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Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.
Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.
Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating read more
Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.
There is nothing new in art except talent.rn
There is nothing new in art except talent.rn
Art happens - no hovel is safe from it, no prince may depend upon it, the vastest intelligence cannot bring read more
Art happens - no hovel is safe from it, no prince may depend upon it, the vastest intelligence cannot bring it about.