"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

10 May 2017

Objectively.

Tiepolo, Woman with as Parrot, 1760


Audience Member:  What’s the most beautiful color … objectively?

Roger Scruton: The most beautiful color, objectively, is the pale violet used by Tiepolo in painting the lips of degenerate women.

Audience Member: What’s the most truthful one?

Scruton:  I think that one is equally truthful.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi!

I watched the entire Roger Scruton´s speech...but...
Where is that pale violet? I cannot see that. He is being ironic?? What do you think?