Every point which he marks is the nodal point for numberless relations.

To grasp a fact in the sense of scholarly knowledge means to see it in all its connections, and the work of the scholar is not simply to hold the fact as he becomes aware of it but to trace the connections and to supplement them by his thought until a completed system of interrelated facts in science or in history is established.
Now we are better prepared to recognize the characteristic function of the artist.

He is doing exactly the opposite of what the scholar is aiming at.

Both are changing and remolding the given thing or event in the interest of their ideal aims.

But the ideal aim of beauty and art is in complete contrast to the ideal aim of scholarly knowledge.