2560. Faldoni did not realize that it is not humanly
possible to do any sort of paintings that other students would not
delight in finding fault with, and the better the work, the more savage
the criticism might be. But, nevertheless, this imaginary criticism had
the effect of goading Faldoni into finally abandoning the simple profile
portrait and turning to more difficult views.
2561. He even began to fearlessly attempt the three
quarter view, trusting to his master's advice that if he just kept trying
for twenty years or so, he would eventually succeed.
2562. Previously in this story we said that Faldoni and
the other apprentices could never learn how to paint a face by watching
the master, but that was not entirely accurate. The truth is that if one
continually tries and fails to do something, and yet every day gets to
see that activity done perfectly by another, after a while one can learn
something quite by accident.
2563. Now, what I am going to explain is quite mundane and obvious, and seemingly of no consequence, but it must be explained because, as ordinary a piece of information as it is, it is of the utmost importance.
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