The Greatest Work Of An Artist Is

I Would Have Artists Be Convinced That The Supreme Skill And Art In Painting Consists In Knowing How To Use Black And White... Because It Is Light And Shade That Make Objects Appear In Relief.

The Function Of The Painter Is To Render... The Visible Surface So That At A Certain Distance... And Position It Appears... Like The Body Itself.

Beauty Is The Adjustment Of All Parts Proportionately So That One Cannot Add Or Subtract Or Change Without Impairing The Harmony Of The Whole.

We Must Always Take From Nature What We Paint And Always Choose The Most Beautiful Things.

It Is Very Rarely Granted Even To Nature Herself To Produce Anything Absolutely Perfect In Every Part.