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 the most beautiful of all lies.

Art is the most beautiful of all lies.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
The read more

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

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist

The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist