Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us.
That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches.
The fame of the rich man dies with him; the fame of the treasure, and not of the man who possessed it, remains.
Let the painter composing narrative pictures take pleasure in wealth and variety, and avoid repeating any part that occurs in it, so that the uniqueness and abundance attract people to it and delight the eye of the observer. I say that a narrative painting requires (depending on the scene), wherever the eye falls, a mixture of men of diverse appearances, of diverse ages and dress, combined together with women, children, dogs, horses, buildings, fields, and hills.
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