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Art is the proper task of life.
Art is the proper task of life.
All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
and are connect as it were by read more
All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
and are connect as it were by some relationship.
[Lat., Etenim omnes artes, quae ad humanitatem pertinent, habent
quoddam commune vinculum, et quasi cognatione quadam inter se
continentur.]
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.
Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the
utterly bewildered.
A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the
utterly bewildered.
The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.
The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.
Art is the most beautiful of all lies.
Art is the most beautiful of all lies.
