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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
Et le buste
Survit la cite.]
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.]
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.
Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
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.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer .
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer .
