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« on: February 24, 2015, 07:31:54 AM »
[spoiler]The paintings still have power, but the artist's supernatural talent may be a separate issue, no new supernaturally influenced art may be possible after Petofi's death.
I believe the entire significance of showing us Tate at 100 years old was that he was obsessed with the fact that he had come SO close to establishing his own immortality by painting himself, had never thought of doing it while he had Petofi's gift, and has now lost the gift and had to grow old like everyone else. He's so obsessed by that missed opportunity that he created that youthful dummy of himself to greet visitors with. He won't let anyone see him old. The very fact that he's a frail old man means that the gift is gone.[/spoiler]