What, in sum, is Sidney's point in the following?

"Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done; neither with pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor what so ever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely. Her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden." (Philip Sidney)

1
Works of art are superior to the nature world they represent
2
Works of art can often compete with natural world represented by them
3
Neither the poets nor the natural world they set forth equal nature's rich tapestry
4
The natural world is far superior to the works of art that represent it

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