Lely on animated canvas stole
The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul.

Lely on animated canvas stole
The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

He best can paint them who shall feel them most.

He best can paint them who shall feel them most.

A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they read more

A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn

I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio
and the learned babble of the sale-room and read more

If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio
and the learned babble of the sale-room and varnishing
Auctioneer.

As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.

As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.