Note 64 — Chapter XVIII
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Ferdinand, Duke of Tuscany, was once struck with the picture of a child crying; the artist (Peter of Cortona), who was at work upon the head, wishing to give a proof of his skill, by a few judicious touches converted the crying into a laughing face. The Duke was in astonishment; the painter, to show himself master of the human countenance, restored his first touches, and the Duke again saw the child weeping.