The Artist Who Aims At Perfection In

All Painting Worth Its Name, Unless One Is Talking About Black And White, Must Include The Idea Of Color As One Of Its Necessary Supports, In The Same Way That It Includes Chiaroscuro, Proportion, And Perspective.

The More An Object Is Polished Or Brilliant, The Less You See Its Own Color And The More It Becomes A Mirror Reflecting The Color Of Its Surroundings.

Nourish Yourself With Grand And Austere Ideas Of Beauty That Feed The Soul Seek Solitude.

Mythological Subjects Always New. Modern Subjects Difficult Because Of The Absence Of The Nude And The Wretchedness Of Modern Costume.

Experience Has Two Things To Teach. The First Is That We Must Correct A Great Deal And The Second, That We Must Not Correct Too Much.