The only possible link of such a kind between the boy and Jesus was that he may have been aware that his father had gone to seek help for him, from a renowned physician, and may have had his hopes greatly excited.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
I maintained that it was not in any way surprising if the Italians, in spite of all their pathos and passion, could not equal the dramatic literature of Greece, England, and Germany; nor does it stand higher in France and Spain, formerly so renowned for dramatic glory.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
And a renowned triumph the painter made of it; a triumph such as, perhaps, no other artist north of Italy could then have equalled.
"Holbein"
Beatrice Fortescue