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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 step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
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.
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
Love isn't an emotion or an instinct--it's an art.
A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.rn
A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.rn
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis
Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis
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.
