Let a man of genius make use [of photography] as it should be used, and he will raise himself to a height that we do not know.

Real beauty in the arts is eternal and would be accepted at all periods; but it wears the dress of its century: something of that dress clings to it, and woe to the works which appear in periods when the general taste is corrupted.

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

If I haven't fought for my country at least I'll paint for her.

Nourish yourself with grand and austere ideas of beauty that feed the soul Seek solitude.

The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes.

The secret of not having worries, for me at least, is to have ideas.