Some think that they know everybody, but they really don't know themselves.

The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.

Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as a picture perpetrated with no technical knowledge, although with plenty of care and diligence.

Some think that they know everybody, but they really don't know themselves.

Art is embedded in nature and they who can extract it, have it.

Why has God given me such magnificent talent? It is a curse as well as a great blessing.

As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.