoir’s words to heart to some extent.
My all time favorite artists……. Thank you for sharing your mind with all of us…….You are an inspiration….Gracias… Senor Coelho
Acho que a beleza exterior é temporária, assim como a dor. Mas, quando vemos a beleza pelas características do espírito, do interno, ai sim, concordo em dizer, que ela realmente seja eterna.
Abraços!
The suffering is there. It’s just become art.
PAIN REMAINS. IT TURNS INTO BEAUTY.
É a dor também faz parte da vida, só que não sei apreciar muito bem esta forma de vida cuando estou sofrendo, só desejo que passe pronto.
“That which you cannot reject/renounce is Beauty” S.S. Ravi Shankar
Too little words, but a great meaning!!
That’s life !
I think beauty remains,even as only a memory,pain subsides in time and then vanishes,for one reason or another!xx
You are a very special man and we love you (yours books and yours saying) as much as our writer Ismail Kadare!
Love from Albania
I think they both remain
BEAUTY IS IN THE PAIN THAT U ABSORB N LET GO. BEAUTY HAPPENS WHEN THE PAIN IS ACCEPTED. THATS WHAT IS MAKING WORLD UGLIER WHERE THERE IS NO ACCEPTANC/TOLERANCE.
PEOPLE LIKE RENOIR SPREAD BEAUTY ON PLANET. LETS LEARN .
ESTO NOS ENSEÑA QUE CUANDO LAS PERSONAS AMAN LO QUE HACEN, NI EL DOLOR LOS HACE DESFALLECER. APRENDAMOS DE RONOIR!!
QUE HERMOSA HISTORIA. NOS DEJA LA MAS HERMOSA REFLEXION.
!!!! Sabias palabras de todo un artista, el dolor pasa, pero la belleza permanece, y todo lo que valga la pena hacerse, vale la pena hacerlo bello, asi nuestros ojos serian dulcificados por la belleza de la arquitectura bien hecha, de una obra de arte, de la creacion divina, cuantas cosas bellas hay !!!!!
I happen this picture new.Iwas happen Renoir in Nudes it was very perfect classical ecole pictures.this picture approximatetly lookslike impressionist ecole.It’s amazing.even so I like that men in love degree…
beauty fades, pain fades da only thng dat survives is da unconditional luv n compassion… So rise high 4m expectations… N always keep a smile in ol da phases of lyf… Though may turn out hard bt keep tryin…
So true; words from a wise man……his legacy is all about beauty…..
heart-whelming…
Hi
this is the best sentence with lots of passion that I have ever heard.
Lo que provoca la pasión cuando se hace lo que se gusta.
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