No Art, However Minor, Demands Less Than

Men Are Themselves The Source Of Their Own Fortune And Misfortune.

Perhaps The Artist Who Seeks Dignity Above All In His 'historia', Ought To Represent Very Few Figures; For As Paucity Of Words Imparts Majesty To A Prince, Provided Histhoughts And Orders Are Understood, So The Presence Of Only The Strictly Necessary Numbers Of Bodies Confers Dignity On A Picture.

Painting Is Possessed Of Divine Power, For Not Only Does It Make The Absent Present, But Also Makes The Dead Almost Alive.

It Seems Obvious That Colors Vary According To Lights, Because When Any Color Is Placed In The Shade, It Appears To Be Different From The Same Color Which Is Located In Light. Shade Makes Color Dark, Whereas Light Makes Color Bright Where It Strikes.

A Common Error Of Ignorance Is To Maintain That What One Does Not Know Does Not Exist.