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Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
 Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his 
master; thus your art must read more 
 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.] 
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art hath an enemy called ignorance.
Art hath an enemy called ignorance.
All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.
Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality read more
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.