Leon Alberti

A man can do all things if he but wills them.

A man can do all things if he but wills them.

Men can do all things if they will

Men can do all things if they will

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony read more

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole

Painting is possessed of a divine power, for not only . . . does it make the absent present, but read more

Painting is possessed of a divine power, for not only . . . does it make the absent present, but it also, after many centuries, makes the dead almost alive, so that they are recognized with great admiration . . .

We must always take from nature what we paint and always choose the most beautiful things.

We must always take from nature what we paint and always choose the most beautiful things.