Philosophers Say That Nothing Can

Painting Contains A Divine Force Which Not Only Makes Absent Men Present, As Friendship Is Said To Do, But Moreover Makes The Dead Seem Almost Alive.

There Is No Art Which Has Not Had Its Beginnings In Things Full Of Errors. Nothing Is At The Same Time Both New And Perfect.

The Greatest Work Of An Artist Is The History Of A Painting.

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

The City Is Like A Great House, And The House In Its Turn A Small City.