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.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own
nature into his pictures.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own
nature into his pictures.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

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.]

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

In art, the obvious is a sin.