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Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
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 long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis
Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis
There is no must in art because art is free
There is no must in art because art is free
Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.
Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.
Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art
Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art
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.]
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth.
The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.
The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.