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In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire
In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire
The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make read more
The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work
Art is the signature of civilizations.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
and are connect as it were by read more
All the arts which belong to polished life have some common tie,
and are connect as it were by some relationship.
[Lat., Etenim omnes artes, quae ad humanitatem pertinent, habent
quoddam commune vinculum, et quasi cognatione quadam inter se
continentur.]
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
Art [of healing] is long, but life is fleeting.
[Lat., Art longa, vita brevis est.]
Art [of healing] is long, but life is fleeting.
[Lat., Art longa, vita brevis est.]
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.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Drawing is the true test of art.
Drawing is the true test of art.
