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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
Vain is the hope by colouring to display
The bright effulgence of the noontide ray
Or paint read more
Vain is the hope by colouring to display
The bright effulgence of the noontide ray
Or paint the full-orb'd ruler of the skies
With pencils dipt in dull terrestrial dyes.
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen
I mix them with my brains, sir.
I mix them with my brains, sir.
He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for read more
He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his
own.
I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn
I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn
As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.
As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
The fellow mixes blood with his colors.
The fellow mixes blood with his colors.
