lördag 4 juli 2009

Max Nordau om Péladan

I anknytning till Séons porträtt av Péladan måste jag citera dessa rader ur Max Nordaus Entartung (ursäkta engelskan):

”He possesses a special costume as grand-master and Sar (in which his life-sized portrait has been painted by Alexandre Séon), and a composer, who belongs to the order, has composed for him a special fanfare, which on solemn occasions is to be played by trumpets at his entrance.”

Vad kan man göra annat än att hoppas att det är sant.