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"Paint me as I am," said Cromwell,
"Rough with age and gashed with wars;
Show my visage read more

"Paint me as I am," said Cromwell,
"Rough with age and gashed with wars;
Show my visage as you find it,
Less than truth my soul abhors."

by James Thomas Fields Found in: Painting Quotes,
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And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Painting Quotes,
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He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for read more

He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his
own.

by Mrs. Anna Jameson Found in: Painting Quotes,
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As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.

As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.

by Augustine Birrell Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

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I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure read more

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Painting Quotes,
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The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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The fellow mixes blood with his colors.

The fellow mixes blood with his colors.

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