If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.
Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as a picture perpetrated with no technical knowledge, although with plenty of care and diligence.
Geometry is the foundation of all painting.
I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.
Simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.
Why has God given me such magnificent talent? It is a curse as well as a great blessing.