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Stranger
And the part of imitation which is concerned with such things, is to be called, as we called it before, likeness-making?Theaetetus
It is to be so called.Stranger
Now then, what shall we call that which appears, because it is seen from an unfavorable position, to be like the beautiful, but which would not even be likely to resemble that which it claims to be like, if a person were able to see such large works adequately? Shall we not call it, since it appears, but is not like, an appearance?Theaetetus
Certainly.Stranger
And this is very common in painting
And the part of imitation which is concerned with such things, is to be called, as we called it before, likeness-making?Theaetetus
It is to be so called.Stranger
Now then, what shall we call that which appears, because it is seen from an unfavorable position, to be like the beautiful, but which would not even be likely to resemble that which it claims to be like, if a person were able to see such large works adequately? Shall we not call it, since it appears, but is not like, an appearance?Theaetetus
Certainly.Stranger
And this is very common in painting
