Now the fact is that if one carefully observes a large number of lacerated perinæa, one is struck by the extreme complexity of form of many and the comparatively small number of bad median lacerations.

[I]n the dusky galleries, duskier with unwashed heads, is a strange 'coruscation,'—of impromptu billhooks.

Other similarities include both these artists' brilliance as polystylists, their scope, their personal conservatism and refinement, plus the technical innovations that melded expression and tradition.

Our ancestors, who were forest dwellers, bequeathed us a legacy of wonder tales in which forests have a significant role […] One route would start from a refuge in a clearing. The path would set forth in a bright and optimistic manner. Difficult choices would appear. Divergent paths would become stony, enter dark woods and descend through sloughs of despond.