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His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to read more
His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to improve in every part,
His pencil out faces, his manners are heart.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
Art is man's expression of his joy in labor.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
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.
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.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within read more
To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
