Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; read more

Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
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Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
[It., L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote,
Seque, come il maestro fa il discente;
Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote.]

As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
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As all Nature's thousands changes
But one changeless God proclaim;
So in Art's wide kingdom ranges
One sole meaning still the same:
This is Truth, eternal Reason,
Which from Beauty takes its dress,
And serene through time and season
Stands aye in loveliness.

All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
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All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
The coin, Tiberius.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.