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There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.
Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.
Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
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.
